Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

No mention of HP inks? Do you have new thoughts on their use or longevity?

Gary Wagner

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"andre1moreau" <andre1moreau@...> wrote:


> Paul,
> Thanks for mentioning BO printing with an E-1400. 
> Reading this tread I was beginning to question the 
> wisdom of using such a system :)

Well, BO works for some and not others. I personally use it in the 1400 for
my brochures with HP Z3100 PK, and it works very well for that. 

Similarly, ABW works for some and not others. I, personally, prefer more
carbon inks and no colors, but this does limit the flexibility of the
inkset.

Frankly, since the days of UT2 and the other variable tone inksets I
designed and used, I think there has been something of a convergence of
approaches between what I do and the Cone camp does. I have moved away from
the more flexible variable tone inksets for my personal use. In my old 7500
I ended up with a single monotone inkset - Eboni-6. Now, in my 7800, I've
moved to a system where there are basically 2 monotone inksets in the
machine -- Eboni and its dilutions, as well as the warmer (sepia on glossy)
MIS carbon. I think you'll find that a number of the Piezo users have a
similar setup with, in effect, 2 monotone inksets in their wide format
printers.

I prefer to not have any high gamut inks in the mix, and I think the quality
of what I'm getting from the wide format printers has increased with the
move away from high gamut inks. I'm using and encouraging 100% carbon for
longevity, but not at the expense of having as many gray, very low gamut
inks as needed for top quality. 

With the 1400, I would not be surprised if I end up printing my fine art
prints with a blend of 2 profiles -- one black only and one "Eboni/Carbon-6"
(currently with only 4 Eboni-base inks). 

Paul
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