Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > > At 05:20 PM 10/30/01 -0500, you wrote: > >The real printer - and system - of choice for B&W printing is an Epson > >1160 - unfortunately discontinued - and the Cone Piezography quad-tone > >ink system. (go to www.inkjetmall.com for info). The next best printer, > >it is said, is the Epson 1280, for which Cone recently released a > >Piezography system. These inks will give you B&W prints that only Jim > >Brick :-) could distinguish from silver prints and a viewing distance of > >over 12 inches. And even then, they look just as good as silver prints, > >but different. > > > >B. D. > > But the very best printer for the Cone system is the 3000! No problems > with CIS tubing and metarism and green ink. If you don't want to go for > the very expensive professional printers, look for a refurbished > 3000. With Cone's new drivers there is no banding problem with the > 3000. I have two and they work perfectly - no clogs, no green, no banding > - nothing but perfect Piezo prints. There have been some discussions regarding weather or not the Cone drivers are really needed for the newer printers. The 3000 definitely benefits from the Cone treatment, but there isn't a consensus on the improvements with the newer printers... Isaac > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html