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Re: [Digital BW] Best method for printing b&w.

2002-01-11 by mkravit

Jerry,

This dye is available in 500ml (1 pint) carts for the 10000, also 
9000 & 7000 carts. You could then drain it out.

Mike

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> 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?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> toliwel@a... 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.
> >

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