Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface" 
<sagaface@y...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello Helen,
> 
> 
> One question, and this is probably a really obvious one, but I am 
just getting started with 
> an Epson 2200 (bye bye Canon) that a friend who bought the R2400 
gave me. When you 
> mentioned at the bottom of this post that you were using K3 inks in 
your 2200, it threw 
> me. Did I read that right? 
> 
> 
> Sarah
> 
> 


Yes, you read it right, she claified that in one other post. As a 3 
black system with a RIP set up for only black and white prints, there 
is no reason you couldn't use those inks. If you run a color RIP, 
there is again no reason you couldn't use part of the K3 set in 
you "regular" Ultrachrome printer.

Officially, Epson will tell you that the pigment to base ratio of the 
newer inks is far to high to be used in older printers. But the third 
party inks that I use, which are also a high pigment to base ratio, 
work very well in my ancient 9500. I do need to use a RIP since the 
density of each color hits maximum far before the OEM inks.