Digital BW, The Print

That neutral "thread" is interesting! I bought a 1430 and EB6 inks to be able to print nearly like I did in my darkroom; aside from "neutra", I tried to print some negs (using EB6 and Polar Matte) from another photographer and at the end. he liked some much the "tint" of the print that he threw away his 11x14 prints made in is darkroom!

For me , pure neutral is maybe a goal to achieve but, very near and pleasing tones are perfect for me.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:

> 100% Eboni is rather neutral on the 1400 also, but the dilute inks are
> warmer there.  I don't know if I have data anymore (backup didn't restore
> Spyder data) that shows the net result of 50:50 Eb6:BO on the different
> printers, but my feeling is that the 3.5 pl drop version ends up more
> neutral.  There is probably a more noticeable graininess in the 3.5 pl
> models, but at arm's length and in an actual display print, I doubt anyone
> would notice on Arches.