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Re: 1270 B&W (was Clayton's Site)

2004-05-03 by sl91911

Paul,
  Thank you so much for the reply which is greatly appreciated
1.Do prints with the VM inkset using the 1270 hold up under normal
room light under a frame or do they fade in various color patterns ?
2.Is there any advantage to the UT1 or 2 on the 1270 ?
                         Stuart

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >...a question no one here seems to respond to.
> >I have an Epson 1270 I would like to devote just to BW work. Can you
> >recommend an inkset to use ?
> 
> MIS VM inkset supports the 1270.  See 
> http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/workflow_roark.html
> 
> The MIS UT 1 inkset was an upgrade of the VM inkset and might be
fine on the
> 1270, but I have not seen it.
> 
> The UT2 inkset, which was made for the 1280, will run on the 1270 if
you use
> a 1280 driver (easy with the PC, apparently not feasible with the Mac).
> I've seen good results on matte paper.  I was less impressed with
the glossy
> 1270-UT2 prints I saw.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/

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