Digital BW, The Print

I use both 1280 w/UT2 and 2200 w/Septone both with CIS.

Septone prints are pretty good but the setup was a nightmare. What is
your tolerance for dealing with a company that refuses to admit that
they can make a mistake. It took six weeks to get the system running.
Lots of unanswered emails and lots of test patterns being snail mailed
back and forth across the country. The problem was the wrong inks in
the bottles and cartridges. The bulk inks and the CIS came from
different sources and both sources had defective goods and both
sources refused to acccept responsibility. Finally they sent
replacements and it works fine now but I would not go through that again.

With the 1280 I ordered the UT2 CIS setup from MIS. It arrived in two
days and I had it running in about an hour and no problems since. You
have a lot of control with the 1280 if you stay in grayscale and use
the Epson driver. You can also use Paul's curves.

For my money, the UT2 prints look better, especially in the shadows,
than the septone and no proprietary software and dongles are required.

The 2200 is a great printer but so is the 1280 for a lot less money.

 





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "petroscans"
<chris@p...> wrote:
> 
> All:
> 
> I am considering upgrading my B&W system from an Epson 1280 using 
> Piezography and MIS Full Spectrum inks.
> 
> Leaning towards Septone and an Epson 2200.  I found that I can put 
> it all together for ~a grand.  The Septone blows my current system 
> away--shadow separation is terrific, and there are NO DOTS--even 
> under a loupe (as far as I can see).
> 
> My question is:  What might be the benefits of switching my 1280 
> over to MIS UT2 instead of Septone?  Are any of you using Septone?  
> It makes beautiful prints, and I have seen a beautiful limited 
> edition book printed with it ("Darktown" by Steve Mulligan).  I have 
> not had the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of the UT2 
> inks and Septone, though.
> 
> Thanks for any input you might have!
> 
> Chris