What Godfrey said. I have the R2880 and the bw prints are very nice. I'd say get a newer printer :-) Cheers, Christine
On Feb 7, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > I did this sort of conversion printer setup in the 2000 to 2005 time > period. My most successful setup was an Epson 1160 printer fitted with > MIS Quadtone inks at that time, but there was a lot of inconsistency > to the process as well as a great deal of issues with clogging, paper > compatibility, ink running, etc. Do a search on quadtone inks for > potential current inksets for that printer. And on QuadTone RIP for a > printing solution that works well for monochrome. > > But, in general, you'd be better off finding a used Epson R2400 or > R2880 ... any model that uses the full K3 pigment ink set. This ink > set makes superb, exhibition-quality monochrome prints using the > standard Epson drivers for these printers, is 100% consistent, doesn't > clog, and is fully archival rated. There are also paper profiles for > the widest range of papers available for these printers. > > I've been printing all my exhibition and client work with the same > Epson R2400 since 2005. It's way past its "due by" date, having pushed > at least 7000 8x10 equivalents through at this point. And yet it keeps > on going. (Any card I've sent you through these years, B&W or color, > was printed on that printer...) > > Godfrey > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi de ho >> >> Does anyone know of anybody out there who makes a sort of mono printing >> conversion for inkjet printers? I have an old i865 which takes the >> popular BCI6 carts - I wonder if anyone has a method to turn it into a >> decent black and white printer with a set of mono inks? Printing mono >> from it always gives a green cast and looks horrible. >> >> Of course I might consider a newer printer ;-) >> >> -- >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, >> || (O) | Web Video Producion >> ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> >> _____________________________ >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
