Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

You wrote:

>I just saw my first digital BW prints from an Epson 1160 using the
>piezography inks. They looked vary good. ...
>Are the Epson printers and piezography inks the best way to go
>or are there other printers and or inks that can do just as
>well or better ... ?

Most on this list use Epson printers with either Piezo inks or MIS inks
(inksupply.com).

I started with Piezo and now print the MIS VM variable-tone inkset with the
Epson driver.  It gives me control over the tone of the print (Piezo is
warm -- I wanted neutral or cool to match my silver prints, but note that
the MIS VM inkset also can print warmer than Piezo), bands less (meaning
virtually never) in my 1160, and gives deeper blacks than the Piezo system.

Also the MIS inks are much cheaper and, from a new purchaser's perspective,
there is no software to buy.  So, it's very cheap to buy a cartridge of MIS
VM inks and give them a try.  The cost of trying Piezo is rather steep,
however.

Either way, top notch prints are definitely what you should expect from
either approach.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com