Digital BW, The Print

Will PK reach the same density on EEM as MK. I have always used PK for 
semi-gloss paper but would like to try working with matte. There is 
alot of ink waste on the 2400 and staying with PK would be cheaper. I 
have been thinking of buying a 1800 for BW using Pauls method, but 1800 
is no longer available.

Steve Wadlington

Steve,

Yes, there is a pretty big difference between MK and PK ink on most, if 
not all, matte fine art papers.  

If the 2400 is like the 2200, then you should waste nearly no ink at 
all when swapping out the cartridges.  On larger format printers it's a 
different story, but my 2200 wastes hardly any ink at all.  

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steve_wadlington" 
<steve_wadlington@...> wrote:
>
> Will PK reach the same density on EEM as MK. I have always used PK 
for 
> semi-gloss paper but would like to try working with matte. There is 
> alot of ink waste on the 2400 and staying with PK would be cheaper. I 
> have been thinking of buying a 1800 for BW using Pauls method, but 
1800 

> is no longer available.
> 
> Steve Wadlington
>

Steve -- 
  Epson has introduced the R1900 but the R1800 is as readily available as ever.  In fact, it is a good deal cheaper now.  Have a look around and you'll find them practically everywhere.




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Thank you. I've only tried EEM on a canon ink printer and wasn't 
happy with the density. I have one Epson MK cartridge, so I will try 
the switch out. It is amazing watching the ink levels ($$$$)going 
down when printing color on the 2400




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Dina" 
<lou@...> wrote:
>
> Steve,
> 
> Yes, there is a pretty big difference between MK and PK ink on 
most, if 
> not all, matte fine art papers.  
> 
> If the 2400 is like the 2200, then you should waste nearly no ink 
at 
> all when swapping out the cartridges.  On larger format printers 
it's a 

> different story, but my 2200 wastes hardly any ink at all.  
> 
> Lou
>

I checked B&H, Adorama, Epson Store. Out of stock. I will try local.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Harold Jackson 
<harold@...> wrote:
>
> Steve -- 
>   Epson has introduced the R1900 but the R1800 is as readily 
available as ever.  In fact, it is a good deal cheaper now.  Have a 
look around and you'll find them practically everywhere.

> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Steve_Wadlington wrote:

> I have been thinking of buying a 1800 for BW using
> Pauls method, but 1800 is no longer available.

Epson currently offers refurbished 1800s for $349 with
free shipping. See http://tinyurl.com/3cj5ch.

Antoine Dese

My experience is that the images look pretty muddy using the PK on EEM 
and I have not particularly liked it. I too use almost exclusively PK 
on Epson Premium Semigloss, but when I want to print a greeting card on 
matt paper or a CD jewel case insert, I use the PK/EEM combo. It is 
passable, but I certainly would not want to do any "art" with it. This 
is why for cards now I am using papers that take PK and gluing or 
drymounting them onto my card stock. The new fiber papers look great 
for this use but folding the paper can leave a bit of a ragged fold 
edge in that the coating cracks ever so slightly. Hope this is helpful.

http://www.ScottJonesPhoto.com

Are refurbs ok? I read somewhere that Epson refurbs have some parts
ok, but to take one example, they don't put in a new waste pad. So you
soon get messages that the printer won't work because of this. Anyone
know about this issue? Thanks all!

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "antoinedese"
<yahoogg@...> wrote:

>
> Steve_Wadlington wrote:
> 
> > I have been thinking of buying a 1800 for BW using
> > Pauls method, but 1800 is no longer available.
> 
> Epson currently offers refurbished 1800s for $349 with
> free shipping. See http://tinyurl.com/3cj5ch.
> 
> Antoine Dese
>