Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,

welcome to the group. Until others jump in with more specific answers, here 
are some general overviews on the subject:

A- The 1280 seems a fine choice for what you are doing. Putting inks other 
than OEM is not without problems, but for bw printing there is no better way to 
go than 6-tone gray/black inks. Absolutely count on a CIS. Worth every penny!

B- The choice of going with Jon Cone's piezo vs alternative inks boils down to 
how much tinkering and trial-and-error you want to do on your own vs cost.
I have only used piezo on an 1160 and remain a happy user a year later, but 
there are a lot of people happy with MIS and other inks. For someone "getting 
started", I would recommend the piezo solution (from inkjetmall.com) because 
it's plug-and-play and there is very decent tech support behind it. Opinions 
vary on this and you are also advised to form your own based on the 
experience of others here.

C- Down the line, you are likely to get into debates on ink color (how "neutral" 
is neutral gray) and paper (color, texture, weight, deepest black attainable). 
Take a look at our Files section. Lots of info and links to help you.

Good luck

Antonis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "paul Redstone" <predstone@m...> 
wrote:

> Several questions:
> How can I sort out what enhancements Quadtone ?inks provide. Can I use 
them
> easily in the Epson. How can I get a handle on the "curves"  that are
> mentioned.
> Are these other inks well tolerated on the Epson.