Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
For the past month, I've been going over getting a RIP for about $500.00 or
a second printer with MIS b/w inks.
I downloaded the evaluation version of  Imageprint and did some test prints
on the 2200, they looked much better then the Epson driver but didn't look
as good as I was hoping. Plus the amount of ink used in those little carts
for printing b/w photos with large amounts of black or dark areas was
amazing.

I settled on getting a used 1270 from Ebay for $125.00 and the CFS VM ink
system from MIS.
Last night everything came in,  I setup the MIS system ( the instructions
for the MIS install is a little confusing but re-reading made it make
sense.) on the printer and had to do a few nozzle cleanings before that
looked right.

Then using Paul Roark's Curves that were marked NCA (no color adjustment)
and following his workflow to the letter my first print look great ! (and
the second , third, etc.)
I was blown away by the blacks. Now I'm kicking myself for wasting so much
time and money on ink and paper trying to get my 2200 to print decent b/w
prints.

If you are doing what I did, contemplating a RIP or separate b/w printer, do
the printer. Its cheaper and you end up with higher quality prints.

Paul, Thanks for your hard work making this simple for the rest of us.

Jake


Jake Hellbach Photography
www.jakehellbachphoto.com



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