Digital BW, The Print

I have not created profiles without using the LK ink in my 2200.  But 
with the 1280 you still have C,M,Y,K,LC,LM inks to work with.  You 
should be able to blend LC, LM and Y inks to achieve neutral grays in 
the lighter tones.  I hesitate to say it is not possible, but you 
will have to rely more on colored inks to come up with a neutral 
blend.  You might even be able to mix a small amount of K in the 
lighter shades.  After all, a lot of people do black only printing.  
I suspect it can be done with pretty good results.

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nick H. Nugent" 
<nghin@p...> wrote:
> 
> Hello Bob,
> 
> I don't think an all-in-one solution is possible with the 1280 which
> doesn't have a light black cartridge. With the 2200 with the LK
> cartridge you can do these two things:
> 
> 1. Create color profiles using Eye-One for color prints
> 2. Use IJC/OPM or QTR to create gray profiles using only PK or MK 
and
> LK and the various color inks for toning.
> 
> However with the 1280 you can use IJC/OPM or QTR to create black-
only
> profiles with of course color inks for toning.
> 
> --nick
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "p5198"
> <rbollini@n...> wrote:
> > 
> > Until the end of this month, the 1280 can be had for $299. I have
> one
> > now, mounted on my Win2K machine with a CFS and Gen2 pigments. My
> > 1160, with MIS VM (and Paul's curves) has given me some memorable
> B&W,
> > but it has just collapsed. Now that the new cartridges are 
available
> > for the 1280, I'm tempted to replace the 1160 with a new 1280, 
using
> > COLOURED inks -- MIS' pigments probably -- IJC & OPM, and my Eye-
One
> > Photo, to experiment with a do-it-all printer. I have the 
impression
> > from Lou Dina's generous contributions to the list that this combo
> > will permit B&W and colour from one printer with no sacrifice in
> > quality. Have I got it right? Do any third-party bulk inks
> especially
> > recommend themselves to this project?
> > Bob Bollini