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Re: What Machines Allow for Black Only Printing

2007-07-16 by djon43

Here's Clayton Jones http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

...and here are all the Epson printers and their MIS inks. SOME of
them can use Eboni, not all I think.  

I don't think any but Epson use Eboni, so this link may direct you to
all possible Black Only printers that use the ink you want to use. 

 http://www.inksupply.com/qn.cfm



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@... m, "djon43"
<djon43@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin"
> <vinket@> wrote:
> >
> > 8.5x11 prints only. under $150.00, but I'd still like to see a
> comprehensive list of all 
> > machines that do it, regardless of cost...if one exists.
> 
> Find Clayton Jones...if anybody knows, he does.  
> 
> fyi, I've proven to my own satisfaction that Black Only is an inferior
> way to make prints unless one isn't bothered by the dots...which are
> quite evident in sharp paper. The smaller the print the more
> significant the dots because they remain fixed in size irrespective
> the print size. They look something like grain in small prints, vanish
> in larger prints at "viewing distance." I think it can be attractive
> with grainless files such as digicam but it conflicts with grain if
> you're working with a high resolution scan of silver film.
>

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