Digital BW, The Print

> I have not had a chance to look at all of these, but I did quickly 
> compare pages 4 of the tests Epson ink v. MIS ink on Red River Pro 
> Gloss paper.
> 
> Epson OEM ink test restults are at:
> > http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/pdfs/AaI_20071008_SN002(Lf).pdf
> > 
> MIS R800 ink test is at: 
> > http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/pdfs/AaI_20071008_SN002(Lf).pdf
> Look at pages "4(5 of 9)".

I suggest looking at p. 6 (7 of 9) as it is the 20 year test 
equivalent and shows you how the fading trend plays out.

> Compare the Epson and MIS Black (F4) and Max Black (F5) in the 
charts.
> Both Epson and MIS PK have an excellent I* of 100.0 (the best 
rating).

Yes, PK looks quite stable.  Too bad there's no MK test but I'd guess 
it would be at least as good.

I am strongly considering switching my yellow ink based on this test 
for color work- noticable tone shifts after 10 years aren't too 
appealing.

Does anyone know if the MIS R1800 yellow and R2400 yellow are the 
same, and thus would an Epson OEM ultrachrome yellow sucked out of a 
cart like for the 3800 work?  

Would the new MIS refill kit be able to extract this ink or would you 
have to drill a hole in the cartridge or is it impossible?  In the 
meantime I will probably reload my Epson OEM Yellow (I'm already 
using the Epson PK as it gets a better Dmax with the driver).