Digital BW, The Print

Ed

I would still argue that perfecting the use of the 1280 on a dedicated basis
is the way to go, perhaps moving to the UT inks.  Others are better placed
to help you on this though.  As I said, I use the 2100 with the Epson UC
inks and QTR.  I have demo¹d IP and did not think it gave me anything more
than QTR for B&W ­ and it is relatively expensive.  (It gave me nothing, in
my opinion, for colour work.)  Were it not for the new 4000 coming out, my
next step would otherwise be to get a 1280 (or another 2100 although I
suspect that would be a bit of waste as the 1280 is just fine for a
dedicated printer), dedicate it to B&W, and run the MIS UT inks with either
QTR or a Roark workflow.  The 2100/2200 is a fine printer and IP does
produce wonderful B&W and colour prints.  Many claim the combination is as
good as a dedicated B&W system although this is a topical subject (many
people seem to be rather passionate about IP and are prepared to pay the
price and put up with its clumsy interface).  However if cost is a factor, I
have to believe that pursuing your use of the 1280 on a dedicated basis is
the best way to go (post on this basis and I am sure you will receive a lot
of help).  If you are itching to spend, get the 2200 for colour work or put
a deposit on a 4000.....

Steve


From: "Ed Mathews" <ed@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 05:00:08 -0500
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Looking for 2200 B&W sample

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Kale [mailto:stevekale@...]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:34 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Looking for 2200 B&W sample
> 
> 
> I would have thought the better approach would be to dedicate
> the 1280 to
> B&W with a quad workflow

<snip>

My 1280 is already dedicated to B&W using MIS VM.  Results tend to vary
too much for my liking.  The set of cartridges I'm using now are giving
me terrible results, and this is not the first time that's happened.

Ed





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