Digital BW, The Print

For: Tom Andrews

>  I was wondering if anyone has compared prints from this system to 
> those printed using the quadtone PiezographyBW ink sets.  How do these 
> systems compare in results and use?

I used to print B&W using Piezography on the 1160 and am now printing 
on the 7600 using ImagePrint. I find the results to be the same with 
the exception that my ImagePrint prints are "more neutral" in that they 
don't have the warm tone of the Piezography inks that I was using. With 
ImagePrint you also have the TintPicker facility that allows subtle 
"toning" of the print. The Piezography inks used to clog my printer 
frequently, although I understand the newer Piezography inks are better 
in this respect; I have had no clogs using the Epson Ultrachrome inks. 
As I am in Bangkok using the latter inks, which are easily available 
here, is a big plus as I had to import the Piezography inks from the 
States which was costly because of shipping and high import duty.

Also here's a quote from Jon Cone, the originator of Piezography:

> We see ImagePrint as every bit as good as PiezographyBW Pro24 which is 
> why it was going to be the engine in Piezography2.

--Mitch/Bangkok