Digital BW, The Print

I'm glad that this discussion of the UT-3d inkset came up. It's been a
while since I've considered putting in a dedicated BW inkset into the
2200. I've been thinking about buying a 3800 for color and BW--and
still am--but I really don't want the 2200 to go to waste. (I can't
sell it because I removed the pizza wheels...wouldn't get much
anyway.) Further, I have a whole set of clean empty 2200 carts, from
my MIS PRO days, waiting to be refilled. I could probably get into
UT-3D for a bit over $100. At one point, I was also checking out the
HP 8750 for BW printing on glossy/satin, and fiber gloss. The quality
of the prints on HP paper is supposed to be very good, but the
drawback is that you HAVE to use HP paper, or some other swellable
paper, to guarantee you'll get the projected 70 or so years of
fade-free print life, and, of course, you also need to keep your
prints stored archivally or behind glass. And watch out for moisture.

Chris Hargens

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> > Myron Gochnauer <goch@> wrote:
> 
> > I have been using MIS UT-3d with a 2200.  With minimal tweaking  
> > (actually, none), and virtually no understanding of what is 
> > going on cartridge by cartridge, I have produced very nice
> > results on both matte and glossy papers.
> > ...
> > Paul and others seem to talk more about UT7 than UT-3d, ...
> 
> There is nothing wrong with the UT-3D inkset on a 2200, particularly 
> if the profiles are for papers you like.  The addition of the ability 
> to control the Lab A axis makes the UT3D more flexible in that 
> respect, but this also ads some complexity for those who do the 
> profiling.
> 
> > "jhargens2000" <chargens@> wrote:
> 
> > ... As for a dedicated BW inkset, I'd definitely be interested 
> > if 1) it printed on matte papers noticeably better than QTR 
> > with just the Epson UC inks ...
> 
> Either the UT7 or UT3D inkset will print more smoothly than the OEM 
> UC K2 inkset -- they have lighter inks and do not use high gamut 
> color inks.
> 
> > 2) (and most important) it printed on glossy and semi-glossy 
> > papers with a lack of bronzing and gloss differential at 
> > least comparable to the 2400 and 3800.
> 
> I think the MIS B&W offerings are better with respect to reflective 
> artifacts than the OEM inksets you mention.  It's been a while since 
> I saw any comparisons, however.  The use of glop or a spray is needed 
> for much more improvement, and the spray does a better job than glop 
> in my experience.  
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>