iml
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Has anyone here tried these inks?
http://www.piezography.com/site/piezography-neutral-k7.html
I have an Epson R1800 and print almost exlusively b&w, on matte or lustre paper, so this is an interesting option. The R1800 produces very good b&w, but prints are prone to a purplish cast under natural light (metamerism). They look very good under normal tungsten light, however.
I need a new set of inks soon anyway, and the Piezo inks are not too expensive compared to standard Epson inks, so maybe these are worth exploring.
All input welcome.
Ian
http://www.piezography.com/site/piezography-neutral-k7.html
I have an Epson R1800 and print almost exlusively b&w, on matte or lustre paper, so this is an interesting option. The R1800 produces very good b&w, but prints are prone to a purplish cast under natural light (metamerism). They look very good under normal tungsten light, however.
I need a new set of inks soon anyway, and the Piezo inks are not too expensive compared to standard Epson inks, so maybe these are worth exploring.
All input welcome.
Ian
iml
Well-known
I guess nobody has tried these, but maybe they're not needed.
Turns out the standard Epson inkset can produce really good b&w. Investigating the piezo inks led me to Quad Tone RIP. I've been playing with it for a couple of days and have finally got a curve that is producing excellent results (cool/sepia, 80% blend in favour of the former, in case anyone's interested). I'm now making prints which look far better than what I was getting with the standard Epson driver, deep blacks, good shadow detail, no trace of the slight purplish cast I always got before. The learning curve is steep and you need to be prepared to spend a few hours using up ink and paper making test prints, but it's worth the effort.
http://www.quadtonerip.com/
Ian
Turns out the standard Epson inkset can produce really good b&w. Investigating the piezo inks led me to Quad Tone RIP. I've been playing with it for a couple of days and have finally got a curve that is producing excellent results (cool/sepia, 80% blend in favour of the former, in case anyone's interested). I'm now making prints which look far better than what I was getting with the standard Epson driver, deep blacks, good shadow detail, no trace of the slight purplish cast I always got before. The learning curve is steep and you need to be prepared to spend a few hours using up ink and paper making test prints, but it's worth the effort.
http://www.quadtonerip.com/
Ian