Digital BW, The Print

Cheap ink is a gamble. I think good images deserves the best 
"treatment". Yes, dye ink fade faster and may look greenish or have a 
color cast in different type of light. Good images should not be 
hidden away due to fading, but hang on a wall. 

I don't know the MIS inks so I can't say anything about them. I use 
Piezography inks from www.inkjetmall.com in my Epson 1290. That 
printer is originally made for dye inks, but I have used pigment inks 
in it for 2-3 years without too much trouble. Some 1290s give more 
trouble than others (clogging). I don't know how Epson 1200 compare 
to 1290 in this respect.  The newest Piezography pigment ink is much 
less prone to clogging than the inks I am using right now. It is 
called Piezography MPS Selenium K7 which work on both matte and 
glossy paper. (I have not tried them yet.) You could buy the black 
ink (Shade 1) in bottles and fill it in a refillable cart. 

FinnK

>But is it a good idea to use the cheap ink for my BO prints while 
attempting longliving pictures? I want to store them in the dark so 
is it ok to use a cheap dye ink or what can i do alternatively with 
my Epson 1200? You wrote about the Eboni ink. Which carbon inks are 
available for this printer?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"frankbickelmeyer" <bickelmeyer@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> my name is frank coming from germany and i am new in this group. I 
am 
> interested strongly in B&W fineart printing and startet a few 
weeks ago 
> with a cheap epson 1200 with TritonPlus ink (Black and 5 different 
> grays) and Calumets Museum Satin Matte. The results are very good, 
> though i am thinking i could be even better? I also tried out 
Clayton 
> Jones BO method, but the prints have very strong contrast with no 
> details in black areas. Is there any workaround related to this 
(beyond 
> the fantastic articles from clayton jones of course)? Can i use 
any 
> black ink (like the original epson ink for the 1200) or do i need 
a 
> special ink. In this case which of them will i get here in germany?
> Another question is whether the epson 2100 would be a good 
advantage 
> compared to my 1200? I know the 2400 or even the 3800 are state of 
the 
> art but i am not able to buy such expensive machines.
> Thank you for reading my questions!
> 
> Frank
>