Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "robertg491"
<gemcolour@...> wrote:
>
> Yes the ink do come from Image
> and MIS also gets the ink from Image
> If you looking at costs have you added shipping, Import duty and VAT
> (BTW)
> You might finfd out the Gemini is cheaper


For me in the USA, getting the Image Specialists inks directly from
MIS or from Ink Republic would be cheaper. I'm still a little angry
that OCP would not SELL me samples of their inks. Other manufacturers
are willing to send me inks for free. Makes me think that I don't want
to help OCP get more business.

And I definitely want to try and get the longest life out of the
prints on matte papers and be able to print on several different
semigloss office type papers and have the prints last. This printer is
not really for photo use, but what I test here could very well end up
in my 9500 later if I really like the results. And it could end up in
many other printers based on my findings, anyone remember the posts I
made about the Image Specialists Ultra Pro inks, that we later found
turned into the MIS Pro inks and Ebony black and MIS K4 ink set?

I should have something that is not yet for sale coming from a
company, hopefully it will work out well. I spoke to one of the
engineers/chemists yesterday and he is making arrangements for me to
get a new dye ink and a new pigment ink for testing. I purchased some
Merlin Natural paper and one other matte paper from Hawk Mountain
yesterday for the testing. I'll round up some Blue Wool cards this
weekend and check out my SpectroLino/Spectroscan to make sure it is
ready. The Spectrolino/scan lets me do 4x6 test cards and make a real
135 patch profile (or maybe a larger 350+ patch target) as well as
spectral measurements, so it is much better for comparisons (spread
sheets, graphs, profile gamut plots, etc.). It also takes some of the
visual ambiguity out of the testing (is it faded or not faded yet???).
Unfortunately I do not have a "fade chamber" so it will have to be
hung on the double pane low-e glass windows that I have, hence the
need for the Blue Wool cards to give me some kind of light dose meter
level. Through that glass it will not be the most accurate as I doubt
much UV gets through, but it is what I have for now and is better than
nothing. Anyone own an Atlas or Q Sun chanmber that I can borrow?

The Inkrepublic CIS is not yet here! Apparently they are having a hard
time keeping the parts in stock because they are selling them as
quickly as they call assemble them.