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    Can low black ink in Epson printer reduce photo quality

    I am using Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet 1400 and I do most of the printing jobs using this printer only. The print job contains black and white as well as sepia photos. Now the black ink level is much lesser than the other colors. It is not completely below the cartridge but it will be getting end. Now I think it is 80% used and 20% remaining. Does it affect or reduce black and white/sepia photographs quality?

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    Re: Can low black ink in Epson printer reduce photo quality

    I don’t know about the Epson yet because I never used one so far. In my case I am using the Canon. Here when the black ink cartridge reduces below 10%, I can see the overall quality difference in printing. The quality really going to degrade in both color and BW prints. It would be better to do some test prints with the low ink levels and compare the results.

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    Re: Can low black ink in Epson printer reduce photo quality

    Yes, there is an obvious chance that, when the black reduces too much, you will see slight or sometimes more difference in image or print quality as compared with the original prints. The problem is, the print will lose its density. This could look like a washed out print. If you are going to give these prints to the client, then you should worry about the problem. So it is always helpful to keep a Black cartridge as back up.

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