![]() ![]() It's not clear where you are located, I'm using this rinse solution as a dilutant for C and M - 1part ink + 2 parts dil. There's not that much solid information floating around - or maybe I was just unable to find it. As I found out, a lot of what I learned about L1800 in particular was just hearsay. What would you recommend to use as a dilutant for those inks and what would be the recommended ink-to-dilutant ratio in such case? Are there any particular pigment inks that are considered to have the best cost-to-quality ratio?Īnd lastly, about the Epson 106 inks, if I decide to go this way. But if that's not a real issue compared to dye inks, I'll definitely consider those. I didn't think much of pigment inks solely for the reason I was worried about the longevity of the printhead itself. Since I already use L series printer for another purpose (dye sublimation), I might actually invest in Colormunki Photo just to be able to re-generate the profile with every new batch of ink that comes in. ![]() I'm definitely going to either order a custom ICM profile once I have everything in place. All in all, I would be thrilled if I could go just under $2 per A3 print for paper and ink altogether, that would fit the price point of the things I'll be selling. Once I decide on a specific combination of paper and ink, I won't have any need to switch them. Since a lot of those images will be sold framed or clip framed, I am thinking of using semi-gloss photo papers like Ilford Studio Pearl or of similar quality and price range. Honestly I did not expect this kind of detailed replies! Thank you so much for your thorough answers. So I would advise strongly in your case to get icm color profiles made for your ink/paper combination(s) regardless of the ink type, and I would recommend to include pigment inks as well into your considerations to select a suitable printer model or more. You don't mention the type of paper(s) you are planning to use for these prints, you may consider to use pigment inks instead for an even better long term stabilitiy in another printer like the Epson P600 or P400, or you may run pigment inks in the L1800 if you stick with one type of paper and black ink - matte or glossy. So the Epson 106 inks are the best in the group of dye inks, I'm using them in a L805 and L1800 - with a dilutant for the LM and LC colors. And there are lots of 3rd party inks which are even worse, you can watch some inks fading from one day to another. The original inks of the L1800 (673) are visibly weaker in this respect, and other Epson inks for the ET printer series - 664- 102 - are even worse in this respect and should not be used if long term stability is of concern. I have done several tests comparing these Epson 106 inks against the Ultrachrome D6 inks (for the D700) or the Fujifilm inks, this is a small group of inks which performs somewhat similar in regards to fading - UV/ozone. There are the geniune Epson Claria inks or Canon Chromalife inks which are by far the best in regards to fading but these inks are not available as bottled inks for refill into your printer of choice, those companies want you to pay a premium price for these inks.Ī test in a computer magazine about 2 years ago revealed that the inks of the Epson ET7700 perform as good as the Claria inks running in that same test - the first and only Epson Claria like ink available in bottles. I have actually tested the fading of dye inks over several years in comparative tests, Epson inks, D700 inks, Fuijilm inks and lots of 3rd party inks from China, Korea or local dealers. You read a lot about stock inks - I cannot comment on those anonymous sources, I'm not aware of many reliable sources in this respect. ![]() I have tested lots of inks inlcuding the inks of the L1800 and the D700/800 and others like those for the Fujifilm DX100 printers etc, there is not much of a difference in gamut of all these inks as long as you use the same paper, but there are wide variations on different papers. The color reproduction depends much more on the type of paper you are using than on the ink, if you use non-Epson 3rd party papers to need to get you own icm color profiles for the best color reproduction for your particular ink/paper combination. Click to expand.I'm not very clear about your requirements so let me respond to a few items to refer to. ![]()
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