Digital BW, The Print

David,

Thank you. Just to be clear, I assume that Epson's Luster is considered a glossy paper as far as you are concerned. Is that true? I have very little experience with printing other papers. Could you suggest some other papers to try with B and W printing?

Jim


On Monday, October 27, 2014 9:25 PM, "David Kachel david@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 


  
I may just get a dedicated printer for B and W. It sounds like an Epson with their ABW and the QTR rip should be a significant improvement. Would there be any advantage to go with Piezographic inks over the Epson OEM inks?

With aftermarket B&W inks you get more gray inks and therefore smoother tones. Also, with ABW you are constantly flushing expensive OEM color inks down the drain, as it were, for no reason. As for Piezographic inks, I am the wrong person to ask. I am very biased in that regard and have a definite axe to grind. Ask others about using Cone’s inks. I suggest MIS’s B&W ink sets. They are cheaper and just as good, if not better.

But let me repeat the caution: if you are going to print B&W on glossy paper, it’s a whole different ball game.

David Kachel

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