Digital BW, The Print

-> These new "8" series printers are using "pressurized" carts.
> That, I believe is going to "screw" the 3rd party ink manufacturers.

I'd be on the side of betting there will be Chinese clones within months.

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Well that sure as hell would be nice, but they have't been able to do it so far. 
As far as I can tell there is no way to yet use reliable pressurized 10K carts 
made by anyone but Epson. This has some people around here using secret 
inventions for refilling Epson carts with Mis or Generations pigments for that 
printer. I wish the Chinese would get their act together with these cart designs 
that don't leak. Evidenty the 10K carts were all made by the same outfit and 
they all leak badly. Lyson's could be an exception, but I don't think so because 
thier cleaning carts have definitely leaked for the 10K also. This nonsense 
can destroy a printer fast.

As for neutral output with Ultrachrome, I'm getting it with QTR on Innova 
papers with no hassle at all. And, I do know what neutral is. Actually the 
results I've been getting spit hairs of neutrality that I could never achive in the 
darkroom. No metamerism and fine highlights. There is so much that can be 
done with software. Did Roy design Epson's new software? Just joking. But 
someone did.

Epson wants it all. I'm not happy about it at  all, but it is quickly becoming a 
reality, especially for the 80% or so high-end printers who need color and 
monochrome  with one printer on a regular basis. HP needs to go back to 
making calculators. 

John