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I bought the ink-set about 6 or 7 years ago (I know...), but have been very careful about storing them in a conducive environment. Each ink is in a litre bottle, and they are stored in a cardboard box and surrounded by shredded paper. The box is kept in a cellar environment where temperatures...

Hi Stratman. Thanks for posting. Here are scans of the print output using Canon OEM inks in Image A, and my IS inks in Image B. The respective nozzle check patterns are a little tricky for me to post at this time, as I am currently in the process of testing some newly arrived ink samples...

I'm interested to hear about you diluting C and M. Do you know of what exactly the Epson ink base consists? Is it something that you have obtained specifically for diluting purposes? And why not just buy the LC and LM photo inks? I only ask because I am interested in what you have achieved...

It's definitely not a problem with the magenta printing weak. The same colour cast has always existed with the IS batch across all my printers, and once I switch to a set of Canon OEM cartridges, the problem is gone. Realistically I think the sensible long-term solution is to use the IS ink...

Okay folks, I have another line of thought I would like to explore regarding my IS inks and the green colour cast issue, so perhaps once again I could glean your knowledge and expertise. I have about 2 - 2 1/2 litres of IS ink remaining across all five colours, and the cyan predominantly seems...

Ah, that makes more sense. Sorry - I misunderstood. That "missing yellow" must be producing a pretty strong colour cast in your printing! Well, I wish you all the best of luck in your endeavours, FloK. Let us know how you get on with Mikling's suggestion. Certainly worth a go, but since...

It's certainly seems to be quite an unusual problem. I would be initially inclined to follow the steps outlined by mikling. It's a process of elimination. Am I right in thinking that you said that when under normal printing, the colours (including yellow) are all produced? If this is the...

And this time I shall be going for the high-end model with the Eraser head! ;)

Thank you for taking the trouble to forward this information. I would imagine your findings can be similarly applied to my printer. I shall use this as a useful reference. Thank you. I note you have two printer models listed in your profile - a MP830 and a Pencil. I was thinking of...

Thank you for that. I shall take heed of your cautionary note! Sounds like I already have the right settings for my sheet music then, although I suspect it possibly switches to photo black or a combination when "high quality" is set in the driver settings. I believe the high quality setting...

I can live with that! But I find that the printers I do have are quite satisfactory for my requirements. As I mentioned previously, I'm not looking to sell prints or achieve near perfection.

That makes sense! But interestingly, I can already select "high resolution" paper as an option instead of plain paper.

Wow, thanks for sharing that information, The Hat. It's always a pleasure to hear from you. There's a lot there to digest. I can feel a spot of experimenting may well be on the cards at some point in the near future. So on the basis of what you say: And assuming I am using plain paper, how...

Ah, now that is interesting and useful information. Thank you for that. So, following on from what you say, if I were to print text and photograph on plain paper (remember this is theoretical!) then the blacks in the photograph would actually be produced using the pigmented black, and not...

It's certainly interesting to learn about your experiences, and thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am mindful, however, we're talking about two completely different ink sets - pigment and dye. As you use a pigmented ink set, your experiences are naturally focused in that area, but I would...

No misunderstanding here, Stratman. I had kept up with the "mind" and the "typing fingers"! KMP pigmented ink seems a good solid choice for my pigment black cartridge only. I'm looking forward to trialing this. One thing I've often wondered is how the printer driver interprets when to use...

I didn't know this for sure, but I suspected this was the case. Thanks for clarifying the matter - especially useful information for anyone assuming the CLI-8 inks could be used across the board. With mid-range printers being comparatively cheap, my strategy is to buy two or three when I only...

Sounds good to me. Welcome exquisig!

You are right, of course, in what you say about profiling. And I understand the fact that profiling equally applies whether using Canon OEM inks or third party inks. For the moment, at least, I am content to tweak the driver settings, and accept any minor inaccuracies. I am not looking to...

Again, excellent advice and I will follow through with what you suggest. I think some samples would be a useful starting point, and first on my list will be Octoink. I know that you have long been an active and respected member on this forum, and any endorsement from The Hat is, in my opinion...