Digital BW, The Print

I would have to agree, Simple, reliable B&W printing has been around more 
than two years. Piezography Plugin 150.00 and If the Inks are to rich for ya, 
MIS Full spectrum inks provide a  great savings. Nothing difficult, and as 
simple as it gets. If you use a wide format Epson 3000 or above there is no 
CIS hassles to deal with or learn and configure. Using color printers for 
Black and white inks is old news and has historically been a very  bad move. 
At least today IP5 is available to tame the metermerism for those that must 
use color printers. Its all available now and as easy or as hard as you want 
to make it. For those on a 2200 or higher its pretty clear that more money 
needs to be spent for a workable solution or many more hours in the learning 
curve class ....\
Steve M.
>snip ..
In a message dated 2/10/2003 3:28:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
editor@... writes:

> In a sense, the subject line of this thread is ludicrous.. Who defines
> "easy"?  Who defines "reliable"?  You, me, your husband, your wife, your
> kids, your grandparents..?  Keep in mind also that making a "simple"
> easy to use printer that gives results most consumers will accept may
> well, in many respects, conflict with making a top-flight pro printer
> (and the economics of scale within the tech biz weigh in strongly on
> behalf of the consumer offerings).  It's already relatively easy to
> create great images, and tools will make it easier, but this whole
> obsession with tools is a bit much.  Step back, take a deep breath and
> make some art instead of complaining that the tools don't perfectly
> reflect your vision.  That's part of the beauty of art, that the tools
> are NOT independent and perfect, that they influence and affect how you
> present your vision how you bring it to life...Snip>>>
> 



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