Digital BW, The Print

Andy..

IMHO, your best bet is to go with MIS UT-14 inks..buy bulk 4 oz bottles and refill them yourself..using paul Roark's curves available from the MIS site, will get you well on your way..
You may also consider getting "QTR" (quadtone-rip) fo more variety of tones..It's a simple $50 download of shareware..
It's a great printer, I actually have 2 of them..One dedidated to UT-14 B&W, and the other to Lyson XG (Claria-Clone) color dyes..I've been using the UT-14 since last November without a hitch, and got one for color a fwe months ago..Again..No problems..

Good luck in your ink choice!

Eddie


Eddie Wiseman
J&M Industries LLC
T 978-474-0103
F 978-474-8023
email: pahts@...
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: bessette_andy 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 1:58 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] 1400 inkset choice--my first post as a new member


    Based greatly on info derived from my searching this group's posts, I have just purchased a new Epson 1400 printer, and am trying to decide which B&W inkset to go with it; the provided color inks are still unwrapped.

  Although I am quite happy w/ my 8-cart Canon iP8500 for color, its' B&W photo output is unacceptable. As I shoot film (color transparency and B&W neg) and scan myself using a KM 5400II (except for 4X5), it is my intention to dedicate the new printer to B&W photo printing as this is an extremely important part of my photography, and my darkroom project is largely unfinished. Being an old guy, I have always appreciated glossy B&W prints, but still wish to be able to print matte well, and want this digital capability. 

  The choice between UT14 and Eboni-1400 w/ HP-PK seems a difficult one as I have no visual reference with which to compare the related product. And perhaps there are other choices I should consider, even the Cone inks, within some sort of reasonable budget.

  All comments welcome and appreciated.

  Thanks, andy



  

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