Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/20

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Subject: [Leica] B&W printing with MIS UT2 inks
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Tue Sep 20 00:39:12 2005
 
I know a number of you are looking for B&W printers. The HP 8570 and the 
Epson R2400 seem to be the way to go, if you have the money to buy new ones 
(~$500 and ~$850 respectively). For up to 8x10, if you can find a 
discontinued HP 7960, that's probably the best bet.

I have a 7960 but I want to make larger size prints. However, I don't want 
to spend that much money on a new 8570 or R2400. Since I have an old Epson 
1280, I figure I would give the MIS UT2 inkset a try. The result is quite 
nice. It's very easy to use, and the tones on the matt paper are even 
better than the 7960. Supposedly it can even make warmer/cooler toned 
prints easily. I would definitely recommend this setup if you already have 
an Epson printer that can take the inks.

Happy printing.

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com)