Digital BW, The Print

Let me explain myself a bit better...I will spend the $50 or so to try the 
2000P (which is a VERY good color photo printer), if it is acceptable (and 
MY acceptable may be MUCH different than yours), I'll move forward.  If not, 
I will stop and NOT spend money on another printer.  B&W is not an 
objective, just an experiment.

John

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From: "Richard Sintchak" <rich815@...>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 1:49 PM
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Converting an Epson 2000P to B&W??

> Just my opinion of course but before I spend almost $100 for a cart and 
> ink
> set for a 7 picoliter OLD printer I'd consider the overall cost if in the
> end I do not like it and decide to go with a newer printer.
>
> Just how old is that 2000P and how long do you expect it to last?
>
> Paul, care to comment on your opinion on 7-picoliter printer vs a 1.5 one
> with eboni inks these days?
>
> Richard S.
> Albany, CA (San Francisco bay area)
>
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> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Paul <roark.paul@...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "John K Stacy" <John_K_Stacy@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Ok, thx Paul. I just downloaded your Information and Settings for the
>> 2000P last nite. Now all I have to do is get some carts and give it a 
>> try.
>>
>> Typically the Epson driver set to "Color Controls" and gamma 2.2 works 
>> best
>> as a starting point. I always use the highest quality settings -- the 
>> best
>> matte paper they have listed ("Archival Matte" probably), with High Speed
>> off/un-checked, and the resolution set to the highest.
>>
>> If you like a neutral image, Epson Hot Press natural is what I now 
>> consider
>> the best paper. Premier Art Smooth BW should give you an almost cool 
>> image,
>> though it does contain OBAs. So, those two papers are the ones I'd start
>> with for neutral-cool matte prints. Many papers will print a medium warm
>> image with the Eboni/Carbon-6 inks.
>>
>> While adjusting the gamma and other controls in the Epson driver may get
>> you close enough to the monitor's display of the image, I favor ICCs made
>> with QTR's Create ICC (Create ICC-RGB if you're using Lightroom) to 
>> perfect
>> the match between monitor and print.
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>
>>
>>
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