Digital BW, The Print

I'm running an Epson 2100/2200 on an XP machine using ColorByte's 
Imageprint RIP (about $500 US).

I'm very, very happy with my black and white prints (finally, after disappointing 
results with the same printer and Epson's driver)....advantage with this setup 
is that it uses the standard Epson inkset, so I don't need a dedicated black 
and white printer.

Top black and white print of the month at my local camera club this month...

Luke.




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Anthony Atkielski" <
anthony@a...> wrote:
> I'm just wondering ... if I were to go out and buy the necessary hardware
> and software to make nice, black-and-white ink-jet prints on my desktop,
> right now, what would be my best choice?  I'd want to be able to go up to A3
> or Super A3.  The printer would be connected to my Windows XP machine.  
The
> printer would not be used for any other purpose.
> 
> I assume some sort of Epson printer would be the leading choice.  If so,
> which one?  Or which other printer?  What about inks?  What would be the
> overall investment, for printer, inks, any required software, and paper?  I
> already have Photoshop.
> 
> Would I be able to get exhibition-quality B&W prints from this set-up?  I'd
> need that level of quality in order to justify investing in a dedicated
> printer for this purpose.
> 
> I currently have an Epson 2000P, and it prints so-so in black and white
> (much nicer in color), but it's clear that I'd need some sort of dedicated
> printer to get really nice B&W ink-jet prints, so that I could use whatever
> magic inks are required to produce optimal results.
> 
> Suggestions or a pointer to a site that answers these questions welcome.