Digital BW, The Print

I forgot to mention in my previous post that the cartridge version of
septone absolutely does not work. You will use all of your expensive
ink trying to get a good nozzle check but you will never get a good
nozzle check. If you feel that you must use septone then you will have
to invest in the CIS version. It actually works well with regard to
stability and good nozzle checks. Of course there was that horrible
customer service and the six week nightmare to get to the point where
I could actually make a print. Then there are the lingering doubts
about ink stability. With so many other better options available I
can't recommend Septone. I really like the 1280 with UT2 ink.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"xspamxken.schuster" <xspamxken.schuster@e...> wrote:
> From the FWIW dept.:  I tried the Septone system on my 2200. After a
couple 
> hours of getting it installed properly, and then having to wait
overnight for 
> the ink to "settle" before getting an almost perfect nozzle check, I
ran some 
> test prints and they were superb. Clean, grainless, neutral color,
full of fine 
> detail and rich D-max. I was hooked and ordered more inks as backup.
After two 
> days of not using the printer, I started it up again to make some
more Septone 
> prints. More nozzle check nightmares! About six hours later, I got
an almost 
> perfect nozzle check, and subsequent gorgeous prints. A week later,
it was 
> nozzle-check hell again. I could not get even an "almost" perfect
check print. I 
> waited 24 hours and tried it again... worse! By then, the new inks
had arrived, 
> so I replaced all of the existing ones with the new ones, and went
through the 
> same nozzle check craziness again, but no amount of wait-time, no
amount of 
> trying every trick in the book would give me better than a very
crappy nozzle 
> check. Finally, I yanked all the inks and tossed them in the trash.
Then I 
> downloaded QTR just for the hell of it, knowing full well that a
little $50 
> shareware RIP was worthless with Epson Ultrachrome Inks. I was
shocked by how 
> wrong I was. I sent-in my $50 that night, downloaded QTRgui, and
that was all I 
> needed to make very good b&w prints without switching inks. The
Septone prints 
> look slightly better through an 8X loupe.
> 
> 
> 
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