Digital BW, The Print

Hello Joe,

>I received my epson 2400 over the weekend and yes it is a very nice 
>printer!  However now I realize what people have been speaking about 
>regarding ink usage, WOW!  After a couple of small test prints, a 
>change from the matte to pk black I have a bit less than 3/4 of the 
>ink left.  Any suggestions outside of yelling at espson for clearly 
>boosting their ink business?  Also are the MIS inks for the 2400 
>significantly different in price to warrent their use?  Any 
>suggestions or thoughts would be helpful.  Thanks

I think Rich is correct about the initial charging, and it will
probably settle down.  And like Doug said, I too have never had a clog
or even done a nozzle check, so the 2400 seems reasonable in not
sending excessive ink down the drain over time.  Nevertheless, the K3
inks are expensive, so here's another approach to consider.

I use a workflow which doesn't require icc curves and profiles, and it
happens to be a very close match to the BO workflow that I use on my
R200.  So I do most of my proofing in BO on the R200, and only move to
the 2400 for final prints and end process proofs.  This has proven to
be very efficient and significantly reduces the amount of K3 ink I use
(and less wear and tear on the machine as well, I suppose - I had a
2200 wear out the paper feed mechanism after two years).

As for the MIS inks, I haven't tried them so I don't know if they
perform as well.  But certainly they would be a lot cheaper to use,
especially if purchased in bulk.

Regards,
Clayton


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