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Re: [Digital BW] Can I get a nice neutral black and white print from the 2200?

2004-05-14 by Arthur Fink

At 11:00 AM 5/14/2004, Lynne Siler wrote:
>I tried using a Epson 1270 with Lyson quad blacks last year, and the prints
>started fading within months! So I happily bought the 2200 and am happy for
>the most part, but cannot seem to get consistent results when printing black
>and white images. I've thought about buying  another 2200 and looking into
>3rd party inks again, but after getting burned by the  Lyson inks I'm not 
>sure
>where to go with this. What are most of you doing for nice B&W prints?  I'm
>using epson velvet for most prints and print mostly portraits.

I'm using MIS UT-FS inks with the Cone driver -- right now on a 1520, but 
I'll be moving to a 1160 or 3000.  Image quality is great, and fading such 
not be an issue.


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