Digital BW, The Print

Simple solution for a beginning: 

1.  Buy an Epson 8xx format printer that is cheap (about $199 or less)

2.  Buy the PiezoBW software and a set of PiezoBW carts.  The software has profiles for over 27 papers. 

3.  Buy a sample pak of various papers from Inkjetmall.com 

4.  Calibrate your monitor. 

5.  Follow the simple instructions (to the letter) that come with the PiezoBW software.

6.  Be amazed!

7.  After you have been suitably amazed....then experiment with different papers.   Later, you can decide if you need a wide format printer and also if you need to buy a CIS...or if you want to try carts with other inks such as the MISFS.  

8.  If you are not amazed, you still have a decent office printer and have only spent the money on a set of carts and some software (the expensive part).  

Good luck, 
Steadman 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William M. Gatesman 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:04 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Just starting, seek printer recommendation


  I want to set up a digital darkroom to do black and white work with quadtone
  inks.  I am considering a Nikon 8000E scanner.  I am unsure about which
  printer to purchase.  Some ink sellers recommend Epson 3000 (apparently
  still available new) and Epson 1160 (discontinued and very hard if not
  impossible to find from my review of web vendors).  I note also that MIS now
  has software to "recharge" the chip on Epson ink cartridges -- does this
  allow one to use quadtone inks with the newer printers that use cartridges
  with microchips.

  To cut to the chase, if you were starting fresh, what printer would you buy
  (excluding the Epson 7000 which is beyond my budget) for inhome use?  And,
  notwithstanding your answer to that question, is there another printer you
  might also recommend?  Why?

  I would appreciate any comments or advice you might share concerning this
  issue.
  William M. Gatesman
  P.O. Box 3809
  Silver Spring, MD 20918
  Phone(301)681-3377
  Fax (301) 681-9849
  wgates@...






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