Digital BW, The Print

I have great success with Epson 4000 and Cone's Piezography K7 inks - currently the Special Edition for matte papers. Nice prints! There is a MPS Selenium inkset and Gloss Optimizer solution for printing on glossy/silk/pearl papers.  Cone make a color inkset too, but I don't know if the color pigments are as fadeproof as the pigments in the K7 inksets. 

Finn

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Whistance" <david.whistance@...> wrote:
>
> I have a slightly different experience, although that may be because it is
> more humid here in the UK.  I run two 4000's with Piezography K7 inks in
> (Neutral and a Selenium/Sepia split) I rarely suffer from clogs in either,
> even when they have been idle for a few weeks.  If you like printing on
> matte papers I think it is hard to rival this inkset.
> 
> David Whistance
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Louis Dina
>   Sent: 14 May 2009 17:40
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Re: I inherited an Epson 4000 that I'd like to
> convert to B&W printing.
> 
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>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lambonick"
> <BMWNick@> wrote:
>   >
>   > Hi,
>   >
>   > I posted this in the Epson 4000 group but didn't get many responses so I
> thought I'd try here.
>   >
>   > I apologize if this has been addressed previously, I searched and
> nothing came
>   > up!
>   >
>   > I inherited a 4000 that I'd like to convert to B&W printing. What is the
> current
>   > "best" solution? MIS? Piezography? Or is there a replacement color ink
> solution
>   > that can be RIP controlled to produce both b&w/color prints?
>   >
>   > I realize that this can be a can of worms topic, but I was hoping that
> there would be an obvious "just get this" solution at this point for such an
> old printer.
>   >
>   > Thanks,
>   >
>   > Nick
>   >
>   Nick,
> 
>   The 4000 has a reputation for clogged nozzles, so whatever ink you choose,
> try to find an ink that has a reputation for not clogging. Some 4000's
> seemed to work fine, but others clogged like crazy. Epson sent me three
> 4000's, and every one of them was a clogmeister. I got so fed up with my
> 4000 (even using only Epson OEM inks) that I finally gave it to the
> Salvation Army. I couldn't find anyone who wanted it for free, let along for
> a price.
> 
>   If you have a good one, it makes fine prints. But stack the deck in your
> favor by feeding it whatever inks tend to not clog.
> 
>   Lou
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