QTR-Quadtone RIP

Myron,

I fade tested them and they did pretty miserably against the Epson OEM inks.
In fact they were doing so poorly against the Epson K3s I pulled them from
the test assembly after about 1,000 hours to make room for something else.
Aardenberg's tests of the R800 inks show them to be many times more
vulnerable to light fading (at least comparatively). The MIS Epson
"equivalent" inks (especially the color ones) are made with the same base
and pigments. PK and of course Eboni are extremely stable. 

I like MIS a lot and do lots of business and testing with them and their
products, most of which are excellent. Unfortunately the K3 equivalents
don't live up to their billing. They do look and work great and are of
course far less expensive, so on balance it doesn't mean you shouldn't use
them. I'm sure prints from them will still outlive us and most traditional
color chemical prints as well.

Best,

Tom

Yes, they currently call them "K4 pigment K3 Epson equivalent".


On 2011-05-24, at 1:05 PM, Tom Mallonee wrote:

> Myron,
> 
> Which MIS inks are you substituting? Are they the MIS K3 "equivalents"? 
> 
> Tom Mallonee
> www.ovimaging.com
> 
> And finally: I have stuck with MIS inks because they look good 
> generally, they are *much* less expensive than Epson's, there are at 
> least a few independent tests showing good archival properties, *and* 
> Paul Roark uses/recommends/works-with them. The other full color 
> alternatives make me a little nervous, since truth-in-advertising is not
rampant in this business.
> 
> 
> 
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