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Re: [Digital BW] Is anyone using MIS K4 inks for the R2400?

2006-03-20 by Carl Schofield

I'm using MIS K4 in my 2400 and have icc profiles for use with ABW  
mode.  Prints are excellent with no bronzing or gloss diff.  Profiles  
are available here:
http://homepage.mac.com/scho/FileSharing3.html

On Mar 19, 2006, at 6:23 PM, gguhangunaratnam wrote:

> Yay, someone is using it.  Thanks for replying Matt.  That's too bad
> to hear there is more bronzing with the K4 inks in color.  Do you
> think you just need to fine tune your profile/printing workflow?
>
> I'll be very interested to know what you think after trying out some
> B&W with the ABW settings.  I won't be able to afford to make my own
> profiles at the moment, so if I start to use the K4 inks I need to
> find profiles online.
>
> I'm leaning towards the CFS right now.  I've never owned/used one, but
> it seems a little easier now than those I saw in the past.  I wonder
> if spongeless carts will be easier though.  Did you consider the CFS?
>
> Why aren't more using this inkset?  The R2400 has been a good seller,
> and Eboni is also popular...is this inkset very very new?
>
> Thanks again for the info Matt, as you continue to use the K4 inks I'd
> like to hear your ongoing experiences.
>
> Guhan
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Haber"
> <matt@...> wrote:
>>
>> I am--I am using the carts (I got a prefilled set, and i have the  
>> 4 oz
>> replacements--really easy to refill, though the plug is curiously
>> surrounded by a lip, making it harder to remove than the 1280
>> spongeless carts)
>>
>> I have only had them a couple of weeks, just long enough to make a
>> color profile for PGPP and do some client work. Color (with the
>> profile) is as good as K3, though there is a bit more gloss
> differential
>> then with the K3 on glossy. I suspect that the profiles posted are  
>> not
>> usable on the the 2400. I have not had time to check the usability of
>> the ABW settings, or see if QTR will be necessary.
>>
>> Let me know (on or off list) if you have further questions.
>>
>> -matt
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Is anyone using the MIS K4 inks for the R2400?  How do you like  
>>> them?
>>>  How do you feel they compare to the K3 inks?  Do you use the CFS or
>>> carts?
>>
>> --
>> Matt Haber
>> dance, portrait and fashion photography
>> http://www.matthaber.com
>>
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