Digital BW, The Print

Frank,

The C88 is the newer version and I think there is also a C88+ I saw at
the local Radio Shack for about $50. The cartridges are the same see
http://inksupply.com/utez.cfm. Maybe the C88 is better (and I just
don't know if it is better or not) but for full ink printing I was
very satisfied with the lowly C86 and the EZN inks (I had a warm in
the yellow position).

Can somebody else help out here?

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, frank cxhicarelli
<olachica3333@...> wrote:
>
> 
> --- scottkathe1 <scott.kathe@...> wrote:
> scott i have a c86, but am intersted in knowing the
> difference in it and the c88 . can you tell me? thanks
> frank
> > Alan,
> > 
> > I am a novice at this but I would highly recommend
> > that you check out
> > Clayton Jones website and read EVERYTHING and go to
> > the MIS ink
> > website inksupply.com and look at all the
> > information on B&W printing
> > and check out the site that Paul Roark put together.
> > I've used the MIS
> > EZN inksets with an Epson C86 and had a lot of fun
> > with it. I now have
> > an Epson R220 and am making very satisfying prints
> > with BO (black
> > only) printing. The C86 and R220 are limited to
> > letter size prints. 
> > 
> > If you have money to burn and want to print larger
> > the conventional
> > wisdom with Epson users is to get the 2400 and print
> > in ABW (advanced
> > black and white). If you want to spend less, get a
> > used  Epson 2200P
> > (no longer sold by Epson as I found out when I went
> > to buy one after
> > paying my holiday bills) and the MIS inks. As far as
> > HP goes, there
> > have been really good reports by people using the HP
> > B9180 for B&W as
> > well and that will put you somewhere between the
> > price of the Epson
> > 2400 and a used 2200P.
> > 
> > Sometime in the next year I am planning on going
> > with one of the three
> > larger format printers I just mentioned. If I were
> > you I would start
> > small and see if you can still get an Epson R220 if
> > you like mat
> > prints. Epson no longer carries them but Ritz Camera
> > still does-that's
> > how I got mine. Get the MIS neutral inkset (I tried
> > the warm and it is
> > too warm for me) try full ink printing and BO
> > printing. If you like
> > glossy or semi-glossy prints go with a C88 and get
> > the MIS EZN inkset
> > but I found that BO didn't work well at all with my
> > C86. If you go
> > with an Epson the refurbs are a great deal!
> >  
> > I know there are more experienced users out there
> > and they may have a 
> > different take on how to get started. Hope I didn't
> > step on anyones toes.
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>  
>
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