Digital BW, The Print

Scott,

My understanding is that Epson has finally recognized the market you refer
too. In the fall of this year we should see 7-color Epson printers which use
pigment ink and add a mid-gray ink to the current black and 5 colors. In
addition they are reported to have some software improvements to get more
consistent and neutral B&W.

As the medium stands now we are definitely operating on the bleeding edge of
a small technological niche when it comes to quality B&W from desktop
printers.

Also please understand that intent of the list is to discuss all methods of
getting a quality B&W print from a digital file and this includes other
processes beyond ink jet printers. The fact that ink jet is the topic of
most of the threads here should not obscure the fact that other options are
available.

Martin Wesley

----- Original Message -----
From: "smichener" <smichener@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] A Newcomers View


> Hello Friends,
>    First and foremost, I probably speak for a number of eavesdropping
> members of this group when I thank you for sharing your knowledge and
> ideas with us.  It is a tremendous resource.
>     There is another printer out here.  As a physician and father,
> black and white photography is my hobby.  As an enthusiast, I long to
> produce images like I see on your websites.
>      I don't have access to a custom lab without the mail. . . I
> don't have a wet darkroom.  The digital darkroom is more accessible
> and more affordable.  The learning curve, I think, no less difficult.
>     To gain widespread support for this medium, we must gain in
> numbers.  But while you argue over minute technical details of blacks
> being black and details in shadows being present. . . we never see
> references as to what will advance this art?
>     For a hobbyist, we want a reliable, reproducible printing form.
> We want it to be of superior quality, but want to concentrate on the
> image as our primary goal.  If I get 4 hours to sit down and try to
> produce some work, it is frustrating and will be terminal if that
> time is spent clearing clogs, aligning heads, trying to correct
> banding, etc. . .   Is scanning, formatting and printing quality with
> ease a pipedream?  For this, it seems piezo would get the edge, yet
> then you get the clogs, the green etc.  So, where should a newcomer
> begin or end?
>     So, while we look to your work for our advancements, some
> consideration should be given to quality with consistency and
> technical ease.  It will keep the door open to the hobbyist and may
> someday make the digital black and white darkroom more popular than
> we ever imagine.
>                   Thank you,
>                            Scott Michener
>
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