Digital BW, The Print

Garry,

If you want something as strong as a sepia tone you will have to stay 
with a color ink set. None of the quad ink sets will give you 
anything that extreme.

If you want to use a color ink set that is good for about 20+ years 
then you just might want the Epson inks with the new Epson Color Life 
paper which is advertised as 25-27 years before noticeable fade or 
the Archival or Heavy weight Matte if a matte finish is okay.

So you could just start with a 7000 and the Epson inks to do both 
your sepia tones and color prints. You could always move to one of 
the color pigment ink set later if you are not happy with the Epson 
inks.

I don't believe the 7000 has a problem handling standard paper sizes 
for small prints.

Ink jet prints are more fragile than regular photo prints. If they 
are not going into a window mat or frame, you might want to give them 
a spray with one of the protective sprays on the market to protect 
them from mechanical damage, give water resistance and increase UV 
protection giving a greater print life.

You might want to enter the quad ink area with a smaller investment 
than a 7000 to see how you like it. An 1160 with either the PiezoBW 
ink and software or the MIS VM with Paul Roark's curves would get you 
started.

Martin Wesley




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Garry Sarre" 
<gazzzzperth@y...> wrote:
> Thanks for responding Martin
> 
> I currently use traditional wet processing (colour) and I want to 
> achieve same or better archival life ie. 20+ years before noticable 
> change. These are salable prints, so they definately have to last. 
I 
> use a sepia filtration on the enlarger settings and it is a very 
> strong yellow/magenta bias. It's part of the overall image. We use 
> only gold leaf framing and all my 8x10's are supplied in gold boxes 
> in acid free tissue.
> 
> I am a little reluctant to let go of this colour,however, as I 
said, 
> my  work is 99% mono and a dedicated printer is to be expected. 
> Equipment price is not a problem as I am full time photographer. 
> Ongoing material costs have to be taken into account.
> 
> We are a little in the backwaters here and our dollar isn't worth 
> much so I automatically double the prices of those bandied about in 
> this forum.
> 
> I am intrigued by this Epson 7000, it is getting my hopes up as my 
> HOPE 20" Processor is on the way out.
> 
> How does it fair with the smaller prints - I  dont go under 8x10. 
> Could it honestly stand that sort of close srcutiny. Also how do 
the 
> materials stand up to normal handling
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Garry Sarre
> 
> www.sarre.com.au
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
> <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > Garry,
> > 
> > Some questions, are you looking to print B&W using a color ink 
set 
> or 
> > are you planning to dedicate a printer to B&W only? You mention a 
> > sepia portrait so I am guessing you want to go with a colot 
printer 
> > since there are no quad or grayscale ink sets the will give you a 
> > sepia tone.
> > 
> > Is archival life important or is it okay that these are short 
lived?
> > 
> > Martin