Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Richey" 
<j.richey@s...> wrote:
> I can't offer much help but I have some observations.
> 
> I unboxed a new Epson 2200 this last week which I purchased for
> making black and white prints. I too am quite interested in
> neutral prints. One of the first test prints I made was of
> a 21 step wedge on Enhanced Matte with Matte ink. There was
> a definite magenta cast to the print, especially in the middle
> to light tones. I tried printing the same step wedge on the
> same paper selecting Epson Watercolor paper as the media.
> This combination produced a much more neutral print with 
>some very slight magenta in the middle tones. This is a sort 
>of "shot in the dark" fix that is easy to try.

If it still has a magenta cast in any part of the range
it doesn't sound like a "fix".   Anyway, before you get
all excited make sure to view your result under different
lighting conditions.  Remember, the big problem with the
2200 isn't static color casts; it's METAMERISM!   The
best profiles in the world can't fix metamerism because it's
a property of the INK.  Only software which can adjust the
ink usage differently from the stock Epson driver can fix
metamerism.  Several RIPs do this as does a free program for 
the mac that's been making the rounds here.