I currently print Lambdas at 120 ppi through Cheetah RIP. Is Harrington's RIP using the K3 inks, or is it for an quadtone inkset that is non-Epson? > Roy Harrington's excellent $50 shareware Quadtone RIP with most Epson printers this permits a wide range of toning options and provides good profiles for common papers including Hahnemuhle's Photo rag Does "K3" refer to a certain Epson ink set with specific black? What printers have it? What printer would allow me to do say a tabloid sized sheet? I like the art paper feel like Hahnemuhle's Photo rag - will that work with the K3 inks. What Epson printer do you use? How much $US did it cost you to set up with printer, ink, paper, and RIP? Any suggestions for papers and inks (I will research more here and elsewhere. Very persuasive vote against hextone and for K3. dedicated hextone carbon-black inks with two generations of Jon Cone's Piezography system.absolute pain in the ass to use, with repeated head clogs and high costs (both up-front and for ongoing ink consumption).I got equal or better results using Epson's initial Ultrachrome inkset.quad/hextone inksets lead to repeated head clogs unless you print basically every day. I have been printing B&W digitally for almost ten years. Epson's driver lets you "tone" your black & white prints, works on matte or glossy papers, and permits you to use the same printer & inkset for color and B&W prints.Roy Harrington's excellent $50 shareware Quadtone RIP with most Epson printers this permits a wide range of toning options and provides good profiles.dramatic toning you can simply use Photoshop's duotone mode and print straight through the Epson driver. Quote I haven't used this specific inkset (MIS Hextone) or RIP, but I think it's very unlikely to do any better than Epson's K3 inkset and driver. At least in my experience, quad/hextone inksets lead to repeated head clogs unless you print basically every day. Continuous flow ink systems lowered ink costs a bit and reduced head clogs from a daily to a weekly event, but I dumped the quad/hex tone method instantly when I got equal or better results using Epson's initial Ultrachrome inkset. However, they were an absolute pain in the ass to use, with repeated head clogs and high costs (both up-front and for ongoing ink consumption). Back in the 1990's such inksets were the only way to get neutral B&W prints with acceptably smooth tonal transitions. I have been printing B&W digitally for almost ten years and I've tried most methods, including dedicated hextone carbon-black inks with two generations of Jon Cone's Piezography system. For more dramatic toning you can simply use Photoshop's duotone mode and print straight through the Epson driver. It will also let you use a quad/hextone inkset if you want. If you need more control, you can use Roy Harrington's excellent $50 shareware Quadtone RIP with most Epson printers this permits a wide range of toning options and provides good profiles for common papers including Hahnemuhle's Photo rag. Epson's driver lets you "tone" your black & white prints, works on matte or glossy papers, and permits you to use the same printer & inkset for color and B&W prints. I haven't used this specific inkset (MIS Hextone) or RIP, but I think it's very unlikely to do any better than Epson's K3 inkset and driver. Richard Lohmann's website with images and technique Is all this needed, or can I get great results with Epson 2400 and K3 inkset? I shoot commercial work, save my money, take a trip, shoot a bunch, print, and have exhibitions.keeps me out of trouble for at least a short time -) What is the cost that I will be looking at to setup for this type of printing? Is there anyone who can print like this for me? How convenient are these inks, etc for periodic printing? I dont print all the time. What about paper? I like Hahnemuehle Photo Rag ~305 g. Is there are certain Epson model that i should shop for? What about the RIP - is it in a sense, making a separation for the hex inkset? Are there controls to set the transition points? Does the RIP do other things well - for example a commercial RIP llike Cheetah can work with low res images and get excellent results say for Lambdas that i use now. What printer would work best with this inkset: MIS hextone carbon pigment inkset. Has anyone here used this RIP and inkset? What was your impression? What are the advantages/disadvantages? What are the alternatives? Ive heard that the new Epsons print B&W excellently, but there is something about Lohmann's prints and imagery that seems timeless. He and Tom Mallonee use ErgoSoft StudioPrint RIP and MIS hextone carbon pigment inkset. Im wanting to learn more about the process. Like me, he likes the work of Frederick Evans. His backhround is platinum printing and he is pleased with results. Im hoping to see some real prints, but i like what i see in reproductions of Richard Lohmann's landscape work.
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