Digital BW, The Print

> <pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> I keep looking for an inconspicuous 9600 that I can convince
> my wife matches the couch.  No luck so far.
 
The problem is the nosie and the vibration. I think you have to 
package it as some type of massage chair.

Cover it in thick, rumply, pleated fabric. Attach a love seat or day 
bed on the back side. Keep the lights down low - it is supposed to be 
a relaxing environment after all. (That will also let you edit on 
your laptop while sitting there.)

Let her try it.  When she claims it does not help her at all, tell 
her that you *love* it and that it is the only thing that really 
helps your back problems.  Then you can edit and print all night 
while you are supposed to be watching tv.  (Better feed the output 
through a slot in the floor though.)

I think we need to form some type of "boating club for 
photographers."  We get all of these brochures, phamplets, sales 
literature for $100,000+ sail boats, etc.  Go on and on about buying 
one of those things and sailing around the world. It will be quite a 
relief when we decide to stay home and "settle" for a $5K printer! ;>)


> Glop does not appear to be compatible with Eboni-6. I'll
> be curious if Carbon-6 does better.

> The last of this type of inkset I made was the MIS UT-RC
> for the 260. 

> However,  glossy inks in large format is just not an area
>  I'm interested in.  My goals include eliminating color
> inks totally from all my display print production.

I think I'll follow your advice and leave the Carbon 6 as a matte 
paper ink set for now. I'll look for another ink set for glossy 
prints on the newer papers. I am interested/curious to test the newer 
papers with B&W. (I have tested most of them with color ink.)  I have 
5 color ink sets that I want to run and/or test over teh next few 
months. Maybe I'll just substitute blacks in one of those and run 
glossy B&W there.

Otherwise my wife has a 260, maybe I should convert that!  We bought 
at least 4 digital cameras last year, I should have picked up more of 
those little beasts - essentially free after rebate when buying a 
digital camera.

Enjoy the taxes!

Best,
Michael