> If I was buying an A4 printer now I'd go for the Epson C80, which has > individual > carts for the inks (a major bugbear in 6 colour printers like the 1290) > and the inks are pigmented and shouldn't fade for many years. > > Yes, IMO it has become much easier to get a "nice" print. But your particular > interpretation of a "decent" print will determine whether the improvement > is good enough. Printing of colour images still seems much better than > trying to print B&W - B&W images tend to end up with colour casts.
Two things. I find that the amount of ink left in the different colors in an ink cartridge to be about equal when the printer indicates the cart. is empty. I dissected a couple of used 870 carts and decided not to worry anymore. I find I get my best B&W prints on the matte papers. I don't know why but they seem to show the color cast less and be easier to get to a neutral tone. JeffW. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
