Digital BW, The Print

Tom, thanks for the response.

What types of problems are you having with the MIS magenta ink?  
Saturation, density, permanence, consistency?

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker 
<tbaker1328@...> wrote:
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> Lou  -
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>   At this time I actually have a mixture of MIS and EPSON UC inks 
in my 9600.  Partly this is due to making a gradual move to the MIS.  
I will end up with - unless the MIS magentas get better, using all 
MIS except for the magentas, which will stay as Epson UC.
>    
>   Consequently, I don't have any valid comparisons between the UC 
profiles and the MIS/EPSON profiles.  However, I do not SEE any 
difference in the color gamut when I compare older prints of the same 
image with newer ones.  The biggest bang for the buck came from doing 
my own profiles (Xrite Pulse).  Then I got a quite noticeable 
improvement in the reds.
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>   As for dmax, it will vary, depending on the particular paper.  
Eboni is better on some, not quite so good on others.  So far, the 
difference has not been enough to warrant changing out the blacks to 
match paper.  I don't know if there is a difference in the PK's.
>    
>   Don't know that this helps, but these are my observations.
>    
>   Tom Baker
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> Louis Dina <lou@...> wrote:
>           I know this is a B&W forum, but I know some of you use 
the MIS Pro Inks 
> as a replacement for the Epson UC inkset. Love the price, and my 
> printer seems to clog less than it used to. Perhaps it is the 
> cartridge design or the inks themselves.
> 
> Those of you who roll your own profiles, how do the MIS Pro inks 
> compare in terms of Dmax and color gamut? I am using a 4000 and 
> testing these inks currently on Epson EEM and VFA to get a 
comparison. 
> So far, my tests show less gamut and Dmax on both papers compared 
to 
> profiles built with UC inks and the same 918 patch test target 
> (ProfileMaker5 and an Eye One Pro). Viewed in ColorThink, the 
gamuts 
> are definitely a little smaller and Dmax is also less. 
> 
> Targets were printed at 1440 dpi, SuperX turned off, No Color 
> Adjustment, slow speed, and all other check boxes turned off.
> 
> Any feedback or suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lou Dina
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