[Leica] Carbon Printing... any experiences?

Fri Jun 17 14:30:52 PDT 2016

Hi  Lluis

I went grom Inkjetmall to Marrut and ended with Farbenwork (because they 
had also the lyson inks).  I have no experience with their Carbon inks, 
although I plan to start using them in my Epson R3000. I had some mail 
exchangen with them in the past and my experinece with them is that they 
are very helpfull.

Regards Meino de Graaf

Op 17-6-2016 om 14:52 schreef lluisripollphotography:
> As you know I have to decide what I do with my printer, up to the moment I was very happy with the B&W from my R3000, I have no intention to go to Canon, I have to decide if I repair, I buy a Epson P 600, I buy Epson 1500w (even is the possibility to buy 2, one for B&W and one for color for the same amount that the P600). I do very, very few color printing, in the case I can go to a external service.
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> I have read that the problem with my printer, clogged, is quite usual using pigmented inks if the printer is not used frequently, Canon 100 don’t have this problem because it uses colorant inks, but the actual trends on printers, inks and papers are that all the developments are for pigmented inks. Secondly main of the systems I know have more developments for Epson than for Canon. These are my reasons.
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> I’ve examined the existant systems, in my opinion I shall look for systems based in Europe, as far as I know there are two good ones:
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> <http://www.taos-photographic.com>: This Company is the European distributor of Inkjet Mall (Cone Colors) The inconvenient is that they don’t have cartridges for the EPSON 1500w
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> <http://www.farbenwerk.com/farbenwerk-Home-eng>
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> I would appreciate if someone have some information about:
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> - Farbenwerk reviews, experiences…
> - Quality compared with Epson 1500w, R3000, P 600 with Epson inks and Carbon inks (Inkjet Mall or Farbenwerk)
> - I see 1500w is 6 inks vs R000 or P 600 are 9 inks. How much can be the difference using only B&W inks?
> - Farbenwerk says that not RIP is required. I don’t know which can be the difference if using RIP and/or QTR Driver
> - I suppose that the first time you fill the printer with B&W inks you spend a certain quantity of ink cleaning and filling. How much…?
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> I have no experience on these aspects, neither in building own ICC profiles and I have no intention to do them, I don’t have enough time. I would appreciate if there are some books or sites where I can get some information about Carbon Printing.
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> Thank you very much!
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> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
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