Re: Lysonic or MIS?

[Royce Bair - The Stock Solution <royce@tssphoto.com>]

<x-flowed>Allen,

Sound advice -- may I quote you on our Web site?


    Royce Bair
    royce@tssphoto.com
    Inkjet Art Solutions
    http://www.inkjetart.com/
    Phone: 801-363-9700  Fax: 801-363-9707
    Salt Lake City, UT 84101  U.S.A.
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>Once you leave the Epson inkset behind, you are into a color management
>Jungle.  I've got both the MIS and Lysonic, and now that my new colorimeter
>has been replaced in the Matchbox color management software package (I have
>glitch curse of all time for hardware and software) I can finish trying to
>profile this stuff.
>
>I'd ignore the cost of the inksets as MINOR compared to the work getting
>things right.  The good thing is that the new Lyson paper for the Lysonic
>inkset works so good and not just with Lysonic ink.
>
>My advice is to start with the MIS "archival" inkset since it has a gamut
>closer to the Epson inkset, finish tackling that then perhaps move on to the
>Lysonic.  Yes, it's that hard.  Only the most experienced people on this list
>really know the inside ropes on this one and it's not me!
>
>Remember that the Lysonic inkset turns the MIS or Epson inset into goo on
>switching so use a flushing solution between changes.  MIS and Epson 
>are compatible.
>
>Good luck,  Takichi
>
> > Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:11:21 EDT
> > From: RJPhotog@aol.com
> > Subject: Lysonic or MIS?
> >
> > I have been printing beautiful watercolor prints on my 3000 using 
>Epson inks
> > and Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper.  I have made samples of my work to
> > show prospective clients using this method, but I want to be able to sell
> > them and know that they will be archival.  Has anybody had 
>success doing this
> > with either Lysonic or MIS inks and does one brand work better than the
> > other.  I have found that MIS costs much less that Lysonic, but 
>does it work
> > as well?  Thanks for any information you can give me.
> > Richard Johnson
> > RJPhotog@aol.com
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