Digital BW, The Print

Steadman,

A good piece of advice and a very reasonable way to jump in and test 
the waters.

I just need to throw in that Epson has killed the 8xx series except 
for the 890, which is not supported by Piezo. Also that Piezo is not 
available for the 870 or the 875.

I think the best bet for the approach you out line is the 980 (~$199) 
which is supposed to be a very robust printer. The Piezo kit for this 
is $335 so you can get going for around $550 or less. The 980 is the 
only remaining unchipped cartridge printer in the Epson line and has 
gone "Temporarily Out of Stock" on the Epson store. I suspect that 
its days are numbered so get one quick.

I don't have any info on the availability of refurbished 800, 850 or 
860 models but they may be out there.

Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
<steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
> 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@y... 
>   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@a...
> 
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