Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Piezography
From: "Geir Bugge-Olsen" <gbugge-o@frisurf.no>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:37:46 +0200
References: <LNBBLBNFHNEHGFKFMALGOELJIEAB.tim@KairosPhoto.com>

Hello.
Please see:
http://www.mwords.co.uk/pages/cis/info2100CIS.htm
note the 2100 is 2200 in USA
Regards
Geir

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From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Piezography


> 
> > You can't use Piezography with the 2200.  The new Epsons are chipped to
> > prevent using 3rd party inks.  You have to use the Epson inks in their
> > small, expensive cartridges.
> >
> > Tina
> 
> Yes you can Tina... :-) that's what the Septone inks are - it's basically a
> variable tone piezo ink system for the 2200 with either prefilled cartridges
> or a CIS system. Also available for the massive 7600 and 9600 printers (and
> presumably, eventually, for the 4000). With a peizo/sundance plugin
> 
> Though it works out expensive with the small cartridges, one advantage with
> the chipped cartridges is that you can run Epson UC colour inks, swap to the
> Septones and swap back - not that you would want to do it that often due to
> the ink used in the changeover - but as long as you organise your work in
> batches it is possible.
> 
> But with the results I have got with my Imageprint tests  (whereby I can
> print very neutral B&W on glossy as well as matte papers) - as well as its
> hundreds of colour profiles, I am probably going to go with that for now -
> both setups are expensive, though roughly the same price.
> 
> Then we'll see what the new 4000 looks like, or maybe a 7600... I need
> BIGGER prints (the new not yet announced 72" US ink Epson would be just
> great...)!
> 
> 
> tim
> 
> 
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