Digital BW, The Print

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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andreamorphine" 
<andreamorphine@y...> wrote:
> hello,
> is it possible with Black Only printing obtaining
> neutral bw prints?
> with the archival (enhanced) matte and epson matte black I always 
> have brownish tones, also with +20% of density.
> I must buy a third part black cartridge for BO printing?
> Is this possible?
> If I try the photo black on archival with BO I had greenish tones 
> (and a lot of metamerism!)
> and with semi-gloss quite good prints but with high bronzing.
> 
> thanks in advance and greetins,
> andrea

IMHO, BO printing and third party inks are a poor substitute 
compared with using something like ImagePrint Lite RIP.

The costs are similar, and the results with IP are far superior for 
a couple of reasons.

(1) BO printing uses just one color and dithering. The dithering 
pattern is usually quite obvious. Some people do not mind them, but 
many people do. When you use the full 7-colors available on the 
Epson 2200 for B&W, you get continuous gray tones without dithering.

(2) The results are very unreliable. I used BO printing with the 
Epson 2200 and got prints that were acceptable only with the lighter 
weight Arches Infinity paper.

(3) Third party inks violate the warranty on your printer, and they 
tend to cause problems over time. Clogging, issues with drying time, 
etc. Just look at the threads here and on the Epson 2200 group from 
people with third-party ink problems.

If you use IP Lite, you will have less bronzing and neutral gray 
tones with the Epson Ultrachrome inks.

Cheers,

Mitch