Digital BW, The Print

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> Does anyone have any experience using MIS UT or UT2 inks in an Epson
> R200? I have been using UT-FSN in an Epson C86 with excellent results.
> I have created transfer curves for the same ink and paper combinations
> on an R200, but the prints produced are cooler than images printed on
> the C86. A variable tone ink set may solve this problem. The C86
> prints are really very nice. Too bad the printer isn't better made ...

I currently have UT7 inks loaded in my R220, and they worked very well.  I
omitted the sepia (and, of course, there is not LK), using a second light
carbon (UT7-LC) in the Y position.  With no curves or adjustments at all,
the setup prints just slightly warm on EEM.  With slider controls to adjust
the hue, Create ICC was able to straighten out the ramps, giving very good
images from tones/hues equal to about FS on the warm side (half way to
carbon) and slightly cool on that end.  The hues were very even on the ramps
using this approach.  Curves, of course, can cover the entire range from
carbon to cold with this setup, but they're much more work to make.

I didn't use UT2 because I thought the setup would be too cold.  The UT2
toner is stronger than the UT7 toner.  I used the UT7 ink placement for the
toner and carbon inks in the magenta and cyan positions, respectively.

I have not put anything on my web page about this.  I'm not sure MIS is
interested in supporting it.   You'd have to buy the inks in bulk (4 oz.)
and load your own for this approach -- which is the most efficient approach
anyway.

Good luck.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com