Digital BW, The Print

Bert,

You wrote:

>...What the best paper and the correct setting on my
>Epson stylus color 740 printer that will give me good [B&W]
>prints considering the limitations of the equipment...

I tried for some time to get good B&W prints from color inksets, and
ultimately gave up.  That is why most of us on this list use one of the
"quad" inkset solutions.

I recently received a wedding invitation that used one of my early B&W
prints that had been done with a color inkset.  I thought it looked really
good when I shipped it a couple of years ago.  However, even though it had
been in dark storage, I was embarrassed that my name was on the back of the
card I received.  Although the sender seemed to think the card was good
enough for a wedding invitation, I was acutely aware of color tints and
crossovers.

I know this is probably not what you wanted to hear, but if want to avoid a
lot of trouble and get good B&W prints, I'd recommend a quad inkset approach
with a printer that is well-supported by the various workflows that are used
here.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com