Still super cheap to operate and ink costs are not even an issue anymore. That is what I am currently doing on my other 3800 which I use for glossy and luster papers. In fact if you just look on EBAY for ink for the Epson 4800 you can buy 220ml carts for as cheap as $20. Other than that, yes you can really improve the OCP K3 set by replacing the magentas. I converted an old EPSON 1400 to utilize this method. A RIP will control the amount of GO and will also allow ALL carts to send the same amount of GO to effectively coat the print and virtually eliminate all traces of gloss differential and bronzing.
They basically use one dedicated printer loaded with nothing but Gloss Optimizer with which you send a newly printed print through it. In fact I've had to adopt a procedure that was developed by Jon CONE of CONE inks ( ) for the Piezography all black ink sets for Epson printers. Epson tintes ir izstrdtas, lai ts nevainojami darbotos ar Epson printeriem, nodroinot skaidru, pret izsmranos izturgu tekstu, kas kalpos gadu. I used to have an HP b9180, bronzing was less there with OEM inks.īut that printer had other problems such as pricey ink and high consumption with the daily cleaning cycles.īen, first of all I want to tell you that I loved visiting your home town many times while living in Belgium for about three years in the early 80s while working for NATO.Ībsolutely some of the best times of my life!Įven with OEM K3 you will see some bronzing as well as gloss differential. Lai saemtu atbalstu ar turpmk, skatiet tlk. I 'm not able to compare it with Epson OEM inks and papers. The outcome with brilliant paper and their profiles is even better then on Epson premium glossy using Epson profiles. Since i don't have a possibility to create ICC profiles myself I'm very happy with that. Epson Stylus Photo R3000 Users Guide PK: Photo Black/MK: Matte Black Name Size Plain paper A4, B5, A5, A6, Letter (cut sheets) A3, B4, Legal Non-standard sizes Width: 89329 mm Length: 1271117.
So far I've printed on calumet brilliant paper with their standard profiles and that gives a really good match with my calibrated monitor. I'm working on a r2400 now with the OCP inkset except for the magenta wich is the Octopus T0343 magenta. In fact thanx to your extensive input and that of other members like Pharmacist I'm a happy refiller myself now please post them.Ĭls I'm also looking forward to your experience on K2 ink. So if there are members who have experiences with their colors.
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