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Re: [Digital BW] great looking b&w with MIS dyes

2001-12-26 by Jeff Magidson

daschkenas wrote:
> 
> After a frustrating several months trying to get a great looking
> print with MIS color pig set, even with good profiles, I switched to
> MIS color dye set, and without any custom profile, absolutely
> beautiful , rich, three D looking neutral b&w print on LPM.
> They look spectacular.  No posterization, no sharp jumps in tonality,
> no sacrifices, except in 25 years to 75 years, but you know what.
> For all of the silver prints that I have made over the past 30 years,
> not a one of them has been in a frame on display for 30 years.  Some
> images go on the wall for a few years, then get replaced with
> others.  Even museums that buy photography seldom leave anything on
> the wall for more than a couple of years.
> I can live with this drawback untill a longer lasting dye comes
> along.  Its so nice to have that print come out of the printer, 1280,
> and say WOW.
> David

David;

How do these inks differ from the Epson OEM inks for the 1280 besides price?
Did you buy the bulk inks from MIS of the pre filled carts ?

-Jeff

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