Re: Epson Pro 5000 ink recommendation
Re: Epson Pro 5000 ink recommendation
- Subject: Re: Epson Pro 5000 ink recommendation
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:17:21 -0800
In a message dated 12/21/05 6:54 PM, Dan Gillespie wrote:
> on 12/21/05 9:36 PM, Marco Ugolini at email@hidden wrote:
>
>> Has anyone compared their longevity and colorfastness to that of the
>> UltraChrome K3 inks?
>
> My testing included new K3 inks as well. I found little to no benefit with
> ColorVantage inks here in terms gamut, L value, or stability. Although, did
> realize a more neutral Black ink (not warm like Ultrachrome Photo Black) and
> really noticed the difference in price.
Meaning that the PANTONE inks are cheaper than UltraChrome K3?
> I would definitely recommend ColorVantage inks to Epson Photo Dye and original
> Ultrachrome ink users, especially those creating their own profiles anyway.
Any problems using the standard Epson inkjet heads to deliver the
ColorVantage inks?
> Aside from their current offering, I think it would be really great for
> PANTONE (or someone else) to come out with a Hi-Fi or Hexachrome ink set
> replacing light cyan and light magenta. You want to talk about enhanced
> gamut - I hope it's coming sooner than later because we will then have
> incredible photo printers and spot color matching machines. Does anyone at
> PANTONE care to comment on this? Come on - wet our whistles!
The Roland inkjets have gone that way already with the Hi-Fi Jet Pro II
FJ-540, which I believe can use CMYKOG pigments. Anyone with any comments on
how well these units perform?
Thank you.
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Marco Ugolini
Mill Valley, CA
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