Digital BW, The Print

You might also want to check the following link on the Epson site...a  
refurbished 1400 for $179...pretty good deal...

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63072161

Bishop



On Oct 13, 2008, at 8:24 PM, pr_roark wrote:

> ...
> > I want to purchase a printer/ink system exclusively
> > for B&W printing.
> ...
> > I have an unused Epson 1270 lying around and have read a little on
> > Paul Roark's website about using the MIS Ultra Tone FS inks ...
>
> The FS inks in the 1270 might be a reasonable way to start, but I'm
> not sure I'd want to go that far back in terms of the hardware,
> inksets, or workflows.
>
> The Epson 1400 is, I think, the most for the money now. There are a
> number of inksets for it. I've worked up a couple. See
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/UT14.pdf and
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf
> I think there is also a Piezo inkset for it.
>
> I think Eboni-6 in a 1400 with a "color managed" Epson driver
> workflow using QTR's Create ICC or Create ICC-RGB is the best
> workflow.
>
> I'm currently a fan of 100% carbon hextone inksets.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
> 



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