Re: CIS Report / Query

[Jerry Olson <jerryolson@rrv.net>]

Rafe, I've never experienced any problems with any inks like you describe.
If you have banding, it is the printer that is at fault, not the inks. I've
used 6 different inksets, no problems. I HAVE had several printer problems,
and when I got new printers, the problems disappeared.

Jerry

I find the gamut of Generations 98 % equal to Epson's on Epson archival
paper. I never use glossy papers, so can't comment there.







rafeb wrote:

> At 04:22 PM 7/14/01 -0500, Jerry Olson wrote:
>
> >So what inks did you decide on for your 1160? and how is the gamut?  You
> >could always get the large epson printer cartridges and decant. The 1280
> >inks seem to be very stable, at least in my window tests.
> >
> >2 months, no fade at all.
>
> 1280 inks... on a 1280, right?  Where'd you get them?
> Would they work on an 1160?
>
> Here's a rundown of the inks I've tried since this
> printer was new (about 18 months ago.)
>
> 1. Epson OEM carts, in those dark days before CISs
> were invented.
>
> 2. Generations.  Ran fine, I just couldn't handle
> the lousy gamut and the look on glossy paper.
> These inks were purchased along with my 1st CIS.
>
> 3. Quasi-beta-Lincoln Inks (aka "Wide Spectrum")
> Never ran properly, even on a 2nd CIS purchased
> just for this test.
>
> 4. MIS Archival inks (dye-pigment hybrid).  Ran
> OK until the bottles were about 1/3 full, then
> horrible banding set in.  Gamut was a bit better
> than Generations, but still no good on the glossy
> papers I like.
>
> 5. DataProducts carts (pre-filled clone carts.)
> Ran fine.  Good color.  Not archival, of course.
> Cheap dye inks, print great on any glossy paper.
>
> 6. Generic dye inks, no-name -- came with a refill
> kit I bought a couple years back for my old 600.
> They ran fine, but colors were a bit off.
>
> 7. AIJ Pinnacle Gold.  Micro-banding, though nowhere
> near as bad as the Lincoln inks.  Some useable prints,
> but just too much bother.  Color was decidedly warmer
> than Epson OEM.
>
> 8. Mediastreet Generic Dye inks, purchased just a
> few weeks ago.  Seemed OK for a few days, but magenta
> nozzle checks were always ragged, and micro-banding
> on dark blue tones.  Wasted most of the ink in cleaning
> cycles, sheets of color swatches, etc.
>
> Which brings us back to:
>
> 9. DataProducts carts.  Printer happy, Rafe happy.
> Biding time before I dive back into this "CIS +
> some mystery ink" adventure.
>
> rafe b.
>
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