Digital BW, The Print

Having taken part in the last B&W print exchange, I was surprised at the amount on banding (or corduroy
patterning) that I saw in a great number of the prints done with the 1160 printers, some more apparent than
others.

From what I understand it depends on the specific printer as to whether this happens, but given the
percentages that showed the problem in the exchange prints, I would not consider the 1160.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC

qdfb wrote:

>  The printer comparison is highly misleading for a true B&W workflow.
> The 1160 is probably the best B&W 13" carriage printer out there,
> when used with dedicated B&W inksets.  For example, zero dots with
> the Cone Piezography B&W inks and software.
> --
> Quentin
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "a_pettit_jr"
> <a_pettit_jr@y...> wrote:
> > Hello Barry,
> > Thanks for the information...
> > I found this printer comparison.. how does the 1160 perform
> > with the Quad BW inks ??
> >
> >
> http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/13_comp/images/B_W/color/light_squa
> > res.html
> >
> >
> http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/13_comp/images/B_W/color/med_dark.h
> > tml
> >
> > Best,
> > alex p
> >
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Barry Kelsall"
> > <bktimes@y...> wrote:
> > > The 1160 was the last 13" 4-color Epson printer using unchipped
> > carts,
> > > making them ideal for CIS/CFS mods. They are quiet, feed thick
> > paper well, &
> > > have a 4 picoliter droplet size. I have 3 1160's running 3
> > different inksets
> > > plus a spare in waiting; my 1200 sees very little use anymore. I
> > use the
> > > original MIS quad for BW, & get prints that look as good (or
> > better) than
> > > anything I did in the darkroom.
> > >
> > > I don't know what they cost now, but I would weigh that expense
> vs
> > the
> > > increased cost of buying a chipped CIS & two extra bottles of ink
> > for one of
> > > the newer printers.
> > >
> > > -BK
>





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