Digital BW, The Print

Robert:

Thanks.  Interesting comments.  What you say about shadow compression 
concerns me, because what I like best about my current set up (other 
than the tonality of the selenium-tone ink) is the transparency of 
the shadows.  (I sometimes think I've actually changed my 
photographic style to take advantage of it.)  And since I'm on a PC, 
it's not likely I'll be using IJC anytime soon, even if I had a 
desire to make my own profiles.  I wonder if I should reduce my risk 
by going with the 2200 and IP; I'm thinking 7600 less for the print 
size than for the quality of the machinery.

Chuck

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Robert Morrison 
<rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> On 6/2/03 8:28 AM, "cschaible94111" <cschaible@c...> 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