Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joe.gagliardo" <joeg111@...> 
wrote:
>Hi Joe, I just switched out the inks. It print ok, but not as well as Epson's inks. With matte 
paper it's great.
> Steve,
> 
> I am thinking about purchasing this system as well, however I print 
> mostly b/w on glossy paper.  
> 
> Have you ran anything on glossy paper?
> 
> I read in the Cone newsletter that the inks don't seem to perform as 
> well as the Epson inks on glossy, particularly with respect to dmax.
> 
> Do you have any thoughts on that?
> 
> Joe
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveh0607" 
> <steveh060758@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Everyone,
> > 
> > FYI For those using the R2400 and the ABW mode:
> > 
> > I just installed the Cone Color continuous flow system on my R2400. 
> The website says 
> > they are designed to have the same color space as the Epson K3 inks 
> so that Epson's icc 
> > profiles will work with this ink set.
> > 
> > After installation (tedious, but easy) I ran a bunch of test prints 
> using Enhanced Matte and 
> > the system works excellent. Both color and black and white prints 
> (neutral and toned via 
> > ABW as well as Hue/Sat layer) printed with the Cone inks and Epson 
> profiles looked 
> > identical to prints made using Epson inks.
> > 
> > I also have some Premier Art BW Matte 210gsm paper which uses the 
> Epson Ultra Smooth 
> > color profile. The same prints on this paper also looked identical 
> to Epson ink prints. The 
> > black and white prints on this paper had slightly better contrast 
> than those on Enhanced 
> > Matte. Maybe the Premier Art paper just prints with better contrast.
> > 
> > I thought I'd give you guys and gals a heads up that this 
> continuous flow ink set works as 
> > advertised. I expect to save a mountain of cash now that I don't 
> have to buy a cart every 
> > two minutes!
> > 
> > Happy Printing,
> > 
> > Steve
> >
>