Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Editor P.O.V. 
Image Service" <editor@p...> wrote:
> Then down the line,  I'd probably find myself picking up whatever 8 
> color Ultrachrome Hi Gloss replacement (R800 class machine) for the
> 2200 comes out..

That day can't come soon enough!  I'm sick of bronzing.

I'd once assumed I'd wind up with two printers, one dedicated to b&w, 
the other to color.  

But it now appears I'll wind up with two printers, one dedicated to 
matte and the other to glossy--and, unless I'm willing to pay another 
$500 apiece for a RIP, neither of which will produce neutral, 
metamerism-free b&W!

Where does it end? ;)

Hmmm... as I consider this further, I wonder how the new 
ultrachrome "hi-gloss" inks used in the R800 will fare for matte 
prints.  If they pass that test, maybe one printer will accomplish 
useable prints on both types of paper.  If that's the case, why on 
earth didn't Epson make the new 4000 ultrachrome hi-gloss compatible, 
rather than producing another matte-only printing device?

Dan