Lea Murphy wrote:
> Can someone tell me why, in my Epson printers, the only ink I have to
> change when I change the finish of my media is my black?
>
> Why don't I have to change all the others, too?
>
> The sky doesn't fall if I print with matte ink on pearl paper so why
> do they say I'm supposed to?
Is this Ultrachrome K3? I don't have this with my R800, but that's the
photo-pigment-but-not-really-pro-oriented inkset (and does gloss by
having a separate cartridge for gloss overcoat; only printer I've seen
that can make decent glossy prints, which are the only truly
photographic-looking print; unfortunately it doesn't do B&W well.)
Generally, the problem is heavy pigment loads in dark areas floating on
the surface of the paper, producing the "bronzing" effect in those
areas. I'm sure the black is a heavy component of those areas, and I
guess by using a special black for papers where that would show, they
can work around the problem.
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