Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "danielstaver 
<daniel@p...>" <daniel@p...> wrote:
> If my Gray Balancer software is switched on when I do BO printing I
> get really ugly transitions in the highlights just like you 
describe.
> Check if there is any type of color management software runnning in
> the background that interferes with your printing. I'm not familiar
> with the Canon, so I'm afraid I can't be more specific.
> 
> BO prints can look extremely good, I have one of Clayton's prints 
and
> you couldn't possibly ask for anything better. Smooth tones, 
excellent
> shadows and highlights, and a certain sharpness in small details 
that
> look different from full-color BW prints. Yes, the dots are there, 
but
> they're not obvious unless you're looking really close at the 
picture,
> and even then I don't think they detract from the overall impression
> in any way. There are many ways do make a great print, and I think 
BO
> is definitely one of them. I would do more of them myself if I could
> get some neutral black inks for my 2100.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jeades947
> <jeades1@s...>" <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> > I have tried to get the hang of black only printing as described 
by 
> > Clayton Jones so well.But, when I try this with my Canon S750 
> > printer; I fail to get any values above Zone 7 to have any body 
in 
> > them. They are all blank white. I have tried increasing the 
> > intensity of the black ink from within the printer properties 
> > without success at all. I even went to transfer setting and 
adjusted 
> > the curve in the direction I thought would give me the desired 
> > results, without any avail. I indicated to the printer it was to 
> > print in grayscale mode and had assigned Dot Gain 30% with 
> > Photoshop.I was using Quadtone printing very well till I read 
about 
> > this which would seem to save a bundle of cash from not having to 
> > buy color cartridges every two weeks. That will break a rich man 
> > soon. What am I obviously doing wrong????? Back to Best Buy 
tomorrow 
> > for more ink to experiment with. I must have made 30 prints today 
> > trying to get it right.

I just acquired an Epson 2200 and tried black only printing using the 
Photo black ink and Epson Premium glossy paper. Although the 
sharpness and tonal gradations are excellent, the color of the print 
is very warm -- objectionably so for my taste. I am about to try the 
matte black and a matte paper such as EAM. I am a long time user of 
Piezo inks and get very satisfactory results from my Epson 1160 with 
piezotone inks. Is there some way of getting neutral B&W prints from 
the 2200 without investing in something like Imageprint 5?

David Tilson