Digital BW, The Print

OK so this is a question, well maybe several about QTR and various
inksets.  I've done searchs here but this is maybe more basic than the
topics and threads I found.

I print with a 2200, print from digital caputure and scanned negs and
am pretty much happy with BO and UT7 printing on mostly matt papers. 
I am not one to make my own profiles.  I barely have time to print at
all it seems. 

So why be interested in QTR?  Well there is my question so here goes.

Reading front the QTR website I should be able to .........

1. Print with OE 2200 inks and make B&Ws w/o meteramism (sp) and
adjust print tone on the papers I use with QTR profiles.  OE inks
never fail me whether I print every day or once a month, they always work.

2. Do the same as above with UT7s from MIS. UT7s don't like to sit
idle, really don't like to sit idle unistalled while I have OEs in the
printer.

Still do BO prints when I want w/o changing a thing.

Use the new Cone Neutral/warm/Split 7 ink sets.  I've never used Cone
products.  I went with BO early on when the 2200 out of the box didn't
give me the B&W I wanted. I'd heard/read that Cones clogged and had
other problems.  I wanted none of that.  Has that changed?  Keep in
mind sometimes I don't print for a month.

So am I correct in the above?  QTR would do all that?  Give me all
those options?

Then again it sounds as if maybe a new 3800 would do all of the above
including maybe BO with nothing but OE inks.

So I'd like to get some opinions on how well QTR works with what I
described above.  I just never considered it before as I need to keep
it simple and reliable so when I get time it all works w/o clogs etc.

Thanks ahead of time

Neil

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "neilsphoto" <neilsphoto@...> 
wrote:
>
I print on the 2200 using Cone NK7 inks. They can sit for quite a while and still print. 
These inks have never clogged my printer.

QTR supplies many profiles for the Cone inks. You won't have a problem finding several 
papers you like that have been profiled.

QTR with OEM inks work well, but color inks have different fade properties than a straight 
Black and White set.

QTR is cheap compared with anything else out there! You can't go wrong using it!

Steve

> OK so this is a question, well maybe several about QTR and various
> inksets.  I've done searchs here but this is maybe more basic than the
> topics and threads I found.
> 
> I print with a 2200, print from digital caputure and scanned negs and
> am pretty much happy with BO and UT7 printing on mostly matt papers. 
> I am not one to make my own profiles.  I barely have time to print at
> all it seems. 
> 
> So why be interested in QTR?  Well there is my question so here goes.
> 
> Reading front the QTR website I should be able to .........
> 
> 1. Print with OE 2200 inks and make B&Ws w/o meteramism (sp) and
> adjust print tone on the papers I use with QTR profiles.  OE inks
> never fail me whether I print every day or once a month, they always work.
> 
> 2. Do the same as above with UT7s from MIS. UT7s don't like to sit
> idle, really don't like to sit idle unistalled while I have OEs in the
> printer.
> 
> Still do BO prints when I want w/o changing a thing.
> 
> Use the new Cone Neutral/warm/Split 7 ink sets.  I've never used Cone
> products.  I went with BO early on when the 2200 out of the box didn't
> give me the B&W I wanted. I'd heard/read that Cones clogged and had
> other problems.  I wanted none of that.  Has that changed?  Keep in
> mind sometimes I don't print for a month.
> 
> So am I correct in the above?  QTR would do all that?  Give me all
> those options?
> 
> Then again it sounds as if maybe a new 3800 would do all of the above
> including maybe BO with nothing but OE inks.
> 
> So I'd like to get some opinions on how well QTR works with what I
> described above.  I just never considered it before as I need to keep
> it simple and reliable so when I get time it all works w/o clogs etc.
> 
> Thanks ahead of time
> 
> Neil
>

> I print on the 2200 using Cone NK7 inks. They can sit for quite a
while and still print. 
> These inks have never clogged my printer.
> 
> QTR supplies many profiles for the Cone inks. You won't have a
problem finding several 
> papers you like that have been profiled.
> 
> QTR with OEM inks work well, but color inks have different fade
properties than a straight 
> Black and White set.

Steve

Thanks for the reply. I understand the OE UC inks may have a shorter
life than MIS or Cone but they always work no longer how long the 2200
sits.

I have a real problem with MIS UT7s not making a clean nozzle check no
matter how many cleanings or say after 2 cycles.  In fact the nozzle
check gets worse after 2 cleanings.  For some reason the magenta and
cyan positions give me the most trouble and yet every OE cart in those
positions works perfectly.

So I may give QTR a try.  I print my B&W mostly on EEM for proofs and
HPR or Epson VFA for finals.  I have also been using Innova F gloss. 
Are there curves or ICCs for the Innova in the QTR?

Thanks

Neil