Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean"
<deanwork2003@...> wrote:
>
> I agree Clayton and optical brighteners seem to make it more
> difficult. More and more I'm thinking its more trouble that its worth
> and I just want to stay with a neutral inkset for neutral output. But
> for a universal printer with universal media, it isn't always that easy.
> 
> john
> 
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> 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@> wrote:
> >
> > Clayton, 
> > 
> > 
> > > >Well that's the thing. It's hard to achieve a perfect dead on
> > > >neutral.  You think it is ok, then you compare it to a quad and
> > > >you say, na, not quite.
> > > 
> > > Exactly what I've found.  But each paper seems to have a sweet spot
> > > that looks good, and it's easier to find on some papers than others.
> > 
> > I agree totally.  The midtones have to look good with the paper
> white.  I
> > increasingly try to have the midtones between the paper white and
> the dmax
> > black.  This minimizes the color cross-overs.
> > 
> > 
> > > ...  Over all I'm quite happy with K3-ABW. 
> > > Paul hinted once that he would like to make a toned
> > > grayscale set that would work in the ABW mode.  
> > > THAT would be really nice...
> > > 
> > 
> > Got to get the UT-3D going first -- the idea is to leapfrog Epson at a
> > fraction of the price.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
>