Digital BW, The Print

Asolutely agree John. I use the Epson UC inks as supplied with the 2100. I also use the UT2 inks in a 1290 and can't see any difference in print quality. I use 60% cool and 40% warm curves in QTR with the 2100 and the neutral tone with the 1290 to produce near identical prints. These are both printed on A3 Epson Enhanced Matte.

I will post my workflow later today. This seems to work for me although I am still learning.

Mel 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jge@...> wrote:
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> 
> 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.
>