Digital BW, The Print

In my experience one set of carts for my Epson is close to $100, so 2 refills later you're ahead with MIS if you buy the refillable carts and do it yourself.  If you're using the Epson driver there is no software cost.

I recommend the ICC approach using Paul's ICCs with the inkset and that should help you use glossy papers with UT-14.

Roger



 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, mike-theprint@... wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 11:31:20PM -0000, Roger wrote:
> > Based on your responses, for simplicity consider the Epson R2400,
> > R2880 or R3800 in Advanced B&W mode.  
> 
> Indeed, that's starting to look attractive.
> 
> > If printer and ink cost is a larger factor for you,
> 
> Offhand it looks like MIS is far cheaper per unit volume of ink, but I
> need to work out the upfront and continuing costs - as one poster on
> rangefinderforum pointed out, software, UT-14, and the refill kit etc.
> add up to a couple hundred bucks, and then there's the additional time
> spent to learn and integrate it all... With all that it might be a LONG
> time before the price advantage kicks in.
> 
> > the 1400 with the stock MIS inkset (forget the new fancy ones Paul is
> > working on with HP ink and the like) looks like a great platform.
> 
> I assume that by "stock" you mean UT-14.
> 
> > The addition of gloss optimizer and lack of need to switch photo and
> > matte black is a plus in my mind.  I haven't used this new system but
> > am very happy with Harman FB Al prints done with my R220.
> 
> Yeah, UT-R2 includes a non-Eboni photo black, giving it an advantage
> over UT-14 on glossy papers. Paul writes
> 
> 	[UT-14] prints on glossy paper with its midtone, MIS UT type
> 	glossy- compatible inks. [...] As such, a Photoshop curve, ICC,
> 	or QTR must be used to print glossy prints.
> 
> Looks like I should finish Diallo's book before I make any purchases...
> 
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>   | Mike Acar |                                | mike at waspfactory dot org |
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