Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

I hope they are paying you for all your work. They certainly should be.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani"
<shileshjani@b...> wrote:
>
> Steve wrote "Please oh please let them have decent
> longevity..."
> 
> Will a group prayer help?
> 
> Shilesh
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
> >
> > I have not done a K only curve but will be doing so in the coming 
> days.  For
> > the hue of the K, here's some numbers for you.  Calibration chart K 
> ink line
> > at 50% on HPR308:
> > 
> > Step 5: 78.0 0.1 -2.1
> > Step 15: 52.5 -0.5 -2.9
> > Step 25:  36.2 -0.6 -3.0
> > Step 35: 25.8 -0.3 -2.7
> > Step 45: 19.1 0.2 -2.3
> > Step 55: 14.6 0.7 -1.9
> > Step 65: 12.2 1.1 -1.7
> > Step 75: 10.4 1.4 -1.4
> > Step 85: 9.3 1.6 -1.5
> > Step 95: 9.0 1.6 -1.4
> > 
> > Of course that's not linearised or anything and I would limit K at 
> 45% (and
> > just boost to 50% if at all).  It gives you an idea of the hue 
> though (paper
> > white 97.5 0.7 -1.3).  Relatively cool which I personally don't 
> like.
> > 
> > Like that dMax of 2.0?  These inks, while looking and feeling dry 
> out of the
> > printer, will drop two big figures of L* overnight and it seems 
> like some
> > more over another 24 hours. Please oh please let them have decent
> > longevity...
> > 
> > 
> > > From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
> > > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:36:01 -0500
> > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Nanochrome BO printing?
> > > 
> > > Thanks Steve.  I don't know whether this will be a problem or not,
> > > but I'll check.  If you have made any test BO prints with the
> > > Nanochromes in your 2100 I'm curious to know how they look and 
> what
> > > dmax.  Is the Nanochrome black warm like the Epson and MIS PK?
> > > 
> > > Carl
> > >
> >
>