Re: black and white printer

Thanks. Can you suggest a printer which uses the quadtone inks? I've looked
at Cone's website and looked at the info on his inks.
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Harvey <harveyt@aracnet.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] black and white printer

> >I have been printing my paper negatives via photoshop and an Epson 1270.
I
> >conclude that it is truly impossible to get an reliably adequate B&W
print
> >out of the 1270. I use duotone instead, which usually is aceptable, but
I'd
> >really like any reports of successful experience in ink jet printing of
B&W
> >images.
>
> Sounds like you need the added pleasure of a whole new list on Epson
> inkjet printing. You can search the archive without getting all the
> e-mails at:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epson-inkjet/messages
>
>
> The short answer is that you cannot get consistently acceptable B&W
> results with color inkjet printers. I've tried Epson 750, 860, and
> 1160 printers. I have been able to get pleasing prints some of the
> time -- as long as I keep the print in one type of light and never
> compare it side-by-side with other prints. What looks good in one
> setting seems too magenta or green in other settings. The only real
> solution is quadtone inks, though finding an inkset that does not
> print slightly warm is a challenge. I have found the inksets and
> continuous ink system from MIS Associates to work pretty well and for
> an affordable price. Many others swear by Jon Cone's Piezography
> system -- but the software and inks are pricy.
>
> Tom
>
>
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Received on Fri Mar 2 09:08:15 2001