Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

Call me crazy - but I just got a 2400 and exchanged the black ink to 
NanoChrome K. My idea is to make b/w prints with QTR, but using the 
OEM K3 LK, LLK, LM, and LC to fine-tune the tone.

On HPR 308 (I have 3 year old paper), I get Dmax of 1.8 after 2 hours 
dry-down, at the 85% patch using QTR "calibration" mode. Miles away 
from 2.0 you are getting with your 2100.

My numbers, it seems are consistently lower. Perhaps it is the 
densitometer I am using. Would it be too much to ask you to post me a 
1 x 1 inch Dmax patch on HPR? You could send it on regular size 
envelop.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> People have reported 1.83 on Epson Velvet Fine Art here with Epson 
MK.   I
> agree with Shilesh, Epson ink performs the best on Epson papers and 
MIS
> Eboni performs the best on third party papers, generally speaking.  
If
> InkVillage posts reasonable longevity tests for the Nanochromes 
they will
> then be worth considering.  I've measured 2.0 on HPR308.
> 
> 
> > From: Shilesh Jani <shileshjani@b...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:40:55 -0000
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The best black in with UC?
> > 
> > MIS Eboni will give you better black (Dmax ~1.70) then Epson MK 
(Dmax
> > ~1.63) with the Hanhnemuhle line of papers. The OEM MK is just 
fine (if
> > quite a bit warmer) on Epson papers (EEM, VFA Dmax ~1.67 to 1.70).
> > 
> > Welcome back.
> > 
> > --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tflyfish2002"
> > <barry@s...> wrote:
> >> 
> >> I have been away from B/W printing for a while, two years I 
think!
> >> The reason I gave up was the Cone inks that I used all turned 
green,
> >> leaving me with a lot of useless prints which I still have a few 
of
> >> and a bad taste in my mouth.
> >>  I would like to "Bite the Bullet" and restart with my 2200 and 
either
> >> Imageprint or QTR. The question is what ink to use? I would like 
to
> >> stay with the Epson inks for all but the black.
> >> What would you recommend to use in it's place?  I am looking for 
a bit
> >> more Dmax than the Epson mk black.  I am no stranger to refilling
> >> cartridges.
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >> Barry
>