Digital BW, The Print

Johnny: Like you I found the original FSN-E to be very good, very
consistent and real WYSIWYG. (the Woolfe workflow & curves worked well
for me) I find the UT-2 to be the same. But I struggled with the
original UT. So much so I ordered a new set of 4 oz. bottles of FSN-E
but never installed them as I tried UT-2 and found it to my liking.
That's in my CFS now. 

Paul's advice about trying in plain carts before committing your CFS
is right on point. If you want a fresh set of unopened 4oz. FSN-E
bottles, contact me off list. I'll make you a real deal. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades"
<jeades1@s...> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> It's me again asking for some help in making an informed decision 
> about a CFS for my Epson 1280 printer. After almost two years of 
> trail and error and help from the kind posters on this newgroup,I 
> have arrived at a point in my digital endeavors that I can make a 
> print that is just what I want. The monitor matches the print so it 
> really is WYSIWYG (finally). The inkset I use is MIS Full Spectrum 
> Neutral in refillable cartridges. The FSN works just fine with 
> anything I throw at it. It works just fine with PiezoBW plugin as 
> well as PiezoBW ICC and even just from Photoshop with no curves 
> applied for printing. I know I've read the warnings about that not 
> supposed to be the case, but it does work that way. The inks are from 
> MIS and are labeled C  LC-E  M  LM-E  Y.  The C M Y are from the Quad 
> set and the LC AND LM are from the Hextone set for the Epson driver. 
> 
> MIS website mentions the phasing out of the Quadtone inks in favor 
> for the Ultratone family on new inks developed by our own Paul Roark. 
> I have sent email to MIS but haven't heard from them yet, so I would 
> like to ask the collected wisdom available on this newgroup for 
> guidance in this dilemna. I have spent time, ink, and money and would 
> not like to start all over again in the case of the inks being phased 
> out. Advice on any alternatives short of starting all over again will 
> be most welcome. The Piezotone inks are much too expensive for my 
> budget and will invoke the trial and error method all over again. I 
> would like to stick with MIS inks.HHHHHEEEEEELLLLLPPPPP.
> 
> Your frind in a photographic quandry,
> 
> Johnny