Digital BW, The Print

The 1160 is the machine of choice for black and white printing. The 1280
is also an excellent choice.


The cone Piezo inks are quite warm, I would say brown on pure white
papers. Some people love this, I don't. 

The Piezo inks are five times more expensive than the MIS Variable tone
Hextone or Quad tone inks, and they have paper profiles for the most
popular papers.

The MIS Variable tone inks can be used anywhere from warm to very cold,
and if you us Paul Roark's curves, the quality will equal the piezo
prints in every respect. I've used both, and have both currently. When
the piezo inks are gone, I will be switching to the MIS inks, because of
the tones and the price.  

Piezo does give excellent results right out of the box, but with minor
twiddling, MIS equals that quality.

Jerry






f@... wrote:
> 
> I imagine that this has been covered, but which is the best way
> for an experienced Mac based digital photographer to get
> serious about digital printmaking? I've been involed with imaging
> for years, even had my own IRIS for commercial work, but tried to
> ignore the whole concept of archival inkjets. But now I see that
> they are 'ready for prime time" at a reasonable price. I'm leaning
> towards an Epson 1160 with Cone's Piezography\ufffdBW software
> and inkset, but I see an awful lot of people using MIS inks. Has
> anyone out there used both and can give an honest evaluation?
> Is the 1160 a decent machine given its size limitations?
> Thanks,
> Frank
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