Digital BW, The Print

Wilhelm,

some general comments to help you out:
You will find that most people here use Epsons. And most are after "fine-art" 
prints, meaning museum-level longevity and a print that will be good under a 
frame.
I suspect that what you are looking for is a glossy, not-too-heavy 
black-and-white print that you can hand out and that can be handled without 
too much scoffing, scratching etc. just like traditional "glossy" photos are.
This leads me to believe that you will do better with a dye based ink (all 
Epsons except the 2000P, and the Lincoln inks) instead of pigment (such as 
PiezoBW and MIT VT). Dye inks work well on glossy papers and do not 
scratch as easily as PiezoBW.
Once you settle on a printer and ink, it's important to stick to a paper that 
works for that combo. It's very important to pay attention to what ink goes on 
what paper because that is not a simple "laying down" of ink (as a printing 
press might do) but a chemical reaction between the coating and the ink that 
affects color and stability.

Recent color printers from Epson may claim print stability but will not produce 
a neutral monochrome image very easily. If coloration of bw is an issue, you 
need to do some further research. If not, (and you should first look at a bw 
sample print  made with standard Epson inks), then the latest Epsons (of the 
1280 series) should be adequate, using their inks and papers. Their stability 
will be good enough for 8x10 "glossies", which get updated  pretty often.

The higher-end alternative with a lower cost is to buy an Epson that can be 
outfitted with a CIS (nomorecarts.com) and use Lincoln inks to make 
quad-tone prints on glossy paper. But if you are new to all this, it may be a 
while before you do all the research involved. That's why I suggested the 
quick short cut above.


Antonis

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>I'm just looking 
> for the best non fading solution to print and copy my 8 x 10's. I'm 
> using a HP 930c now with Jet Print Pro Photo paper and my images turn 
> green in hours.Thanks to all of you in advance.