Digital BW, The Print

What I mean by "funky" is different color casts under different 
light conditions (i.e neutral in my office, green-ish in bright 
light). I am admittedly confused about all the underlying issues but 
would like to make my pictures the best they can be with the minimal 
incremental expense. 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker 
<tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
> I don't know what you mean when you say the Ultrachrome inks 
are 'funky'. They are actually quite exceptional.  It's the Epson 
drivers that are 'funky', especially for b&w.  Don't confuse the 
root of the problem, because it will hinder your search for an 
printing solution that suits you needs. That's not to say that 
switching the inks isn't the most economical solution for b&w only 
printing on the 2200.
>  
> Tom Baker
> 
> marthaabelson <mabelson@h...> wrote:
> Paul Roark, you sound like a saint! I shoot with a Canon 10D and 
> have been struggling to make good b&w pictures for 6 months with 
my 
> Epson 2200, somewhat hampered by using Photoshop Elements rather 
> than the real thing, but more severely limited (so it seems) by 
the 
> inherent funkiness of the Epson inks. I had been thinking of 
biting 
> the bullet and upgrading to Photoshop 7  or the new PS CS8 so I 
> could try BO printing via the Clayton Jones method, or also buying 
a 
> 1280 so I could try your workflows. But new PS+new printer=$$$$ 
Then 
> I read of your forthcoming Easy B&W system! A few questions: 1) 
will 
> I be able to continue to print pictures through Elements? I also 
> have (but don't use) Microsoft Picture It 2) I currently do b&w 
> conversions through an Elements plug-in by Silver Oxide. Can I 
> continue to work this way, or is that an entirely unrelated issue 
> (sorry I'm so remedial) 3) I am unclear whether these new ink sets 
> will be available for both the C82 and the 1280 printers. Most of 
my 
> prints are 8x10 and smaller, but I am not against buying either 
> printer... 4) when can I sell my 2200? (just kidding...maybe...) 
> Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 
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