Digital BW, The Print

All of the MIS B/W inksets (MIS-FS, MIS-VM, & MIS-N) are excellent 
choices as alternatives to the PiezoBW inkset.  The only real 
difference is in the warmth and personal preference.

Jeff Randall


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> 
> I've been through everything Piezo, and I much prefer the VM inks. 
For a
> beginner, it would be much less money to go with the MIS VM inks. I 
bet
> I've thrown away $600 in paper and inks setting up the Piezo 
system. But
> I was among the first to use it and the software was very buggy, 
and my
> 3000 printer was nothing but hassles. Today, I wouldn't expect it to
> cost much in testing, as the printers are much better, but the cone 
inks
> did display a LOT of problems with clogging and inks turning green 
etc.
> 
> I am very anxious to see someone using these new piezotone inks in 
an
> upcoming print exchange. Then I'll know for myself if they deliver
> better results than the VM MIS inkset. I still MUCH prefer the VM 
MIS
> inkset to the original Piezo inks.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Robert Morrison wrote:
> > 
> > I've been at quad printing for about a year and a half (digital 
printing
> > since dot matrix printers in the 80's) and have tried nearly 
every major
> > system to date.  I think there is no better money spent than an 
initial
> > piezo software purchase.  You will get great prints across many 
different
> > image files...with very little tweaking and will be able to 
experiment with
> > papers...which in my opinion is one of the most interesting 
alternatives
> > that inkjet printing provides over the darkroom.  RGB work flows 
are really
> > tricky from image to image and are very difficult when you switch 
from paper
> > to paper in my opinion.  The MIS VM ink set provides some 
interesting
> > possibilities, but I would strongly encourage a beginner to get 
the piezo
> > software with a set of Cone's new piezotones...I've used all the 
major ink
> > sets out there and I think the piezotones blow the others away.  
They are a
> > little more expensive...but certainly not 80%...and besides, ink 
is a small
> > part of the final cost of a print, particularly with good paper.
> > 
> > Robert
> > 
> > On 6/24/02 7:12 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > 
> > > You'd get just as good results using the VM inkset and Paul 
Roark's
> > > curves, and your ink cost would be cut by about 80 percent. 
Also you
> > > don't need any software.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > 
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