Digital BW, The Print

> Overall, I'd say with imageprint, the occasional BW printer can get decent
> prints with a 7600.  I would not say this for the epson driver output that
> I've seen from the 7600 and 2200...there is too much compromise in shadow
> and highlight detail. Probably the biggest advantage is for a commerical
> photographer who wants to do glossy or pearl RC style prints...the 7600
> would be great for this...and of course lightfastness is not an issue for
> that application.

I'm not sure where you are seeing loss of highlight and shadow detail. I've
printed out the 21 step wedge and it's just as smooth on the 7600 as it was
with Piezography. You can't use the same curves for the two though,
piezography needs much harsher curves than the 7600 does. With piezo I was
always struggling to push the shadows down enough to get the black ink to
finally kick in and give the bottom end some punch without completely losing
the whole bottom half of the image. The challenge with the 7600 is to hold
the shadows back. Different struggles, but both are capable of a full smooth
range of tones.