Digital BW, The Print

Pete,

 

    Using my Epson R2000, my results printing B&W on gloss or semi-gloss
paper have been good to excellent. I've been really happy with Red River
Polar Pearl Metallic for glossy and with Red River San Gabriel Semigloss
Fiber. For a less expensive semi-gloss I like Red River  UltraPro Satin.
I've made some great prints on Harman Gloss Baryta (although it's really a
semi-gloss), but I gave up on it because it was usually so badly curled that
the R2000 wouldn't feed it - I'd end up using 2 or 3 sheets to get one that
ran through the printer properly.

 

   On the other hand, my results printing B&W on matte paper have been
disappointing, despite the fact that the R2000 has a separate black ink
cartridge for matte printing. The Epson recommended Presentation Matte is
absolutely horrible! Results with (expensive!) Hahnemuhle German Etching
were better but still fairly awful. The best I've managed was with Moab
Entrada Rag (also expensive, but not as bad as the German Etching) which at
least produces some acceptable prints, but still hit and miss - it seems OK
with high-contrast subjects but still suboptimal for wider range images.

 

   My hope is that the six dilutions in the EB6 could keep the good DMax
I've achieved with the Entrada but let me get a smooth mid-range as well.

 

Chuck

 

 

 

   

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete
Bergstrom
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 1:14 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1430

 

  

Hi Chuck,

 

I'm planning to switch to EB6 in a 14xx when my 2200s give up the ghost. I
don't actually expect the printing to change much after the switch (the
1400/1430 has a smaller drop size, but only for certain situations - not
every dot on a print is printed at 1.5pl.

 

Getting started with EB6 and QTR in the first place is pretty easy; you've
been seeing my prints using it for a while. 

 

My paper choice has partly been driven by my print color preference
(relatively warm) but also by the paper handling in my old 2200s. I have
trouble with Canson Photo Rag, a paper I really like, in the 2200 but have
no trouble with it in my 1400 (color inks). In the 2200, after running a
couple of sheets of CPR the rollers don't have much grip for pulling new
sheets in. Conversely, I can run a lot of sheets through the 1400. I have
the impression that the CPR leaves something behind, but haven't any
evidence to prove it's anything more than operator error. A few sheets of
another paper  clears up the handling just fine.

 

Lately I've been using Red River's Aurora Art Natural, and it works great.

 

Best,

Pete

 

 

On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Charles Peacock <lists@...> wrote:

 

With the discontinuance of the Epson 1400 and the recently skyrocketing
prices of remaining new  and refurbished units (best price I can find is
$799 new or $400 refurbished . plus $20 shipping!), I was wondering if
anyone has tried the EB6 inks in the 1430 that Epson lists as the
replacement? 

 

Unusually for Epson, the 1430 uses the same cartridges as the 1400 - Epson
passed up a chance to obsolete old cartridges!

 

Chuck Peacock