Digital BW, The Print

My first 1280 will be arriving in a week or so. I'm planning to dedicate 
it to B&W printing, using the UltraTone inks from MIS, and Paul Roark's 
1280 curves with Epson Heavyweight Matte (and then Enhanced Matte, once 
I get thru all my Heavyweight).

Are you suggesting that I use the 1290 driver and 1290 curves for best 
results with that printer/ink/paper configuration?

Anybody else have any thoughts on this approach?

Thanks,

Mike

Peter A. Klein wrote:

> How do the MIS Ultratone hextone inks compare to the VM (Variable
> Mix) inksets?  My cartridges will run out soon, and I'm wondering
> whether to switch from VM to Ultratone.
>
> I've been printing with VM for some time on an Epson 1280, using the
> 1290 driver (which prints with smoother gradation) and Paul Roarke's
> 1290 curves.  I use prefilled cartridges.  I'm reasonably happy with
> the VM inks. Things I'd like to improve:
>
> 1.  The density of the blacks, which are not as good as I got
> printing B&W with color inks.
>
> 2. It would be nice to go back to the 1280 driver. 
>
> 3. Proneness to clogging.  I have experienced some clogging with the
> VM inks after not printing for a week.  Most took just a cleaning
> cycle to clear up, but I had a "clog from hell" recently that
> required Windex and hot water injections to clear. (And thanks to
> everyone who helped me with that recently).
>
> I print matte now. I wouldn't mind trying something glossier at some
> point. When I printed in a chemical darkroom, I used mostly glossy
> paper without ferrotyping, or the old Kodak N "smooth" fiber papers.
>
> Thanks,
> --Peter Klein
> Seattle, WA
>
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