Digital BW, The Print

Arthur,

All I can say is that I use the C86 with MIS EZN/W and is very happy with the results.
I use PhotoBlack with Ilford Smooth pearl paper, and mostly I have warmtone ink in the 
yellow and magenta cartridges because I like the slightly warm print tone this combination 
gives.
In my opinion C86 with EZ inks is the cheapest solution and also delivers the best print 
quality right from the first print.

I generally convert RGB images to grayscale / Gamma 2.2 before I print.
I don't know about the UT-FS comparison, ask Paul Roark, he knows :)

Keep in mind that if you buy bulk ink you only have to buy one black (Photo or Ebony)  and 
one Cyan  (OR magenta OR yellow) bottle, since the ink in the C M Y cartridges are the 
same.

Only disadvantages: Prints only up to A4 and pizza wheel marks can be a problem when 
printing with a lot of black ink.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Fink <arthur@m...> wrote:
> Am about to get an 860 to use with UT-FS inks for amall prints, but 
> wondered about the new EZ inks that MIS offers for the Epson C86.  The 
> printer is certainly cheap enough.  But how do the EZ inks compare with 
> UT-FS?  And am I correct that you print from a COLOR RGB image?  How is 
> that?  How much control do you have?  Can you convert to gray scale, and 
> then print?
> 
> Any comments welcome.
> 
> 
> Arthur Fink
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