Digital BW, The Print

I have both printers - one 1200 and several 1160s. In my opinion, the 1160
is a better printer. It was a newer design, is quieter & handles paper
better. It prints smaller droplets so it reproduces detail better. My 1200
is also more prone to microbanding (I really have to fuss with it to keep it
running well). Plus it costs less to set up a CIS/CFS for an 1160, as you
only buy 4 inks instead of 6.

I recently bought the FSN-E ink for the 1200, as I thought it would make a
good hex printer. I couldn't get a smooth grey ramp with it, there being two
nasty flat spots that showed up in subtle tone transitions found in portrait
skin tones & was also noticable in hair, there being flat spots of no detail
where the tones banded. No amount of curve adjustments that I tried would
cure this condition. So I am buying Piezography software & moving the FSN
system to one of my 1160's. I am hoping that the CMY inks are the same so I
can use the ink left over from my 1200 FSN-E experiment.

I also use the original MIS quads in another 1160 & am very happy with the
Brandin workflow. But prints from these inks turn brown with exposure to
light.

Good luck,
-BK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Meme" <imaginaryapple@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:18 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] [newbie] epson 1160 or 1200


> Hi ive been reading articles on quadtones with great interest, the most
> confusing aspect of quadtones I feel is the different manufacturers
> providing the inks and also the 4-color 6-color difference.
>
> Basically I am trying to keep the cost as low as possible, so Piezo is
> prolly out of the question, MIS, with its workflows and new FS and neutral
> tones sounds better for me (and my wallet).
>
> So now it comes down to the printer, here in Australia 1160 are easy to
get
> compared with 1200, however if hextone offers far superior quality then I
> don't mind spending a bit of time finding a 1200.
>
> so what are ppl's feelings towards the 1160 vs. 1200 (possibly a flame
war,
> im a newcomer so wouldn't know - yet)