Digital BW, The Print

If you do not plan to make colour prints but only fine art BW prints, then the Epson 1400 with a dedicated BW ink set (see Paul Roark's solutions like EB6 ou EB1400) is probably the best solution to learn the real digital BW process and make wonderful prints.
Regarding costs, the 1400 and the kits are very affordable.

Sylvain.

 Le jeu 13/01/11 21:17, schlett istvan istvanschlett@... a écrit:
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> I am a black and white enthusiast photographer and I would like to buy a
> printer that produces very good B&W prints. For the start I must say that I
> am not a professional photographer, I don`t live from photography, its just
> a hobby. So the idea is that I would use the printer monthly or weekly, it
> depends of the photos I take. I would like to print A3 format, so for me,
> the choices are Canon PIXMA 9500 MARK 2, or the Epson R2880. Or HP?
> I read several tests and in the most of them, the Canon is considered a
> better printer. What is your opinion? Also, the Epson is a bit more
> expensive. 
> My questions are the following:
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> 1. Taking in consideration that they work with pigment based ink, will
> clogging be a real problem? Please note that I tend to use the printers for
> my best pictures, lets say few times a month (inks is expensive).I found
> out that the Canon has a clog preventing mechanism, a sort of prin thead
> cleaning. Is it effective? Does the Epson have something similar? Taking in
> consideration the worst scenario, how much expensive is the change of the
> print head for Canon and Epson?
> 2. The Canon has 10 inks, the Epson has 8. While I am not very interested
> in the color inks, I discovered that the Canon has 3 black cartriges, while
> the Epson has 2. (which must be changed manually in the detriment of
> precious ink. Do you consider that the Epson produces better B&W photo
> quality?
> 3. Running costs. I heard that the Epson consumes the the ink more quickly.
> Is this true? Which of them is more economical. Because I don`t intend to
> pay for a small fortune, this is a big issue for me. For how much A3 B&W
> prints shall last the cartridges for the Epson? And for the Canon?
> 4. I intend to use them with the better quality photo papers, like photo
> rag. What kind of photo papers do you recommend for them?
> Thank you for you for your answers!
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> István
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