[Leica] CIS ink brands

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Aram,

I have an R1800 also, for when I need a "glossy" print.  I print all the 
time when one of the cartridge lights is blinking, and I have never had 
a print stop.  There is more ink in the cartridge than the monitor would 
lead you to believe.  I have had the cartridge light stay on steady when 
the print was finished.  Anyway, I think Epson says that if a cartridge 
runs out, the printer will just stop and you can insert a new cartridge 
and it will run a cleaning cycle and resume printing - can't speak from 
experience on that one.  I did try a CIS from MIS once, on an older 
Epson.  I think it was about $250.  To the credit of MIS, they are clear 
that you need to print all the time for it to work, and I didn't 
listen.  Even when I got a good test pattern, eventually it quit working 
because of algae buildup in the tubes, so then you have to replace 
those.  (Mine was for the MIS b&w inksets).  Now, I just order a bunch 
of factory cartridges from Atlex for my two Epsons and no worries.

Ken Carney

On 8/1/2010 11:29 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> I am getting tired of having at least 1 of my 8 inks on the verge of 
> empty in my Epson R1800.  I can never print a large print for fear I 
> will run out of one of the colors.  I have looked into CIS once before 
> but was not satisfied.  But I am wanting to look again.  I see many 
> cheap brands advertised and for sale in places like the E auction 
> site, but am afraid of them for many reasons, mostly because I am not 
> sure their ink will always be available and I would need to make a new 
> profile with each bottle.  Also, cheap may mean clogging more often.
>
> I have seen some more expensive ones, like Lyson, but that is almost 
> too much money in the short run.  I have their sample prints and they 
> look great.  Also, I would assume they will be around for a while and 
> have a very consistent ink source.  No sure if there is a USA 
> distributor, or if I need to go through the UK Marrutt company.
>
> Does anybody have any recommendations on companies that have good 
> stuff at a reasonable price.  Dependable and easy setup?  Easy 
> maintenance?
>
> Thanks
>
> Aram
>
>
>
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