Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,

I usually agree with you, but for sheer punch nothing can beat Premium
Glossy on a 1280/90 with Epson dye inks, IME. Even Cibachrome addicts admire
it. But if I wanted to sell a picture or give one away, the Ultrachromes are
the way to go because of their longer life, and the 2200/2100 is the
cheapest way to use them.

Having finally stumped up for IP 5.6 for my 2100, the B&W prints on Epson
Semigloss or Glossy Paper Photo Weight (=ProGlossy?) are amazing. On matte
papers images are simply too flat and lifeless for my liking.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@...>

The only sense in which I'd say the 1280 is "better" is if you like the
wider gamut and denser blacks of the standard dye inks. In every other way
that I can think of, the 2200 is a better printer: seven ink colors instead
of six, individual ink carts, 2880x1440 instead of 2880x720, FireWire
interface, paper cutter, better color management controls in the driver.