Digital BW, The Print

Mark,

A couple of weeks ago, that was my setup; Epson 1160/UT inks/Roark curves for B&W printing, and the Epson 2200 for color printing. About 1 1/2 hours on a Friday night and 2 hours Saturday morning clearing yet another head clog--didn't count the time spent running to Staples to buy a couple of Epson cartridges--I bought IP the following Tuesday. I'm hoping that head clogs will be a thing of the past since I'll be running one printer for both color and B&W...time will tell, though.

Alan Huntley

> 
> From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@...>
> Date: 2003/10/27 Mon PM 04:20:24 EST
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 1280 vs. 2200 question
> 
> Yes, you are right.  I am using MIS inks and a 1160 so it is dirt-
> cheap to run and the clogs aren't *that* bad.  If Epson shipped with 
> ImagePrint I would probably be using a 2200 for everything and 
> wouldn't worry about the PPC.  
> 
> mark
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
> <Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> > Mark,
> > 
> > Why is the per print cost any higher with IP? As a matter of fact, 
> if one compares the cost of a standard Epson 2200 color cartridge to 
> the cost of a Septone cartridge, it's actually cheaper. Grant it, if 
> you refill your own cartridges with 3rd party inks, or use a CIS, the 
> cost will be less. But... If you include into your PPC (per print 
> cost) things like head clogs and your time dealing with these issues, 
> the PPC of IP starts looking good, again, yes?
> > 
> > Alan Huntley
> > 
> > > 
> > > From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@y...>
> > > Date: 2003/10/26 Sun PM 09:52:05 EST
> > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 1280 vs. 2200 question
> > > 
> > > from what I've seen, Imageprint and a 2200 will give excellent 
> color 
> > > and b&w from epson inks, but combined it will cost you over $1000 
> and 
> > > your per print cost is high as well.
> > > 
> > > mark
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen 
> Kobrin" 
> > > <skobrin@h...> wrote:
> > > > Am I correct that with a 2200 and some additional software (a 
> RIP) 
> > > > that I can get reasonable B&W prints with Epson inks?  I do not 
> > > print 
> > > > frequently (3 or 4 prints a week on average) and the clogs, 
> clots 
> > > and 
> > > > cleaning cycles are driving me nuts.  I do this for fun and, at 
> > > least 
> > > > tonight, it is not.  I am very pleased with what I am doing not 
> and 
> > > > if I could get prints that are equal to what I get now with an 
> > > Epson 
> > > > 1200 and MIS VM inks without the problems, I would switch in a 
> > > > minute.  I have a 1280 I use for color and selling that and 
> using a 
> > > > 2200 for both seems attractive. The other alternative is to 
> convert 
> > > > the 1280 to B&W ultrachromes and buy a small printer for the 
> little 
> > > > color I do -- mostly family pictures.  However, I am not sure 
> that 
> > > > would solve the clog problem given that I print infrequently.  
> > > > 
> > > > Steve
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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