Paul,
Sure the draw downs may not represent inkjet squirting 1:1 but it would not surprise me if the higher Dmax Epson claims is more the result of another dithering/weaving near Dmax than an ink property. Time will tell when the new Eboni MK goes through an P600 or P800 MK channel.
Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 6:16 AM, roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
The new Epson MK for the P600 (and P800, I assume) is said to have a higher dmax than the old K3 MK. I just did a draw-down on Epson Hot Press Natural and have placed the scanned results here:
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/STS-EB-v-P600-MK-DrawDown.jpg
Epson is now explicit in their MSDS that the P600 MK is a carbon black.
The initial draw down appears to show an ink that is very close to MIS Eboni v. 1.1 (from STS Inks). The Eboni seems to have higher density, but the colors are much the same. I'll probably how the new Epson MK dilutes with the generic base next.
Paul
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