Digital BW, The Print

Hello

I am a black and white large format photographer who is interested in 
setting up an Epson 1280 for a dedicated b&w setup.  I am interested 
in hearing feedback from users of the UT2/MIS setup using Paul 
Roark's curves as well as hearing feedback from people using 
PiezographyBW profiles.

I look forward to hearing from UT2 users and Piezo users.

Thanks in advance for all responses.

Regards
Ross Borgida

I've usedsome MIS inks. I'm currently using the UT-FSN on a 1160. 
Just the best inkset I've used. Wondeful prints,perfect tone,neutral 
as I like,can hardly think of anything better,and I've been around 
BW prints for about 10 years now. On Ilford Smooth Pearl or some 
fine art matte paper,it's the way to go for me... I use the Epson 
driver,straight with the Ilford and with Paul's curves for the 
mattes.
Best,
André

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "borgida" 
<borgida@y...> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am a black and white large format photographer who is interested 
in 
> setting up an Epson 1280 for a dedicated b&w setup.  I am 
interested 

> in hearing feedback from users of the UT2/MIS setup using Paul 
> Roark's curves as well as hearing feedback from people using 
> PiezographyBW profiles.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from UT2 users and Piezo users.
> 
> Thanks in advance for all responses.
> 
> Regards
> Ross Borgida

> From: borgida [mailto:borgida@...]
>
> I am a black and white large format photographer who is interested in
> setting up an Epson 1280 for a dedicated b&w setup.  I am interested
> in hearing feedback from users of the UT2/MIS setup using Paul
> Roark's curves as well as hearing feedback from people using
> PiezographyBW profiles.

The Yahoo group archives are available online, so you can read a huge amount
of stuff that people have already said. I'll bet a search on UT2 and
Piezography turns up a well-culled list of messages.

--

Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

Ross,

I've used both and either will work well for you.  If
you are just starting in black and white, and do not
have much experience with B&W inkjet printing then I
would suggest the Piezography system to start.  Their
customer service is incredibly slow - but their
documentation and instructions are excellent.

The piezo system is monotone, so check with their
website for the different colors available.

Once you are a bit more advanced, I would try the UT2
inkset as it is the most versatile inkset available
for the 1280.  You will want to scour the list
archives for proper use of UT2, but it is worth the
extra work.

Don


--- borgida <borgida@...> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am a black and white large format photographer who
> is interested in 
> setting up an Epson 1280 for a dedicated b&w setup. 
> I am interested 
> in hearing feedback from users of the UT2/MIS setup
> using Paul 
> Roark's curves as well as hearing feedback from
> people using 
> PiezographyBW profiles.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from UT2 users and Piezo
> users.
> 
> Thanks in advance for all responses.
> 
> Regards
> Ross Borgida
> 
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Hello Ross,

I tried PiezographyBW with the new ICC paper profiles and I could 
not solve the blocked middle tones in the images or the grayscale. I 
switched to MIS FSN and was very much pleased, and have now switched 
to UT2 inks from MIS (primarily because that inkset will allow me to 
also use glossy papers).I use an Epson 1280 that I bought from one 
of the newsgroup members and have not had any trouble producing the 
kind of images that I am proud to show people.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny Eades





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "borgida" 
<borgida@y...> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am a black and white large format photographer who is interested 
in 
> setting up an Epson 1280 for a dedicated b&w setup.  I am 
interested 

> in hearing feedback from users of the UT2/MIS setup using Paul 
> Roark's curves as well as hearing feedback from people using 
> PiezographyBW profiles.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from UT2 users and Piezo users.
> 
> Thanks in advance for all responses.
> 
> Regards
> Ross Borgida