Digital BW, The Print

Craig,
 
I think the majority opinion among experienced digital b/w printers is
that the 1280 is the way to go among the current desktop (13" wide)
options, whether one uses Piezography or MIS products.  I have been
using a 1280 with PiezoTone Selenium inks on Photo Rag paper for about a
year-and-a-half now, and I am very happy with it.  It produces beautiful
prints.
 
The CIS will save you money on ink costs over the long run, but from the
many posts in this group, it seems that cartridges give fewer problems
with respect to clogs than the CIS.  I cannot speak with any authority
on that specifically, because I have had my 1280 set up using the CIS
from the beginning and have never used cartridges.  Just my opinion, but
I think clogging is a very real, but over-hyped, issue on this site.  I
know it happens, but reading the many posts on the topic one may
conclude that continuous clogging is an ongoing problem.  My own
experience is otherwise; not that I don't have clogs, I do occasionally,
but good work practices keep them at a minimum.  I always keep my
printer covered when not in use.  On days that I don't make any prints,
I still (at minimum) run a nozzle check just to move some fresh ink
through the heads.  And finally, when my 4 oz. bottles get half empty, I
fill them up.  A fellow Piezo printer recommended this to me, and I
think it helps.  I guess I would recommend the CIS if you think you will
be a pretty frequent printer, and the cartridges if you will be printing
fairly infrequently; others may have differing opinions.
 
As far as ink choices go, again, I can only speak to my own experience.
I have used both the PiezoTone warm-neutral inks and my current inkset,
the PiezoTone Selenium Tone.  It's a personal, subjective choice, but
these inks produce the most beautiful digital b/w prints I have seen.
Although, I have a couple of Paul Roark's prints using the MIS UltraTone
inks, one with the "neutral" curve and the other with the "warm" curve.
They are also outstanding.  The MIS inks do give you toning
possibilities, which the PiezoTones do not, at least not in the desktop
format.  I don't think you could go wrong with either of these choices.
Good luck.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: cworth6900@... [mailto:cworth6900@...] 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 9:52 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Epson 1280 vs 2000P for B&W printing
 

In a message dated 10/6/03 12:10:28 AM, 


  I have printing with a 2000p using Epson carts for two years now, but
B&W 
prints with a neutral tone is an increasingly important need. So does
any one 
out there have any suggestions.  

   Any recommendation about Epson 1280 vs 2000P for B&W printing.  I am 
considering converting a refurbished Epson Printer to a B&W machine. The
prices for 
the 2000P on E-bay are around $200 and 1280 runs about $299. Which of
these 
do the group think might be a long term solution? 
  

What about whether to use cartridges or convert one or the other to a
B&W CIS?

And for the last can of worms, any recommends on B&W ink set To be able
to 
create tones would be nice but consistency neutral tones and ease of use
would 
be more important than color tints.

Craig Worth 
www.cuzzins.com




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