Digital BW, The Print

I was just given a 'new' Epson Stylus Color 900 printer (two years 
old but never used) at no cost.

I'm thinking of trying my hand at some B&W printing (files from a 
new digital camera) and thought a low-cost experiment would be to 
buy / install a set of MIS Quadtone inks (MIS has pre-filled 
Quadtone cartidges for the 900).

Does anyone here have any experience with this Epson model ?  If so, 
I'll take any suggestions on setup, paper recommendations, workflow, 
etc.

Thanks in advance.

Scott

Good printer, Scott; I still miss mine. I never tried a quad tone 
inkset in it. It coped well with a variety of papers. The 
heaviest/thickest I remember using in it was Crane's 300 gsm uncoated 
cover stock, which wasn't very useful due to the dot gain. If someone 
gave me one (and I could find some place to put it!), I think I'd try 
Lyson's Small Gamut Photonic inkset in it if Lyson supports that. But 
I assume that would be a more expensive experiment. I think it would 
make a good printer for one of the MIS VM inksets, but I don't think 
anyone has developed the necessary (I guess) curves for it. 
Incidentally, the 900 is, I believe, one of the few printers for 
which Adobe's discontinued PressReady rip works.

Sam

Sam McCandless       samcc@...

>I was just given a 'new' Epson Stylus Color 900 printer (two years
>old but never used) at no cost.
>
>I'm thinking of trying my hand at some B&W printing (files from a
>new digital camera) and thought a low-cost experiment would be to
>buy / install a set of MIS Quadtone inks (MIS has pre-filled
>Quadtone cartidges for the 900).
>
>Does anyone here have any experience with this Epson model ?  If so,
>I'll take any suggestions on setup, paper recommendations, workflow,
>etc.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Scott

Hello Scott,

> I was just given a 'new' Epson Stylus Color 900 printer 
>(two years old but never used) at no cost.
>I'm thinking of trying my hand at some B&W printing (files 
>from a new digital camera) and thought a low-cost experiment 
>would be to buy / install a set of MIS Quadtone inks (MIS has 
>pre-filled Quadtone cartidges for the 900).
>Does anyone here have any experience with this Epson model?  
>If so, I'll take any suggestions on setup, paper 
>recommendations, workflow, etc.

Welcome!  You've come to the right place.  I haven't used that model
but the articles at the link below have some good information for
anyone just getting started.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

Clayton,

Thanks for the link !!  I've just skimmed the articles and have 
already found the answers to several questions.  I'll spend time 
over the weekend giving it a more complete read thru.

Thanks for all your efforts (you are certainly helping this 
newbie !).

Scott.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones 
<cj@c...>" <cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello Scott,
> 
> > I was just given a 'new' Epson Stylus Color 900 printer 
> >(two years old but never used) at no cost.
> >I'm thinking of trying my hand at some B&W printing (files 
> >from a new digital camera) and thought a low-cost experiment 
> >would be to buy / install a set of MIS Quadtone inks (MIS has 
> >pre-filled Quadtone cartidges for the 900).
> >Does anyone here have any experience with this Epson model?  
> >If so, I'll take any suggestions on setup, paper 
> >recommendations, workflow, etc.
> 
> Welcome!  You've come to the right place.  I haven't used that 
model

> but the articles at the link below have some good information for
> anyone just getting started.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

Sam,

Thanks for the reply.

MIS is only suppling the 'original' Quadtones in Epson 900 
cartridges.  I'd like to try the VM inks but I'd need to go the 
route of refilling virgin carts (I want to prove to myself that the 
printer is capable of generating reasonable output before I go this 
way).

It appears that the Lyson Small Gamut inks are also not available in 
pre-filled Epson 900 carts.

Looks like if things prove out with the printer, I'm likely to get 
my first chnace to dip my toes in the 'refill ink' pool.

Thanks again,

Scott.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sam A. 
McCandless" <samcc@v...> wrote:
> Good printer, Scott; I still miss mine. I never tried a quad tone 
> inkset in it. It coped well with a variety of papers. The 
> heaviest/thickest I remember using in it was Crane's 300 gsm 
uncoated 
> cover stock, which wasn't very useful due to the dot gain. If 
someone 
> gave me one (and I could find some place to put it!), I think I'd 
try 
> Lyson's Small Gamut Photonic inkset in it if Lyson supports that. 
But 
> I assume that would be a more expensive experiment. I think it 
would 
> make a good printer for one of the MIS VM inksets, but I don't 
think 
> anyone has developed the necessary (I guess) curves for it. 
> Incidentally, the 900 is, I believe, one of the few printers for 
> which Adobe's discontinued PressReady rip works.
> 
> Sam
> 
> Sam McCandless       samcc@v...
> 
> 
> >I was just given a 'new' Epson Stylus Color 900 printer (two years
> >old but never used) at no cost.
> >
> >I'm thinking of trying my hand at some B&W printing (files from a
> >new digital camera) and thought a low-cost experiment would be to
> >buy / install a set of MIS Quadtone inks (MIS has pre-filled
> >Quadtone cartidges for the 900).
> >
> >Does anyone here have any experience with this Epson model ?  If 
so,
> >I'll take any suggestions on setup, paper recommendations, 
workflow,

> >etc.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Scott

Scott--

filling virgin carts is a bit intimidating if you read about it, but it's actually 
pretty easy in practice--and the additional investment compared to 
buying filled carts is small (I did it for a 740, and found that re-filling is a 
bit harder than filling virgins)

Matt

> Sam,
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> MIS is only suppling the 'original' Quadtones in Epson 900 
> cartridges.  I'd like to try the VM inks but I'd need to go the 
> route of refilling virgin carts (I want to prove to myself that the 
> printer is capable of generating reasonable output before I go this 
> way).
> 
> It appears that the Lyson Small Gamut inks are also not available in 
> pre-filled Epson 900 carts.
> 
> Looks like if things prove out with the printer, I'm likely to get 
> my first chnace to dip my toes in the 'refill ink' pool.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Scott.
Matt Haber
dance, portrait and fashion photography
http://www.matthaber.com

Matt,

Thanks for the encouragement.

Scott.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Haber" 
<matt@m...> wrote:
> Scott--
> 
> filling virgin carts is a bit intimidating if you read about it, 
but it's actually 
> pretty easy in practice--and the additional investment compared to 
> buying filled carts is small (I did it for a 740, and found that 
re-filling is a 
> bit harder than filling virgins)
> 
> Matt
> 
> > Sam,
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > 
> > MIS is only suppling the 'original' Quadtones in Epson 900 
> > cartridges.  I'd like to try the VM inks but I'd need to go the 
> > route of refilling virgin carts (I want to prove to myself that 
the 
> > printer is capable of generating reasonable output before I go 
this 
> > way).
> > 
> > It appears that the Lyson Small Gamut inks are also not 
available in 
> > pre-filled Epson 900 carts.
> > 
> > Looks like if things prove out with the printer, I'm likely to 
get 

> > my first chnace to dip my toes in the 'refill ink' pool.
> > 
> > Thanks again,
> > 
> > Scott.
> Matt Haber
> dance, portrait and fashion photography
> http://www.matthaber.com