Digital BW, The Print

3rd party ink experiences with 1200 and other antique ink machines
(1280/1270) are irrelevant to 2200 and more modern pigment machines. 

2200 requires much finer particle size and 3rd party inks commonly
clog it...some users have good luck, some don't...probably has to do
with erratic quality of all 3rd party inks (regularly reported with
MIS and Piezo and various cheapo Vs Epson pigments). 





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dlruckus"
<dlruckus@...> wrote:
>
> I can't speak to the 2200 but I have used the original 1200 I bought
> for over 9 years now. It has never seen OEM inks. I've used all manner
> of third party inks in it including both color and black. These
> include G4s, Mis Archival and Pro, Mis original Quads, Pantone color
> inks, Mis VM and VMS quads, Mis DD black, Eboni, Mis UT series
> quad/hextone inks and last but not least, all sorts of self mixed
> dilutions and combinations of these as experimental ink sets. The
> machine is not even  close to being ready for the garbage heap. As I
> write this it is turning out a series of experimental quad/sepia split
> tone prints that are akin to lith prints. I have a 3000 and a 7000
> that have had similar use as well.
> 
> As in all of what we do with this technology, it has a good deal more
> to do with thoughtful application and care than it does with risk.
> 
> Regards
> Duane
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "djon43"
> <djon43@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > The 2200 is a fine printer but use of alternative inks Vs OEM does put
> > it at risk of clogging and the garbage heap. 
> >
>