Digital BW, The Print

Hi all
Can anyone tell me if Eboni ink carts are available in the UK?

Thanks

Brian

Hi Brian

I'm based in the UK and order mine from MIS.  I have only used their
cheapest shipping option which typically takes 1-2 weeks.

(I've heard that the monochrome ink sold by Permajet is rebranded MIS
ink.  It works out cheaper to order it direct though.)

Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian"
<brian@...> wrote:

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> 
> Hi all
> Can anyone tell me if Eboni ink carts are available in the UK?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Brian
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian"
<brian@...> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> Can anyone tell me if Eboni ink carts are available in the UK?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Brian

Wow, second time I've seen this question in a 24 hour period. Brian,
do you, by any chance, post as "Benoit MATHIEU" on photo.net?

Anyway, here's what I said over there:

The inks are actually made by a company in New York called Image
Specialists. If my database is correct, Eboni is actually Image
Specialists WJ1106 (but I would email Image Specialists to confirm).
MIS is just one US distributor, along with WeInk (aka GetInkExpress).
Distributors get ink from Image Specialists in 1/2 gallon (about 2
liter) and gallon (4l) jugs, or 5 gallon (20l) drums, and load it into
4 ounce (or 125ml bottles, on your side of the pond) or printer carts
and sell it to those of us who can't afford gallon jugs of ink (or
don't want to handle or store them. If you've even the results of a 5
gallon ink spill... But I digress)

Image Specialists has three European distributors: TECNOdigital sas in
Italy, Gemini Colours B.V. in the Netherworld, and A&V Slovakia,
s.r.o. in Slovokia (obviously).

http://image-specialists.com/default.asp

Hope this helps.

Ciao!

Joe

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Ellis"
<christian.ellis@...> wrote:
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> Hi Brian
> 
> I'm based in the UK and order mine from MIS.  I have only used their
> cheapest shipping option which typically takes 1-2 weeks.
> 
> (I've heard that the monochrome ink sold by Permajet is rebranded MIS
> ink.  It works out cheaper to order it direct though.)

Chris, it's unlikely that Permajet rebrands MIS Ink, since MIS doesn't
actually make the inks. More likely that they simply order the same
inks that MIS does from the manufacturer, Image Specialists.