Digital BW, The Print

Personally I like the K6/K7 PiezoTone (both render the same quality by
the way) approach so much that I'm setting up a large printer for each
of their 3 inksets - neutral, carbon sepia (really slighlty warmer
than warm-neutral, and the new split toned set which is a combination
of the two. Jon mentioned on his list that the split tone set is now
outselling the neutral set. Possibly because its new, possibly because
it is unique, I don't know. In the split tone set the result is a very
subtle blending that is going on and not what one would traditionally
consider "splitting" hues since it doesn't exhibit strong hue
seperations between highlight and shadow zones. You might want to
order samples of each of these before making a final decision. The
advantages are ultra-smooth tonal transitions, good totally consistent
 metamerism free print color, 0 clogging, good dmax, and carbon
composition.

The disadvantage is they don't have an inkset that is appropriate for
the newer glossy fiber papers. That is not available yet and I don't
know if it will be or not.

John





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan"
<rdesjardin@...> wrote:
>
> I'm waiting for the shipment of my new printer and I'm considering 
> making my Epson 2200 a full time black & white printer using the 
> Piezography inks.
> 
> I was hoping to get some feedback as to the opinions of this 
> combination and any suggestions for alternatives, papers, or anything 
> else I should know about the set up.
> 
> Is the K7 set the way to go?
> Is there another alternative by Piezography or another manufacturer?
> Are users printing on matte rag or other papers more often?
> Any other thoughts?
>