Digital BW, The Print

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 9:15 AM, ';Edward Wiseman' pahts@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Arlene!..

You’re sending this query via the “digital black and white the print” forum, which primarily deals with black and white printing..The 1430 and it’s predecessor the Stylus 1400 are “dye-based” printers.. utilizing Epson’s long lasting Color “Claria Inks”. If you are looking to go to black and white only, you will need to go to 3rd party inks for the permanency of carbon based pigment inks as well as the better black and whites that you will be able to produce vs using Epson Claria Inks..That said, MY solution was to have 2 printers, one dye Epson Claria printer, and a 1400 converted to B&W using carbon pigment inks..I’m also using long lasting 3rd party dye inks from Inkjet Mall.com, and while they may not be “long-term Archival”, they will probably out live me..Understand, that for prints to last, they should be framed mounted UV protective sprayed, and matted under glass, and sealed in the back , and hung on a wall not facing the sun or fluorescent lighting for best-case longevity..Any way you look at it, the 1400 is a great BARGAIN and a VERY reliable printer wit results that can be absolutely “STUNNING”

Good luck whatever you choose. You won’t regret getting this printer!

Eddie

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:09 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: epson eco and 1430

The Epson 1430 is a very attractive buy, but I have been dedicated to archival pigment inks for my photographs. What do the purists here think about dye inks?

Arlene Love

arlenelove3@aol.com