Digital BW, The Print

On 6/2/03 8:28 AM, "cschaible94111" <cschaible@...> wrote:

> I'm just on the verge of buying a 7600 and IP, to be used exclusively
> for black and white, and wonder if you would mind sharing your
> current impressions and set up.  Which inks are you using?  What
> papers?  Is there an issue with the highlights (as a result of not
> using yellow)?  Are there any metamerism issues?  Can you really
> control your tint?  I currently use a 1280 with Selenium Piezotones
> and the Piezo driver on Photo Rag; can you offer any comparison
> between prints from that set up and those from the 7600 and IP?

I'm not mitch, but I've been using IP for about a year with a variety of
printers including the 1270, 1280, 2200 and 7000.

Given your current workflow you can expect, a better overall profile with IP
and the 7600 with the following two problems...dots in the hilights and
condensed shadows.  I find the hilights not to be an issue except for
printing scans of low ASA transparency film or digital files with
significant areas of hilights (less than 15% gray).  The shadows are a more
universal problem for me...and its what keeps me from using IP and my 2200
for fine art work (I regularly use it for commercial work, though).  I use
Ink Jet Control (IJC) for my fine art work. The midtones will transition
much better with the IP/7600 combo than with the old piezo profiles and the
Selenium inks, however.  I might also add that you can get much better dmax,
with good shadow detail with an Ultrachrome printer with Ink Jet
Control...but I don't think it  supports the 7600 yet...only the 2200.  If
someone cracks the chip code and makes empty carts...many of us would leap
to that printer, because its a great machine.  I also believe that Colorbyte
is going to come out with version 7.6 this week...which is supposed to do
something about the dmax...however what they are intending to do with the
dmax is likely to make the shadow problem even worse.

Robert