Digital BW, The Print

hi Paul,

If I  remember correctly from some of the conversations last year  
11,000 feet high up in the Sierras, that quality control is something  
that is very important, and that MIS was moving towards implementing  
having stricter QC standards? Do you think they could consider some  
of the feedback, maybe raise their prices a bit, but not have some of  
the problems that have been discussed here?

I also started out B&W with MIS inks, and your curves -- -and  
although I am now using Epson's K3, like I mentioned earlier, I do  
need to get a CIS/CFS to bring down some of my printing costs... and  
really do not want to see companies like MIS losing customers to the  
more dominant players --- without competition, almost always, quality  
and innovation end up deteriorating.

Altaf




On Aug 17, 2007, at 5:57 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

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> Regardless of all the above, I'm very aware that our materials are not
> perfect by any means.  As I go forward, the workflows I develop and  
> use
> reflect not only what I think make the best prints (from my  
> perspective),
> but also which workflows are the easiest, including avoiding the  
> problems
> that have surfaced regarding our materials, printers and drivers.   
> Like
> most, I want the best for the least -- time and money.  Right now,  
> for what
> I do, MIS supplies what I need to accomplish this, particularly  
> with their
> Eboni MK.
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> My main concern is not the minor problems that are reported here with
> respect to MIS, but whether Epson will be able to succeed in its  
> effort to
> choke off all third party competition.  MIS provides some  
> outstanding inks
> at prices that, if one refills carts, are about 1/10th the OEM  
> prices, based
> on equal quantities.  This drops to even less if one uses the  
> denser inks
> more.  With the 100% Eboni approach, the ink costs simple become  
> trivial.
> So, I'm definitely willing to put up with an occasional leaky cart  
> for these
> price difference, particularly when the third party products give  
> me B&W
> prints that are, from my perspective, better than any Epson inkset can
> accomplish.
>
> So, what's with MIS?  I think they are just a small company doing  
> the best
> they can at their price point and under the circumstances that  
> include the
> huge dominant players trying to cut off all cart supplies.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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