Digital BW, The Print

Actually, the MIS forums will be down until mid July. As for the Pro 
vs K4, I believe that the you are right about some of the colors being 
the same and I think that they are the PK and LK. But unlike the MIS 
Pro, which uses PK, MK(Ebony) and LK, the K4 uses LK, LLK(a lighter 
light black), and EITHER PK or MK(Ebony). But not both PK and MK. The 
2400, and X800, printers(the K3 printers)utilize 3 different blacks, 
but not the same 3 as the printers that use the MIS Pro. With the K3 
printers, you can't print glossy and matte without changing out the PK 
or the MK. With the 2400, this is easier(and less expensive) than the 
X800 printers, as there isn't as great amount of ink lost in the 
change over. That being said, I have had my 4800 running for a little 
over a week, and all I can say is WOW! I am still using the inks that 
came with the printer, but when I first got it I looked into the MIS 
K4 inks, asked all kinds of questions at MIS about the differences 
with Epson. One difference (if I remember correctly)is that the MIS K4 
doesn't have the micro encapsulation as the Epson K3. I've only made 
one B&W using the ABW, but was very pleased with what I got. I'm 
waiting on some paper that I just ordered, then I plan to fire up the 
PrintFixPro and really set this printer up. I've been reading about 
QTR, and hope to utilize it along with the PFP to get better results 
with this printer when doing B&W.  

KeithR

Now I'm getting very confused. I've been looking into MIS Pro and MIS K4 for
my Epson 2200. I've read a few posts in my search that say the MIS Pro will
not address bronzing, but that the K4 inks (like Epson's K3) does. 

Can anyone confirm how well the MIS Pro inks address bronzing on gloss
paper?

Thanks,

Terry.

> -----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Keith R.

> Actually, the MIS forums will be down until mid July. As for 
> the Pro vs K4, I believe that the you are right about some of 
> the colors being the same and I think that they are the PK 
> and LK.

The bronzing problem was very significantly helped - virtually eliminated on
many papers - by the new base MIS uses in its pigment inks.  This new base
should be in all of the MIS pigment inks. 

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Terry
Ritz
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 9:56 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] MIS Pro vs MIS K4

 

Now I'm getting very confused. I've been looking into MIS Pro and MIS K4 for
my Epson 2200. I've read a few posts in my search that say the MIS Pro will
not address bronzing, but that the K4 inks (like Epson's K3) does. 

Can anyone confirm how well the MIS Pro inks address bronzing on gloss
paper?

Thanks,

Terry.

> -----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Keith R.

> Actually, the MIS forums will be down until mid July. As for 
> the Pro vs K4, I believe that the you are right about some of 
> the colors being the same and I think that they are the PK 
> and LK.

 



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I do not and have not owned a 2200 printer, but from what I read, it 
is a 7 ink printer and uses the epson UC inks(5 colors and 2 blacks). 
The MIS Pro was designed to be used in this,and I assume other,"like" 
printers. The MIS K4 inks, are supposed to be equivalent to the epson 
K3 inks(5 colors and 3 black inks). Supposedly, it is the inclusion 
of the 3rd black ink(a light light black)that has helped with the 
bronzing. It has helped with better B&W on glossy material. As I 
stated, I don't have the 2200, but unless it has the slot for the 3rd 
black ink, I don't know how you can get it to work, short of using a 
rip, and even then, your not able to use all 3 black inks.
As to make up of the MIS Pro and MIS K4, I did find out that SOME of 
the inks are the same, and that the MIS inks do not have the micro 
encapsulation technology that the epson inks have. I specifically 
asked the forum admin(Marine) this and those were his replies, when I 
asked in late march and early april. I had just gottem a 4800 and 
having use MIS in the past with my 1280, I wanted to know what 
comparisons there were between the epson K3 and the MIS K4.

KeithR 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Terry Ritz" 
<t.ritz@...> wrote:
>
> Now I'm getting very confused. I've been looking into MIS Pro and 
MIS K4 for
> my Epson 2200. I've read a few posts in my search that say the MIS 
Pro will
> not address bronzing, but that the K4 inks (like Epson's K3) does. 
> 
> Can anyone confirm how well the MIS Pro inks address bronzing on 
gloss

> paper?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Terry.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Keith R.
> 
> > Actually, the MIS forums will be down until mid July. As for 
> > the Pro vs K4, I believe that the you are right about some of 
> > the colors being the same and I think that they are the PK 
> > and LK.
>