Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Paul. I am going to give this a try. FYI: MIS told me that
UT/UT2 was not supported in the R200, and I presume that this applies
to UT7 as well. This is not a problem for me -- the printer is cheaper
than the ink :)

An interesting aside: R200 prints are *maybe* slightly smoother than
prints made on the C86. This is perhaps discernable with your nose
against the print or viewing highlights with a loupe. Here is the
surprise: the C86 prints appear sharper and to have better shadow
separation. The C86 print are hard to beat, but I am no longer getting
a good nozzle check, which is what prompted me to start testing the
R200. I would be happy to move up to a 2200 if I thought this would
give me a better print ...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> > 
> > 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
>