Digital BW, The Print

It occurred to me that there will probably be a flood of Epson 3000s hitting
the used market as the 4000 replaces them.  There are thousands of 3000s
used in industry.  In fact, EBay seems to be getting the beginnings of this
flood now.  The 3000s are selling for $400 - $500.  (For a 16x20 printer,
this is cheap.)

Epson and others are also going to be selling lots more papers in 17"
widths - for the 4000.  Some of these will, of course, also be good for the
3000.

So, I'm going to support the 3000 as the affordable quad 16x20 printer.

I'll load Ultra Tone inks into it first.  (One must flush with a special MIS
UC base before loading Eboni.)  I'll also make, at a minimum, a new
FS-N/Selenium (based on the UT inks) that will be Piezo and Epson curves
compatible.  (I may also make an FS-Carbon if there is enough demand.
However, the UT inkset can print carbon, so I'm not sure it'll be worth the
effort.)   Also, of course, cross-platform curves will be made for these
inks.

This should give B&W photographers on a budget a nice affordable 16x20
platform.

So, novices can start with a $69 C82 and then go to 16x20 for $400 and
change.  (Add Picture Window for $50.)  Not a bad deal for B&W photographers
on a budget.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com