Digital BW, The Print

Stuart,

>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 ?

The VM inkset is one generation behind the UT inksets in the pigments it
uses.  They will warm up in room lighting over a period of many months.
Once the initial warming is done, the pigments will last a long time.  (The
cooler VM prints warm less.  Jerry Olson felt they didn't warm much at all,
but my test show warming.)

>2.Is there any advantage to the UT1 or 2 on the 1270 ?

The UT inks are more lightfast and don't warm nearly as much.  (Carbon
yellows a bit.)  The UT inksets are also glossy paper compatible (pearl and
semigloss finishes preferred).  I prefer the UT2 for glossy surfaces (that
was one of the reasons for it), but the 1270 is not quite up to the 1280
quality with UT2 on glossy paper.  (Actually, I use 1440, High Speed
un-checked.  I'm not sure why the 1270 would not be as good as the 1280 at
that setting.  On my 1280 the 2880 resolution adds little over the 1440 HS
off.)

The UT2 curves are generally easier to deal with and, I believe, less likely
to have posterization problems.  The UT2 curves rely more on the Epson
driver cross-overs, which are very good.  On the other hand, the VM and UT1
inksets have a very light gray that is omitted in the UT2.  For older
printers this light gray can be important.  So, for example, the UT2 did
poorly in my 7500, so I keep the UT1 inkset installed.

Hope this helps.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/ 



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 --- 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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