Digital BW, The Print

Using the configuration you described, are you able to get richer, 
punchier blacks?  

Robert Ades

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale" 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> I think the term you are looking for is a Continuous Flow System.  
I use the one from MIS 
> which has their equivalent of the Epson Ultrchrome inks with one 
exception the black or K 
> ink.  The standard ink in the MIS CFS is their Universal black 
which is designed to work on 
> both matt (eg Epson Enhanced Matt) and glossy or resin coated 
papers (eg Epson Premium 
> Semi Gloss).  I chose to have my CFS have Eboni in the K position.  
This ink is generally 
> regarded as being much better than Epson's matt black.  The big 
problem you face with a 
> 2200 and going to a CFS is the fact that swapping the K ink is now 
a pain.  Should you 
> need to swap the K ink you need to take the whole CFS out.  That's 
why MIS developed 
> their Universal Black. 
> 
> http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/cfs_2200_new.html
> 
> I decided to take the better matt ink, Eboni, and find solutions 
for working on RC papers 
> with it.  I bought the CFS-2200-UC but asked them at the time of 
ordering to put Eboni in 
> rather than the Universal Black.  You also need to tell them to 
change the chip to a matt 
> black chip.  
> 
> I find that eboni is not an issue for colour RC work as there is 
much less likely to be 
> swathes of black.  I did though calculate profiles for colour on 
EPSG after spraying the test 
> sheets with Lyson Print Guard (with which I also spray my prints).  
For B&W RC work, I have 
> been experimenting with curves in QTR to find a means of getting 
great prints with Eboni 
> in the K position and using Lyson Print Guard and Renaissance Wax.  
> 
> Unfortunately, the bottom line on changing any ink set is that you 
should reprofile or at 
> least get profiles from someone using a like system.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" 
<LA_Native@h...> wrote:
> > At the risk of asking something that's been covered endlessly on 
this 
> > forum....
> > 
> > I'm interested in bulk inks (is that what they're called?) for my 
> > 2200 to save on cost.  I'm looking for standard inks that will 
match, 
> > as closely as possible, the OEM inks provided by Epson.  I print 
both 
> > color and b&w, and my printer already has custom profiles based 
on 
> > the Epson inks.
> > 
> > Rather than asking everyone to repeat what's already been 
covered, I 
> > wondered if someone could point me to a link that discusses 
and/or 
> > compares my various options.
> > 
> > Robert Ades