Digital BW, The Print

I have made the switch to PKN and LKN in my Epson 4000.  I just re-profiled my papers 
with the eye-one and colors are fine, no major shifts or metamerism.  Color prints look 
identical to earlier ones made with Epson PK and LK inks.

Carl


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ccolbertbw" <ccolbert@u...> 
wrote:
> 
> I am getting a very strong itch to switch to PKN and LKN, for
> neutraility, for dmax, and for  the price. However, I do
>  need to maintain the ability to print in color.
> 
> I am generally happy with the Atkinson profiles. Obviously, I won't
> be using those, but will   make profiles with an eye-one.
> 
> Has anyone tried this already?  I would guess that the more neutral
> black inks will mean  that the overall shift in ink will be towards 
> yellow. In other words, there may be more  yellow ink laydown to 
> warm the cooler blacks. Perhaps there won't be much 
> additional yellow needed, but the idea of using a lot more yellow
> seems like it could add  to metamerism, if yellow is truly the 
> culprit there. Thus, the concern and the question.
> 
> On the other hand, maybe the more neutral Ks will make the
> linearization easier.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Costa