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Re: [Digital BW] Zeroing in on CIS

2007-09-07 by Harry Lockwood

Thanks, George.  I agree with your comments on CIS; I have many empty 4-oz
bottles from MIS to prove it.

I¹ll look into the MPS set as you suggest.

Harry


On 9/7/07 9:21 AM, "George Pappas" <george@...> wrote:

> Harry,
> 
> I have a Niagra CIS in an old Epson 1280 with Cone K6 inks.  It produces a
> beautiful matt print - far better than even the quadtone Cone Inks I used
> before.  Compared to the quadtone system, I picked up a whole new range of
> subtlety that was missing.
> 
> In my opinion, a CIS is the only way to go once you have decided on a
> particular inkset for a desktop printer.  The cost per print and capacity
> are far better than individual cartridges.  The Niagra CIS is well thought
> out and easy to install.
> 
> I am sure that the same will be true for your 2400.  Depending on your
> application, you may want to wait a little.  Cone is releasing an MPS inkset
> that will work with glossy and matt papers with 6 dilutions of ink and a
> gloss optimizer for the 2400 and other 7 ink printers.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> George Pappas
> 
> _____  
> 
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of
> hflockwood
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:36 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Zeroing in on CIS
> 
> I'm about to commit to a CIS system for my R2400.
> 
> Although I was a steady customer of MIS back in the day of my 1160, I'm now
> looking 
> seriously at the Cone K7 system.
> 
> If I have it right, this consists of the ACC-N4S-R2400 (Niagra IV from Media
> Street) feeding 
> system coupled with seven (+1) 4-oz bottles of grayscale inks from Cone.
> 
> I haven't read much about this system here, so I'd like to get some feedback
> from current 
> users.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Harry
> 
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> 

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Harry F. Lockwood




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