Digital BW, The Print

Kip,
I designed an ink for the 1400 printer called Piezography Special Edition K6 influenced considerably by the triple split toning I did on the Ashes and Snow prints for Gregory Colbert's Nomadic Museum. The QTR download comes with a number of built-in K6 curves I produced for the ink set. They cover all the popular papers. The starter kit is sold at InkjetMall and includes everything you need. You just need to give it really good quality images - select the paper profile from QTR - and we do all the work for you.

http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.362672/it.A/id.3205/.f

it includes a 4oz bottle set CIS. You will be very happy with the output and how plug and play it is. You can go over to the Piezography Users list to ask opinions of its users there if you like. The print quality is amazing with K6 - the paper feed is challenging as it is with all of the desktop Epsons.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/piezography3000/

best regards,

Jon Cone
Piezography

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "cbabing3@..." <cbabing3@...> wrote:
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> One of my C88+ printers is starting to act up, as is typical after a few thousand prints.  When they were available refurbed from Epson for $50 delivered I just replaced 'em without much thought (got that much color ink in the box, which I used in another printer) but now that they're $85 plus shipping I think a bit harder.  I've been using C88 printers (and C84s before that) for many years, with a MIS CIS and EZ inks for my B&W work, which is mostly photo books for family at Christmas (8x8 prints bound in mat board covers - 850 total prints last year of about 100 different images, plus 100 Christmas cards.)
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> I'm wondering if the $200 price on the 1400 that will be available this weekend in some stores (and appears to be available direct from Epson) would make it worth stepping up to the bigger printer?  I do NOT need wide carriage, and am not sure I need 6 colors, but would sure like to get more reliability and longevity out of a printer.  Also, if it's any faster than a C88, that would be nice when producing hundreds of prints in a short period of time.  Finally, I realize that I'd need different inks, and would have a learning curve to go through, which might not be the best thing with a deadline 30 days away.
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> All of which may argue against switching right now.  But if the learning curve isn't too bad, and if there is a real speed increase, I'd be prepared to make the investment of time and money.
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> May I have some thoughts from those with 1400 experience, especially if you have any C88 experience to compare?
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> Many thank in advance.
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> Cheers,
> Kip
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