Digital BW, The Print

If its the NEW epson ink used in the 1280 and 10000 printers, it is
supposed to be good for 26 years. The old ink turned green in daylight,
and was only good for a year or two before fading. (in bright light).

Jerry

Does anybody have a clue as to how many different inksets epson is and
has been using?







Jeff Magidson wrote:
> 
> Hey Everyone;
> 
> Following the thread about substituting the MIS VM black with the Epson
> OEM black I decided to give it a try.
> 
> I'm printing on a 1280 and I ran a few prints on LPM & EAM. Comparing
> the same exact file printed with the full MIS VM inkset.
> 
> The blacks on prints with the Epson OEM black ink are MUCH better and
> true. The blacks with the pigment inks have always looked a bit
> transparent to me.
> 
> About print viewing lighting:
> 
> One thing I have noticed since I started making prints with pigment
> inks. They tend to look better under diffused lighting <indirect window
> light>  than under  Spot / track lights or a desk lamp. To me, this is
> the exact opposite of every other type of photographic prints I have
> ever made < b&w silver prints, C-prints, Ciba prints>.  Traditional
> photographic prints always look more brilliant under gallery type spot
> lighting. I think the weakness / transparency of the blacks in the
> pigment prints is the culprit. Using the Epson OEM black seems to solve
> this problem... but as debated on here... how stable is that black ink?
> 
> -Jeff
> 
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