Digital BW, The Print

Amen!

Thanks for the BO comments guys.
I liked the cool PKN on semimatte (BO) for some prints, so perhaps  
the Nanochrome K will be just what I'm looking for.

Carl
On Jan 15, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Shilesh Jani wrote:

> Steve wrote "Please oh please let them have decent
> longevity..."
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> Will a group prayer help?
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> Shilesh
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> --- 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
>>>
>>
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