Hi Itch-
1. The inks are probably theoretically compatible, but I would advise
you to buy new carts ($39) and just swap out the carts so you will
only have to clean the tubes and a quick print head cleaning cycle to
make the change. If you want to risk mixing the two inks, the process
would be to get a LOT of cheap paper and run flush cycles till you
have run at least a cart full of ink through the system making the
flush prints (file available on MIS site for flushing). I just did
this making a more simple change from MIS FS to MIS FSN and I wish I
didn't...it took forever and I wasn't ever clearly sure it was
complete, etc. I would definitely not do it with the change you want
to make.
2. The Epson driver is very good. It has a slightly different dither
pattern but if you use the Roark (or other) curves, you have a lot of
control over every print that you really don't have with piezo. Piezo
is a lot simpler to use and has lot of profiles with it. I find it
runs about 2x-3x faster (I wonder why) than the epson driver, so I
use it a lot for prints that look good with it (most do).
3. I think there are some .jpg files in the archives here that show
the 21 step files for each ink. If they are different, it isn't by
much and the advantage probably goes to MIS (but there are multiple
flavors of MIS). I think the answer really doesn't matter. Both inks
can make great prints. FS and FSN work great with the Piezo driver.
Warm tones go (declining) pretty much Piezo, FS, FSN. MIS VM flavors
allow a gradient of tones. Piezo clogs, MIS doesn't (for me, at
least).
My advice is pick one and work it to death. If you aren't having
problems with piezo ink, why change? If you are, you will totally
love the MIS FS or FSN on the piezo driver.
Good luck
Tom O'Connell
TomOC@...
www.thomasoconnell.com
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Mitch Alland <malland@m...>
wrote:
> A few questions:
>
> 1. I am using an 1160 with the CIS system from Cone, and have the
Piezo ink in the CIS now. How should I go about switching to the FS
inks? Can I just pour in the FS ink into the Piezo bottles, letting
there be some mixture between the Piezo and FS inks initially?
Otherwise, I would have to empty the Piezo ink now in the
CIS "cartridges." If so, how do I do that?
>
> 2. I looked at the MIS website and found that they state that some
people prefer the Epson driver to the Piezo driver. I find that hard
to believe as I find the Piezo provides much better (smoother)
gradation and virtually no dots visible in the highklights. The Piezo
driver is also faster on the 1160. Does anyone find
>
> 3. Someone on this forum has stated that the MIS-FS have a
different gradation than the Piezo ink, while other people think the
gradation is the same but that the tone of the MIS-FS inks is cooler.
What are the facts?
>
> --Mitch