Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for this Paul - I hadnt realised anyone was still making carts for the 2000P. I will certainly give them a try if postage costs arent too high , plus I will gladly abandon BO printing if I can get carts loaded with quadtone B&W inks . 
Failing this , and assuming I were to go the CIS route what inks would you recommend? Here are some samples of my B&W work http://www.flickr.com/photos/63623102@N00/
And I have been printing mostly on semi gloss paper but am looking to migrate more to stuff like Ilford gold silk for my saleable stuff .
Thanks ,
Steve
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: pr_roark 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:01 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: CIS for Epson 2000P


  "Steve Woolfenden" <swoolf@...> wrote:

  > I have been using the 2000P for several years ... black only ...

  > I am battling to now get the carts here in South Africa 
  > as Epson dont want to play ball - ...

  There may be options that allow you to test the inkset approach you 
  want to use before committing to a CIS.

  I'd contact MIS <http://www.inksupply.com/> to see if they ship to 
  South Africa. 

  The MIS B&W inks I'm most familiar with for the P2000 are at 
  http://www.inksupply.com/epson_cartridges.cfm
  Scroll to the P2000 printer. On the P2000 page, look at the options 
  below the Epson OEM inks. One is UTFS K, which is Eboni MK. See 
  part #UTFS-T015-K 


  > ... I was thinking perhaps a CIS might be the answer ...

  It might be, as long as you know what inkset you'll want to be using.

  > .... Also , which inks are recommended [I do sell B&W prints]
  > which will give decent longevity and quality 

  This might depend on the image tone and paper type (glossy v. matte) 
  that you like.

  It also might depend on how much work with respect to profiling you 
  want to do.

  > ... something thats readily available!

  That could be a limiting issue.

  > Also, considering that I dont print all that much 
  > how big an issue is clogging or printer idle time with a CIS?

  I think the inks the clog will do so with or without a CIS. And 
  virtually all inksets will clog if they sit too long; so it's all 
  relative. If black only quality is good enough for you, a clear 
  fluid like cleaning fluid in the 5 color positions takes care of the 
  clogging there. An Eboni MK black only with cleaning fluid in the 
  color spots is probably the least clogging route you can go.

  Paul
  www.PaulRoark.com 



  

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