Digital BW, The Print

Hi Dave,

> I've been lurking for a few weeks on the piezography list, and am
> brand new to this list.  I've been thinking about getting the
> nomorecarts CIS system for the 1280, and using the MIS pigs with it.
> Have any of you folks had good results with this combination.

Yes, Excellent Quality with the MIS variable tone Hextone inks and Paul Roark's curves.

> My
> printing consists mostly of b&w imagery, with occasional full color
> printing.  I

Save up for another printer. You don't want to change CIS systems in your printer!

> Have many of you experienced clogged heads of microbanding with the
> MIS pigs.

Nope, not yet.

> That appears to me to be an occasional problem with the
> piezo inks.

Especially their color inks.

> Also, can anyone give me their impression of the
> difference in look and feel of a print comparing the same print with
> the piezo inks and the MIS inks, printing a b&w image with the full
> color inkset.

Never used the color Piezo inkset, but have seen prints. The black ink is not very black.

>
> I could get another printer to use for the occasional color print,
> but it would be easier and take up less space to try to do it all
> with one ink st,(hopefully the MIS).

Nope, get 2 printers. For occasional use, you don't need the 1280, get a less expensive model
if you want to use the epson inks. They're great on all their printers, but don't last as long....

>
> I've only seen a few samples of piezo prints, sent to me from IJM,
> and while the detail was extremely good, the entire print had a
> flattness to it, no 3-d quality at all.

Yes, their sample prints were of just awful quality. I couldn't believe they sent them out. Weak, flat, muddy, green/brown. But they were
DOTLESS!

You also will not see dots with a 1280 printer, MIS inks, and Paul Roark's curves.

Using the MIS, Hextone Variables, and pauls curves you will LOVE the quality of your black and white prints!
Try the Photo Legion Matte, Epson Archival and Brightcube's Eclipse papers to start. You can branch out from there, The somersets are nice
papers, but don't produce a really strong black.

> The b&w prints that I've
> been making with the epson dyes, have a beautiful 3D look to them
> with a great sense of depth.

The Generations or MIS color archival inks on the above papers come pretty close to epson colors, if you have a profile made for these
papers and your printer.

Jerry