Digital BW, The Print

Paul

Thanks for your reply. Some small replies and questions.

> One could put sepia in
> the Y position and have about the same useable gamut as the UT2.  An
> additional difference, however, is that the cool UT14 toner is not as
> cold as the UT2 toner.  But the extreme coldness the UT2 could
> achieve was not particularly useful and made profiling more difficult.

OK - this sounds good. You are right, I didn't use the blue end of UT2 when
I had it. Would a UT2 Yellow position ink be the right sepia ink to get? As
far as I remember this was the sepia one.

> Note also that the 1400 prints Eboni black only even smoother than the
>1800.  For making the most archival prints, this may be a useful additional
>ability of the machine.  It also works well with Eboni-6 for those
>interested in a smoother 100% carbon pigment solution.

This smoothness and the extra ability here is very convincing!

> The 220 was a dye printer also, and it was reliable.  I think Epson
> took care of the 1280/90 clogging problem on all printers after that
> date.
> 
I forgot the 220 was a dye printer. I never used it for anything but UT3D,
and it has performed well for over 2 years now. Given that I have had the
220 and a C86 (with EZ ink in it) perform well for 2 years +, sometimes also
with long times of disuse, does indeed indicate that the reliability is
sorted out. Any gaps in a nozzle check are swiftly dealt with by a few
cleaning cycles. Also, I don't think you see so many "clog from hell" posts
on the list as in previous years.

On a side note, one thing I have found is that sometimes the colour balance
drifts on the 220 and the C86, usually after they have sat unused for a
while. A set of cleaning cycles (max 3 usually) is enough to bring it back
correct again. I suppose this is to be expected - if you leave the printer
for a while, the ink settles and does not all come back at the same rate
when you use the printer. The cleaning pulls the ink through and gets the
colour back to spec.

> 
> > If UT14 is as easy to
> > manage as UT3D then this will be great news.
> 
> It's easier.  The 3D space is harder to profile.

Sounds good indeed. I'm looking forward to playing with UT14, and getting
the means of good quality A3 printing back. I think I had better order the
inks quickly before the pound slides any more against the dollar!
 
Thanks again

Steve