Digital BW, The Print

The Epson Photo 750 is an "older" 6 color printer (as printer 
technology goes; I think it came out in '99 or so).  It has a 
maximum resolution of 720 x 1400 and a 6 picoliter dot size.   It is 
possible I can get images close to those you seem to be getting with 
BO printing on the 870.  I plan to fool with this some this 
evening.  If I can't get something reasonable, I'll be back.  Thanks 
for the info.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones 
<cj@c...>" <cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello pfrym,
> 
> >...read an article today by Clayton Jones that makes me have 
> >hope that I may be able to get a good print.  
> 
> >I am using Photoshop and have tried printing to the Epson 
> > 750 using color and black only on Epson consumer-grade photo 
paper, 
> > but get basically the same degree of "dot patterning".  
> 
> >...but the article my Mr. Jones indicated that the problem 
> >is not as pronounced as I seem to be experiencing 
> 
> Without seeing your prints it's hard to know what kind of dots 
you're
> getting.  It may be that the 750 is an older model which prints 
larger
> dots (anybody know?).  My only experience has been with an 870 
which
> is a 6-ink model that prints 4 picoliter dots at 1440 dpi, so
> everything I said about BO printing is based on that.  I mentioned 
in
> the article that older printers may not do as well.  So I would 
check
> out the 750 specs for that.
> 
> 
> > Ideally, I would like a solution that would use an inkset that
> >would not require a dedicated printer (that is, not a greys-only
> >inkset) and would not require buying another printer or expensive 
> >printer drivers.  
> 
> Both of these can be achieved with BO printing.
> 
> 
> >However, this may not be possible.  I can live with 
> > imperfection to some degree (as subjective as that is).
> 
> Before jumping to any conclusions I think the first thing would be 
to
> determine if the 750 prints 4 picoliter dots at 1440 dpi.  If it 
does,
> then perhaps even those dots are too much for your taste.  You can
> also get a sample high quality BO print to see what BO is capable 
of
> and compare it to yours.  If the 750 does print the small dots but
> still doesn't look good, it's possible that the driver is to 
blame. 
> If the 750 isn't capable of good BO work then you can decide what 
to
> do next.  At least you'll know what's possible and can decide if 
it's
> worth it to buy a new printer to get what you want.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm