Digital BW, The Print

A previous post asked about reliability for the spongeless carts and
the 2200 and that he didn't want the same trouble as he had with a
1280 and the carts.  I think I've read that most folks like them and
as I have some in route along with some ink and refilling gear I hope
I made the right decision.  I've been using the MIS UT2 filled carts
for some time without any issues.  Haven't the 1280 spongeless carts
been well received?

Thanks,

Tom

Hello Tom,

I think you will be very much pleased with the MIS spongeless carts. I 
have two 1280 and that is all I use in them. One if for color and the 
other for B&W. I'd never go any other way.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Husband" 
<thusband@s...> wrote:

> A previous post asked about reliability for the spongeless carts and
> the 2200 and that he didn't want the same trouble as he had with a
> 1280 and the carts.  I think I've read that most folks like them and
> as I have some in route along with some ink and refilling gear I hope
> I made the right decision.  I've been using the MIS UT2 filled carts
> for some time without any issues.  Haven't the 1280 spongeless carts
> been well received?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom

Good to hear.  Thanks Johnny!

Tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades"
<jeades1@s...> wrote:

> Hello Tom,
> 
> I think you will be very much pleased with the MIS spongeless carts. I 
> have two 1280 and that is all I use in them. One if for color and the 
> other for B&W. I'd never go any other way.
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Husband"
<thusband@s...> wrote:
> A previous post asked about reliability for the spongeless carts and
> the 2200 and that he didn't want the same trouble as he had with a
> 1280 and the carts.  I think I've read that most folks like them and
> as I have some in route along with some ink and refilling gear I
hope
> I made the right decision.  I've been using the MIS UT2 filled carts
> for some time without any issues.  Haven't the 1280 spongeless carts
> been well received?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom

Hi Tom,

In general, it seems most users have pretty good luck with them.  My
1280 was used (I now suspect pretty heavily) with dye inks before I
acquired it and switched it over to UT2; from anecdotal evidence, it
seems that heavy dye usage may sometimes prove problematic.  Or not.

I didn't mean to imply that many others had encountered troubles with
that setup; if your experience is more typical, the spongeless setup
should function with minimal issues - the carts are really easy to
use, and it is a cost-effective solution that produces beautiful
prints when it works correctly.

(I took another shot at cleaning it as thoroughly as I dared this
weekend; I may give it another shot yet.  At least I can now use dye
inks again!)

Best wishes - 
Eric