Digital BW, The Print

Possibly, but if he has an investment in the software and likes the
advantages of the paper profiles, FS is cooler than piezo. From what I've
seen (admitedly limited) VM works best on 6 ink printers. I think that the
piezo  driver has real benefits for an 1160.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Best method for printing BW


> Julian, I understood the FS inks were the Cone Clone, meaning brownish
> prints. Shouldn't he be trying the VM varibable tone inks?
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> Julian Thomas wrote:
> >
> > Steve, If you've bought Piezo but want a cooler tone, try MIS FS. You
use
> > the piezo driver and the FS inks. The only difference you'll notice is a
> > cooler print, no clogs, no greenies, and a healthier bank balance.
> >
> > Julian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "steven0356" <stevenr@...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Best method for printing BW
> >
> > > Thanks Paul, the warm tone is one of the things I did not like about
> > > the Piezo prints. Not that warm prints are bad I just think I lean
> > > toward the cooler tones also. Do the MIS inks have the same archival
> > > qualities as the Piezo inks?
> > >
> > > Steve Schaefer
> > >
> > >  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" <
> > > paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
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