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Re: Anyone using Epson 2200 for B/W?

2002-09-18 by Antonis Ricos

Barry,

I've only used it with EAM/Matte black and set the driver to No color 
adjustment. Apparently, that's a big mistake for BW. Needs to be set to Photo 
Realistic. More info on luminous landscape and dpreview (for links and 
discussion see recent messages in the archivalcolor list).

Expect one set of settings for color and another for bw printing (where gamut 
limiting by the driver is a plus).

The only caveat from preliminary tests is that favorite papers like PhotoRag 
only hit 1.63 dmax and other art papers like Museo showed a lot of surface 
sheen where deep blacks hit. EAM is still 1.73 - as we know.

Antonis

And, BTW, if your French is good, it's easy to download the Gray  Balancer 
from Epson France. Worth a look. I haven't tested it yet.






--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "flyfishingusa2002" <tflyfish@c...> 
wrote:
> Hi All,
> Is there anyone using the Epson 2200 or the 2100 for B/W yet?
> If so what is your opinion? 
> Does the Grey Balance adjsutment affect the normal color printing?
> Practical answers only please.
> 
> Barry

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