Re: Fotonic Inks

[Todd Flashner <tflash@earthlink.net>]

Jerry isn't the 3 yellow the weaker one, lightfast wise? Perhaps the gen5
yellow with your below mix is the way to go because it's supposed to give
gen4 longevity but it's a warmer (more orangy) brew, possibly closer to 3
than 4. You'd have to ask more experienced users to be sure, but that's my
understanding.

Todd

> Thanks Todd, I think I'll stick with the Generations 4 Cyan and Magenta ink,
> the
> Generations Enhanced Black ink, Generations 3 Yellow, (The darker one). I KNOW
> these work fine.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Todd Flashner wrote:
> 
>> on 2/13/02 7:14 PM, Jerry Olson wrote:
>> 
>>> I've never used pigmented cartridges. I think Generations 4 is a great
>>> inkset,
>>> and understand that the new Generations 5 MAY be able to print a decent
>>> print
>>> on lustre or gloss paper, but I would get a sample before I bought.
>> 
>> I recently got a gen5 sample print from media street. Very unconvincing
>> either way. It's on a semigloss stock, and the inks don't ruboff, but the
>> image has so little ink to it, it's so pale and desaturated, who knows what
>> would happen with a rich print. Plus there is a certain amount of - I don't
>> know the right term, not bronzing - odd black reflectance.
>> 
>> Anyway, it might work for some applications, but based on this little sample
>> I think it's safe to say it's not dye like performance you'll get. That's
>> what my intuition tells me. I'd like to be wrong about that though.
>> 
>> Todd

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