Digital BW, The Print

I'm a six months newbie, so I'll respond. Your 870 or a new 890 should
do you well. Save the money on buying the 890 and spend it on ink and
paper. MIS and the free workflows and curves got my vote over
Piezography. Lower cost, better support and just as good prints
(IMHO). The key to everything is a reasonable understanding of
Photoshop as it relates to working with images for printing. This is
assumed on this discussion group but takes time to learn. So
important, I will repeat UNDERSTANDING PHOTOSHOP IS IMPORTANT!

I strongly suggest you try Black Only printing to start. Shorter
learning curve and good prints to keep you from being disolutioned.
Check out Clayton Jones' excellent write up at
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm  It's the best summary and
tutorial I have seen. 

Don't worry about just trying Black Only printing with your current
Epson ink and paper. You can get respectable prints. And, tonight!

Bob Michaels

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bbiess"
<bbiess@y...> wrote:
> Help!
> 
> I'm ready to take the plunge into high quality black&white printing 
> but need some guidance.  Here's what I'm considering and would really 
> appreciate some feedback into the pros and cons of printers and inks.
> 
> Since large format isn't terribly important to me at this point I am 
> considering using either my current Epson Stylus 870 or purchasing a 
> new Stylus 980 (they're $100 with rebate!).  In either case I would 
> dedicate the printer for B&W printing only.  Am I going to see 
> substantially better output from the 890?  Do both MIS and 
> Piezography support the 890?
> 
> Where inks are concerned, I think I'm as confused as any newbie.  MIS 
> or Piezography??  I've researched both and it appears MIS is a bit 
> cheaper to get started with and can utilize the stock Epson driver 
> (no additional expense for the Cone driver) - however, it appears 
> that the new Piezography system will no longer require a custom 
> driver either.  Is one easier to use than the other?  What are the 
> pros/cons of both systems?  What's going to give me the most bang for 
> the buck?
> 
> I did a search on this group and wasn't able to find any kind 
> of 'getting started' doc, but if someone knows of one I'd really 
> appreciate the link.  And any thoughts, suggestions and/or 
> recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated!!
> 
> Regards,
> Bob Biess