Digital BW, The Print

Dave,

>I just made a couple of prints to see the results of this alternate Y ink.

>With the K3 ink, the print looks as I expected it to.

>With the MIS EZW-4Y in place, the same print shows a strong shift 
> toward magenta or maybe red.

> Both were printed with the same ABW settings.

With carbon in the yellow position, the print should be cooler than when the
yellow is in that spot, assuming nothing else changed.  The carbon is like a
very low gamut yellow.  So, there is, in effect, less yellow in the image
when the carbon is used there.

>Is this to be expected?

No. I don't know where the red or magenta would be coming from.  If MIS
carbon was substituted for Epson neutral grays, then I would expect some
shift toward magenta, because Epson grays are a bit greenish.

>Are different ABW settings needed with the MIS ink to create a 
> neutral print?

Yes, you'll have to move the fine adjustment point up a bit.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com