cwphoto
Newbie to Printing
pharmacist:pharmacist said:Hi cwphoto,
Thanks for confirming my suspicion that the gloss is similar, because on my system I am still using Image Specialists IM-K4 (large stock, which need to be consumed first) and only the LM and PBK is using Inkrepublic.com's IRK4-nano ink. Can you tell me about the colour balance: it is muted compared to the Epson K3 ink or more vivid ? In what sense ? The gloss seems to be better than my IM-K4 ink, especially the black, which is even blacker and glossier than my IM-K4 ink and also a bit more blacker than the Epson K3 photo black.
Did you receive the right types of vivid magenta and vivid light magenta for your system, since you have an Epson Pro 3880 ?
About individual resetting: no forget this, as all carts will be reset to full, so you have to keep an eye about the real ink level, but since the carts are semi-transparant, this is not very difficult. Refill accordingly and do not rely on the ink level by the driver or your printer display. I think this is a disadvantage of this system, but the built quality and ease of refill compensates this more than enough to me.
Just completed about 80 images, black and white, using primarily the LLK, PK, and VLM, all ink Republic ink. I can definitely see a metallic look to the prints, so apparently ink Republic has NOT been able to successfully duplicate the quality of the K3 inkset of Epson. So, I'm disappointed. The inks are instant dry, and color is just a tad warmer using LLK. Absolutely no problems with the CIS, particularly after pre-priming the carts as you suggested. I'm just disappointed in the quality of the gloss. Color gamut DOES appear similar.
I may take a closer look through a gamut viewer like Colorthink when I have some downtime. Just wanted to update my previous comments on the gloss.
Troy