Digital BW, The Print

Hello Robert,

I might be able to shed some light on the reason for the cyan cast in 
your prints. I don't use an Epson printer but I think the problem 
exists regardless which brand of printer that is used. For the 
record, I use a Canon s750, not the best for printing black and 
white; but I have managed to eliminate the cyan cast by using black 
ink only. I've read a previous post which seemed to indicate there 
was not much control in using black only. You WILL get dots, but if 
the print isn't placed up to your nose, they aren't very noticeable. 
The middle grays do seem to show more than the other ends of the 
grayscale, though it may be my printer. I have asked several times if 
anyone has the same indications as mine, but all the Epson users 
don't seem to have the answer either. There is a very thorough 
website hosted by Clayton Jones www.cjcom.net/digipmarts.htm that 
give a very good explanation and techinque for doing the black only 
printing. No additional expense involved either because all it uses 
is your existing black ink cartridge. Try it and see if it fits your 
needs. Jone Cone's company is coming out with a BW ink system that 
uses ICC profiles with quad or hex ink cartridges to produce cast-
free images, or so the news release said. Hope some of this helps you 
out. Oh I use cheap Office Depot Matte paper. Probably better results 
will come with better paper than I use.

Your friend in photography,

Johnny Eades


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Robert 
<LA_Native@h...>" <LA_Native@h...> wrote:
> How neutral can you get your B&W images with the Epson 2200 printer 
> and Premium Lustre paper? 
> 
> I've been using the GreyBalancer software downloaded and translated 
> from the Epson/France website. Several months ago, after a good 
deal 
> of trial and error, I settled on a series of GB settings that got 
me 
> semi-neutral, albeit slightly greenish black and white images on 
> Premium Lustre paper. 
> 
> Now that I've had the printer awhile longer and have gained a more 
> sensitive eye to the situation, I'd like to fine tune my GB 
settings 
> to get a more neutral image. My problem is this issue of so-called 
> metamerism. I look at the images under varying light conditions, 
and 
> the tonalty changes all over the map. Under incandescent lighting, 
> the images seem warm or even reddish, and under daylight they take 
on 
> a greenish tinge. Since my prints are going to be viewed in doors, 
I 
> decided to calibrate under incandenscent lighting, but even with 
> that, I can't get them really neutral.
> 
> What kind of results have you folks had with this 
> printer/software/paper combo?
> 
> -Robert Ades