Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love "Midnight-at-the-oasis" black - and what did ever happen to Maria Muldaur? On 5/16/05 12:37 PM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Vader-black, Sith-black > > Chris > NOLA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Black and White Printing > > >> B.D., you're right about the HP 8750's enhanced potential for better color > prints--the ninth ink is color. I was just considering b&w output. >> >> When I first heard about the 8750, I thought I'd have to snatch one as > soon as it came out. Now, I'm not so sure. I'm certainly happy with the b&w > and color output of my 8450, but its wanton ink consumption of HP 100 gray > ink cartridges at $20+ per pop to grind out max-size 8.5" x 11" prints > makes > me wonder how many 13" x 19" b&w prints I'd get per ink cart. Or, perhaps, > how many carts it'd take to print a 13" x 19". >> >> In HP's favor, it does denote the HP 100 photo gray ink cart as plain, old > "gray," not the trying-to-be-definitive-and-still-laughably-failing > "light-light black" of Epson. Will ensuing Epson printers feature an even > greater number of ink tanks with the attendant list of names? > "Not-quite-as-black-as-ace-of-spades black." "Midnight-at-the-oasis black." > "Quadroon black." "Lawyeresque-gray-area black." >> >> -Chris Lawson > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information