Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
 I had tried HARD making B&W prints with MIS inks on my 1280. The
heads were constantly clogging up on me even when I just did Black
Only (BO) printing. I did get a few good prints but it was not worth
the effort.
 At the advice of some of the more knowledgeable folks here, I have
dedicated a 2400 to B&W prints and an Epson 220 to BO prints with MIS
inks. (No more clogging)
 In short, I'd not recommend the 1280/90 for B&W if you want to use
any inks other than Epson.
 Best
 Howard


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "simaga75"
<sgno@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I was used to make B&W prints with silver traditional laboratory.
> 
> Now I would like to switch to numeric B&W prints with a printer like
> Epson 1280/1290. 
> 
> Could you please advise me about the differents available inks
> (pigment, carbon) in a qualitative and financial matter ?
> Let me know your personal experience and your view about the 1280/1290
> prints in comparison with silver traditional prints.
> 
> Please give me your advises about the real visible differences between
> the prints carried out with a 1280/1290 and a 2400 epson printers for
> intance ? 
> 
> Thanks for your reply,
> Serge
>