Digital BW, The Print

The tinkering done in inkjet printing is a drop in the bucket compared 
to the wet darkroom. There never has been, probably never will be, a 
turn key system to producing a good image on a piece of paper - be it 
light on silver or ink on cotton fibers.

Truman

Peter Nelson wrote:

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>The other problem is that no matter WHICH approach you take, you have 
>to like being a tinkerer.  Almost all these methods are basically for 
>geeks and nerds who enjoy doing profiling and running test strips and 
>tweaking things and taking out heads and cleaning them and installing 
>special software on their computers, etc, etc.
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>When it comes to black and white injket printing there is NO 
>equivalent to the Toyota Camry or Honda Accord -  a consistent, 
>reliable, turn-the-key-and-it-goes mass-market solution that appeals 
>to a large base of users.   Instead it's more like collecting 1950's 
>Italian or British sports cars -  a hobby for eccentrics who enjoy 
>spending lots of time in the shop or under the hood, and talking with 
>other hobbyists about arcane and esoteric topics.
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