Digital BW, The Print

for about the price of the septione system, if you are on a PC? why not get
the Imageprint RIP for printing from your 2200?

Although it can be a bit fiddly to install, you can download a demo version
to see how it work for you

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack McLain [mailto:jmclainaz@...]
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:55 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Indecision and Confusion: Which B&W system to
> invest in!
>
>
> I've been following the discussions in this format for awhile now, and
> appreciate all the good advice I've read.
>
> I was hoping that it would become clear to me eventually which B&W digital
> printing system was "best" for my purposes... alas, it has not.
>
> I was about to pull the trigger and buy the Septone advanced kit.
>  I already
> own a Epson 2200 printer (which delivers outstanding color, but as you all
> know.. so-so B&W).  I am shooting only B&W these days and want to maximize
> my printing to at least that which I was once able to do in a traditional
> darkroom. Archival potential is important to me.  Very large paper size is
> not (11X14 is big enough).  I am somewhat of a computer luddite and don't
> want (or know how) to mess with creating profiles and too much
> experimentation. I want to plug and play to the greatest extent
> possible.  I
> own Photoshop 7, a trinitron monitor, and a Nikon film scanner.
>
> Now I read that there are still problems with the Septone system and am
> rethinking my strategy. I am surprised that there is little in the way of
> user comments available for review.  I take that as a sign that
> the Septone
> system might not be widly accepted and used.  This might make it
> an orphaned
> system before too long (with difficulty getting inks and support).
>
> Perhaps I should just bite the bullet and buy a new 1280 (or
> other) printer
> and dedicate it to B&W and keep the 2200 for the (rare) sale of a color
> print.
>
> If you had the opportunity to start fresh, with the options
> available today,
> what would you buy?  A 1280 printer with Peziography profiles and inks?
> Septone? what?
>
> thanks much
> cheers
> Jack McLain
> Tucson, AZ
> http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net
>
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