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Re: [OM] Has anyone figured out how to defeat the ink price monster?

Subject: Re: [OM] Has anyone figured out how to defeat the ink price monster?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:44:58 -0400
Thanks.  I did try ink refilling one time but it was essentially a 
disaster.  I'll have to give it another go when I get home.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/19/2011 5:38 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> If you're staying with a limited selection of inks and papers, the
> Vuescan method with a Wolf Faust target is pretty quick and easy.
> Jez
> On 19/03/2011, Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> I hear you but what did you have to do to calibrate proper color with
>> your bulk or third party inks?  My first color printer was an Epson
>> which worked well when fed with Epson paper and ink.  I tried 3rd party
>> inks and papers which generally produced garish results.  Learning to
>> calibrate color using third party inks and papers is not one of my most
>> desired skill sets.  Do you have a shortcut?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 3/19/2011 1:49 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Chuck, you aren't going to like my answer but here goes.
>>>
>>> 1. HP printers usually cost more for care and feeding than Canon and
>>> Epson.
>>> 2. You can order HP inks at a discount through one of my ink
>>> advertisizers on zone-10
>>> 3. You can orer 3rd part inks at a MASSIVE discount through one of my
>>> ink advertisers on zone-10.
>>>
>>> In case you've forgotten the website:
>>>
>>> www.zone-10.com
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> On a serious note, I do the same as you and farm out almost all of my
>>> printing to Millers. But I do have a Canon printer that drinks ink
>>> like a sailor on shoreleave. So I buy bulk inks and refill my own
>>> cartridges. Doing it this way saves me about 90% on ink costs. My
>>> paper of choice remains the Ilfords with encapsulation technology. The
>>> surface swells to absorb the ink and then when it dries it seals the
>>> inks inside. No outgassing, and almost no UV fading inspite of my
>>> really mean testing.
>>>
>>> AG
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