Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, sandersm@a... wrote:
> Greetings, all.
> 
> Now that I am finally getting good results from my Epson 2200 using QTR, UC 
> inks and PremierArt papers, I am thinking that I should start to move my large 
> prints from darkroom to inkjet.   My impulse is to get a 7600 (maybe a 9600 if 
> I hit Lotto) and set it up with QTR and use the UC inks, as I am with the 
> 2200.   But I have questions:
> 
> 1.   Does the 7600 act like the 2200?   Or is it better behaved than the 2200 
> when printing b+w prints?   Can it print neutral b+w prints with the Epson 
> drivers?
> 
> 2.   Can one drive the 7600 using QTR?   Are there any issues there that do 
> not exist with the 2200?
> 
> 3.   If I am using the 7600 to print only b+w prints onto buffered cotton 
> papers, should I be considering third-party inksets instead of the UC inks?
> 
> All thoughts most appreciated.
> 
> Sanders McNew
> www.mcnew.net
> 

Hi Sanders,

1)  In general, yes, the 7600 is fairly similar to the 2200 as far as printing
B&W.   It the same inks and the Epson driver uses the color inks resulting
in metamerism.  

2) I've done a little testing of a 7600 using QTR and the basics work.  I
haven't tried any roll paper, and the printer I used had Photo Black so
i don't have any matte profiles.

3) Gray inksets are certainly a reasonable alternative to UC inks if you
want only b&w.   Changing inks is fairly expensive in wasted ink unlike
the 2200.

You might also consider the 4000 if you aren't in a hurry.

Roy