Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Martin Howard 
<mvhoward@m...> wrote:

>    my initial reason for getting the inkjet printer 
> was to quickly be able to produce prints and thus use 
> it as a tool for closing the photographic loop and 
> learning more about photography.  
> Given a choice, I'd rather be concentrating on the images,
> than on the technology used to get them.

EXACTLY!

And that's the problem with digital black and white printing.

It FORCES you to concentrate on the technology used to make the 
print.  Only a small percentage of people here are satisfied with any 
ONE system or process.   In the responses to your question, even the 
ENTHUSIASTS said that you needed "luck" and a "feel" for the process 
to get decent results.