Digital BW, The Print

So would it be fair to propose a concise answer to my question as:

The simplest thing to do would be to acquire the QTR driver and print
using your Epson OEM UltraChrome inks.   This has the advantage
that you can print color without reconfiguring the printer.    Because color
inks are blended to produce the various shades of grey, metamerism
is a risk.   It is unacceptable with the OEM Epson driver, but significantly
reduced, to a degree considered acceptable by many users, using QTR.

If you don't mind dedicating your 2200 to B&W work (or having to change
out ink cartridges and flush the system when you want to print color),
a better solution is to buy the UT7 ink set and print with either the Epson
driver or QTR.

John


> I've had an Epson 2200 for awhile for color printing. I would like to get into
> B&W printing.   Trying to read through the archives here, I am a bit overwhelmed
> with the choices; UT7, UT2, Eboni-6, etc.  Not to mention the variety of driver:
> Epson's, QTR, OPM.
> 
> So I'd like suggestions as to the best way for me to proceed towards getting
> good quality B&W prints.   I would like some balance of simplicity and quality.
> I do not think I want to get into filling my own cartridges or building my own
> profiles; and I do not have a densitometer.  I see the Epson 1400 highly
> spoken of in some of the threads, and given its surprising low cost, I would
> consider switching to it if the consensus is that it's worth it.