Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Rick,

Did you notice that your blacks were "blacker" when using the 
eboni cart?  Of course, if you are only printing color, it may be 
difficult to tell.

I have a feeling that any improvements between 1440 and 2880 
dpi print settings may be very content dependant.  I printed 
several b&w  New Mexico White Sands shots and some parts of 
the images showed improvement (strong textural elements)and 
others didn't seem to make any difference.  Of course, if you are 
impatient  to wait for the slow 2880 printing time- you could 
convince yourself there ain't any improvements.  :-)  I used "print 
preview" to organize two identical images side by side(1440 
vs2880) so as to save paper and make a direct comparison. 


                             Lincoln 

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"morganbaily2001" <rzeidman@m...> wrote:
> Lincoln...I have a 1270 and have put in the Eboni cart with 
epson 
> color carts and dont have any problems with either.  I have 
been 
> using 1400 dpi and have had good success.  Many in this 
group say 
> that u have to go through a cleaning cycle before putting in the 
> Eboni to avoid clogs but I have not had any problems 
whatsoever.  
> Good luck
> 
> Rick Zeidman
> www.morgan-baily.com
> --
> - In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lincoln 
Michaud 
> <outdoornewmexico@y...> wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > 
> > I am new to b&w printing and trying to get up to speed on all 
the 
> > wonderful new options available today. I have the Epson 
1280 
> printer 
> > and have been venturing into the MIS inks.  I was very 
pleased with 
> > the 1280's color prints and saw some very interesting 
possibilites 
> > grayscaling some of my color stuff and printing BO.
> > 
> > "Black Only" seems a less steep learning curve than 
systems such as 
> > quad tones and my initial results were very pleasing. I 
basically 
> > converted my color images into b&w scans using the 
channel mixer 
> and 
> > printed  with a simple profile. I got a clog in my black cart that 
> > did not want to go away(yes I tried all manner of cleaning 
cycles) 
> I 
> > popped in my original Epson inkset that came with the 1280 
and was 
> > able to get rid of the clog. I also noticed that the blacks got 
> > blacker in my images (which I understand is a property of the 
less 
> > archivable dyebased Epson inks)
> > 
> > However, when revisiting the  MIS site,  I noticed that they 
now 
> have 
> > an Eboni black as part of the Ultra tone set which is 
supposed to 
> be 
> > a blacker  black on the EEM I like to use. I like the idea of a 
> more 
> > archivable injet print.
> > 
> > Questions:
> > 
> > 1. Can I pop in a MIS eboni cart next to the non-Ultra tone MIS 
> color cart?
> > 2. Will the eboni cart work if it is installed next to the Epson 
> color cart?
> > 
> > (Obviously, my intent is to use up the color cartridges during 
> > cleaning cycles without chip to chip conflicts)
> > 
> > 
> > 3. I notice a marked improvement when printing at 2880 
instead of 
> > 1440. In order to have the 2880 setting made available to me, 
I 
> have 
> > to choose a paper setting that is other than the matte I am 
using,. 
> > Should I do something specific to the profile to otherwise 
> compensate 
> > for this change?
> > 
> > 
> > I apologize if these items have been already thoroughly 
discussed 
> in 
> > the archives. The archives (even considering all the info they 
have 
> > already given me), tend to ramble on and it is difficult to target 
> > specific questions.
> > 
> > I welcome your comments,
> > 
> > 
> >                                 Lincoln
> > --