Digital BW, The Print

Barry,

You already own the Piezo software which will work with all their supported
printers. I would suggest you get a 1280 and special order some cartridges
with both the standard Full Spectrum and the Neutral Full Spectrum to use
with the Piezo driver. You could also try some MIS VM in cartridges with
Paul Roark's curves and see if you like that.

Once you have decided which ink you like order a CIS. The Niagara and
Conetech seem to  be the most popular but you might want to check out WeInk,
too.

Martin Wesley

----- Original Message -----
From: "bggilliand2001" <bgilliand@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 5:32 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Trifecta winner


> All,
>
> This is my first post of what I'm sure will be many. I dedicated a
> new 1520 to BW piezography system to try it out. No CIS, as I have
> found none for the 1520. I've had my share of clogs, paper feed
> issues, banding, etc. with the Cone system. When the prints come out
> perfect, however, they are truly spectacular. Here's the thing; I'd
> like advise on the Trifecta Winner, the best combination of printer,
> CIS, and ink set for dedicated BW printing. My budget is $1500. I
> prefer cooler tones, and don't need any more than 13" width. I'm also
> up for any advise on the 1520, but my gut reaction, after dealer with
> the beast, is to sell it off and go with a 1280. I've already got the
> piezo s/w, and understand from posts here that the Cone s/w will work
> with other ink sets. Thanks in advance guys and gals.
>
> Barry Gilliand
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Barry:  1280 Printer MIS Quad or Hex inks, VM inks are the variable tone set. Go from brownish tones to icy blue, or anywhere in between.
Use Paul's curves. Eclipse Satine Paper, Epson's Archival Matte, and Legion's Photo Matte are 3 excellent papers to start with. Epson's own
Watercolor paper is also very nice. Best paper prices at atlex.com  Get the Niagara CIS from mediastreet.com

Jerry



bggilliand2001 wrote:

> All,
>
> This is my first post of what I'm sure will be many. I dedicated a
> new 1520 to BW piezography system to try it out. No CIS, as I have
> found none for the 1520. I've had my share of clogs, paper feed
> issues, banding, etc. with the Cone system. When the prints come out
> perfect, however, they are truly spectacular. Here's the thing; I'd
> like advise on the Trifecta Winner, the best combination of printer,
> CIS, and ink set for dedicated BW printing. My budget is $1500. I
> prefer cooler tones, and don't need any more than 13" width. I'm also
> up for any advise on the 1520, but my gut reaction, after dealer with
> the beast, is to sell it off and go with a 1280. I've already got the
> piezo s/w, and understand from posts here that the Cone s/w will work
> with other ink sets. Thanks in advance guys and gals.
>
> Barry Gilliand
>
>
> Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
>
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