Digital BW, The Print

most people on this list are using quadtones, and you can get 
stunning results, but once you look closely at the details they all 
seem to have issues.  With no actual proof, I would guess that the 
Cone profiles would be best, but I can't back that up and I have seen 
clear proof that you can still get posterization from the Piezography 
system just like the others.  HP has come out with 3 printers that 
have a dedicated tri-tone inkset for b&w printing which is supposed 
to blow almost anything else out of the water (limited paper choices 
and 8.5x14" max size, but hey, it's cheap and works out of the box).  
My vote for the "ideal printer" today would be an Epson 2200 + 
ImagePrint; it gives the smoothest b&w gradient I have ever seen and 
gives great color as well... unfortunately, I don't have $1000 to 
spend on a printer today.  If I can't improve my quadtone output over 
the weekend I am going to buy the HP 7660 for $149.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bobphoto" 
<bobphoto@a...> wrote:
> I have come to the conclusion after reading this forum for some 
time that the only good method of printing BW images is to use 
quadtone unless you are satisfied with BO printing.  Is this true?  I 
wish it weren't because I would like to see the 4000 or 1280 as the 
ideal color/bw solution.
> 
> Bob
> 
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