Digital BW, The Print

Is this epson dye ink available in the larger cartridges for its pro
printers? I would not give up my CIS system.

Jerry

Have you tried it on Legion's photomatte or Eclipse Satine?







toliwel@... wrote:
> 
> Jerry, I've been using epson dye black with my color MIS pigments for several
> years now.  It does give a significantly deeper black on mat and watercolor
> papers.  I also use it with MIS quads.  I found that I get the deepest
> blacks, as well as the most brilliant colors, on epson HWM, Archival mat, and
> Mediastreet royal plush.  All papers are not equal in their ability to give a
> good deep black.  Even with a slight difference in black an image looks
> significantly better, in my opinion.
> 
> In my window tests, the epson dye black lasts well on some papers.  On
> others, it can fade fast.  The longest on HWM,  Royal plush and AM a close
> second.  There are others that tested out well, but I don't remember them off
> hand.  It also lasts well on photopaper.  On some papers, particularly the
> majority of watercolor papers, its life can be short.  It pays to do some
> window tests with a known combination to guage relative life.  I have done
> some testing with the MIS 1270 dye black.  It seems to be equivilent to the
> epson in blackness and longevity.  In contrast, the old MIS dye black had a
> very short life in my tests.
>