Digital BW, The Print

on 10/13/2002 1:53 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> I would love to see a good realistic discussion of BO printing and to
> hear from others who are doing it.  I know it is not the best result
> possible (visually at least), but for its hassle free ease of use and
> fade/color resistant properties I think it is a valid approach given
> the current state of the technology.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Clayton

 


Clayton,

Thanks for your post. I've been using the piezo software/original inks with
no hassle for a while now, so I've stuck with it.

That said I have experimented with using Black Ink only on my Epson 1200
with Generations 4 black ink. I was quite surprised at the high quality of
the print.  From 35mm tri-x, the printer dots fit in nicely with the film
grain.

I also tried an experiment with printing twice. First with the black only,
Then a second pass using color inks over the black ink print.  I was
surprised to find that perfect registration was not necessary (nor likely)
but the results were quite usable and interesting.


-Bruce