Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

Do you have a dedicated printer just for B&W?  Is it easy to
switch from the MIS Quadtone cartridges to color ink cartridges?
Or do I need to use some sort of cleaning system whenever I switch?
The reason I ask is because buying another 1280 printer used
exclusively for B&W is not in my budget right now.  I would like
to print both color and B&W from the same printer without
screwing things up.

Thanks

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Carney"
<kcarney1@c...> wrote:
> I am having good results with the MIS VM-S inkset (neutral to
somewhat warm,
> my taste) and their CIS, though you can get individual cartridges. 
Arches
> Infinity paper (best, esp if not under glass) or Epson EEM, using
the Paul
> Roark curves for this inkset.  I gave up on color inks to do b&w
some time
> back, a waste of time IMHO.  The Paul Roark NCA vm-nw curve, my
favorite,
> produces a warm-tone print with the six-ink set.  The NCA vm-w curve
> produces a neutral b&w print.  You can even go to a sepia if you
like that.
> Excellent service - whenever something goes wrong I get a
replacement part
> by UPS in a couple of days (if you call --they're not into the email
thing
> 100%).  I understand the MIS Ultra-tone set has a longer display
life and
> goes to a cool tone, but I have not yet tried that.  This is with
PS7.  It's
> all on the MIS site, missupply.com.  Right now I don't have a need for
> prints larger than 13x19m, so it's a good economical solution...if
you can
> live with matte paper.  Supposedly Oriental is introducing a paper that
> replicates its famed air-dried fibre glossy paper (of which I've
used many
> M's of sheets in the darkroom), but I'll believe that when I see it.
 Good
> luck to you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>   --Ken Carney
>     www.kencarney.com
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "digital_lipothymy" <DigitalLipothymy@a...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 7:22 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Black and White Printing on an Epson 1280
> 
> 
> > Greetings
> >
> > I would like to know if anyone is having satisfactory results
> > printing QUALITY B+W images, using the Epson 1280.
> >
> > Are you using custom profiles, or Adobe Gamma?
> >
> > Anything else that you can tell me regarding Paper Type, Settings
> > used , etc., would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank You
> >
> > DL
> >
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