<x-charset iso-8859-1>No argument about the need for complicated separations - I tried. In the end I've kept the wet darkroom instead. The J.Cones solution may be better, but seeing it in operation beforehand in the UK might be tricky! Trying the MIS offering was just a matter of buying a couple of pairs of cartridges to try it out - I already had the 740. If the four MIS inks didn't differ in warmth it would be easier. mike -----Original Message----- From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Sdmey4@aol.com Sent: 04 July 2000 17:31 To: epson-inkjet@leben.com Subject: Re: Epson 740 and printing B&W In a message dated 07/04/2000 9:04:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mike@efikim.compulink.co.uk writes: << There are a number of black and white inks and cartridges available for the 740. I'm trying the MIS inks on my 740, but am not entirely happy - the different densities have different tones. mike >> Mike! Using a 4 tone printer is the right idea. Unfortunately the inks have to be partitioned into individual channels to get smooth tonal renditions. This requires complicated manual CMYK separations or an easy method in the form of J. Cones Piezo driver available for the 3000 and 1160 printers. Putting someone else's ink in your 740 is unlikely to make you happy. With alot of work you can get that 740 to make beautiful quatone prints. But be prepared for a long hall. In The long run it would be cheaper and faster to get Cone's Piezo system for the 1160. Steve M. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. </x-charset>