Digital BW, The Print

Which inkset is the best way to go for printing b/w warm tone prints on 
an Epson 1280?  And, given the ut2 inkset that I'm currently using 
which inks are common with EB6 if the EB6 inkset is better? 

Thanks, Mike

Mike,


> Which inkset is the best way to go for printing b/w warm tone 
> prints on an Epson 1280? 

My 2200 is printing Carbon-6 now as I type this. My 7500 uses Eboni-
6, and both have worked well in the 220.  This generic 100% carbon 
approach is where I'm going now.

So, from my perspective, that is what I'd use.  That's all I can 
really comment on.  

I believe the 1280 can do this with either one of these inksets 
(Eboni-6 being the commercial version of Carbon-6).  I have not tried 
it, however.  On the other hand, the same basic ink densities are 
used in most of the Epson inskets I've made.  The hextone, 2k and 3k 
printers share a lot in common.  The Eboni-6 uses the standard 
density ratios; Carbon-6 is a slight modification to make mixing 
easier for some.

The Eboni MK ink is the only common ink with UT2.

If you do switch to Eboni-6, be sure to thoroughly flush the color 
positions and parking pad.  (I have no evidence of Carbon-6 
incompatibilities, but have also not tested for it.  Carbon-6 is more 
experimental and is currently in long term testing by me and others.  
It is not an MIS product except for the Eboni.)

I hope and believe that these monotone inksets are easy enough to 
profile that it'll open up their use to many people on many 
printers.  But I really don't know how many people are interested in 
getting into B&W in this way.  It works for me.  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com