ni_gentry Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Anyone use non-Epson replacement ink cartridges in a R2400? I was just on B&H looking to buy some Epson replacements and noticed catridges from a few other companies. How do those inks compare to the Epson inks in color, consistency, quality, archival-ness, etc... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_evans1 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Not done that on a R2400 but did replace the cartridges on an older Epson printer. They did not work for me, ok for printing out on plain paper but I think the inks had a high water content and just did not adhere to the Photo Printing paper. Went back to using Epson inks and got a much better consistency when using them. Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmichaels Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I've used MIS K4 in my 2400. Works exactly like the Epson ink except the carts are refillable and the ink costs $18 for 4 oz. MIS only sells direct. http://www.inksupply.com/spongless_carts.cfm However there is a lot a junk 3rd party inks and carts out there. One cannot make blanket statements about 3rd party inks as a group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsimmons Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Bob: I've used MIS ink for a few years now, and like them. But I just got an R2400 and the MIS K4 inks/cartridges, and I'm not getting the results I thought I would. You say the Epson and MIS inks work exactly the same, but if I download an R2400 profile from a paper manufacturer and use it, my prints are way off - much too dark and off color (mostly not enough magenta, by a lot). I'm starting to make my own profiles using EZcolor 2.5, but that isn't going to well either, although I had decent results using EZcolor to profile my R200 using the MISpro inks. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Doesn't MIS have any profiles on their website you can start with to compare to your custom ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmichaels Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Jim: although many of us like MIS, we have to admit that sometimes their QC breaks down from time to time. Have you tried using an Epson magneta cart and the rest MIS K4? Or just doing a swab test of the MIS magenta? They could have a bad batch. I will confess to being mostly a b&w printer with occasional color work. The last major color series I did was with my 1280 using MIS PRO using a custom profile. If your own profiles are not doing well, that may tell you something also. I guess it's never easy, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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