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RE: [Digital BW] Dedicated 2100 and ink choice

2006-07-30 by Paul Roark

>I have an Epson 2100 dedicated to B&W...
>I would like to achieve neutral, cool and sepia 
>results on both matte(Han Photo Rag) and glossy...

The UT7 can do that.  The UT-3D can also do it with one modification.  In
their standard configurations for the Epson driver the UT7 has sepia (Y
position), but the UT-3D uses that position for a necessary ink to control
the Lab a* axis.  So, in the standard Epson driver configuration the 3D
inkset gives up sepia for more control. (I do not recommend the sepia toner
in the Y position.  It might be that you could control the inkset, but it
would have more than the minimum color pigments in it.  So, it would not be
as lightfast -- which is another reason the 3D inkset does not contain the
sepia toner.  I'm going to work on an R800 red - carbon blended ink for that
spot when time permits in an effort to make a more lightfast, acceptable
sepia.)

What can be done with the UT-3D and the rip like QTR, however, is to use the
LK spot for the sepia toner. (UT7 and UT2 sepia are the same and would work
fine.) 

The UT-3D M ink does double duty as a PKN and cool toner.  So, with the
carbon C position ink the glossy 100% black spot for glossy papers is well
covered in the standard arrangement.  (I've made at least one curve for the
PermaJet Fibre Based Gloss, UT-3D and 2200 -- it works well.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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