Digital BW, The Print

Roger,

Please give me a call or email me here in EL to talk b/w printing, 
share info.
I have sick 1160 and piezo setup.  Looking for new b/w printer gear 
same as you.

Thanks,

Alan
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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Roger Smith <rbsmith@t...> 
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am a photographer that has done B&W in the darkroom for over 30 
years and
> have recently started using a Nikon LS2000 scanner and a Epson 1200 
with
> Fotonic inks to print my color.  I have been reasonably pleased 
with the
> results.  However, my real love is B&W.  I have been reading this 
list for
> some time and have been looking for a Epson 1160 so that I can try 
printing
> with the MIS quad blacks and the curves supplied on their site.  I 
have been
> unable to locate an 1160 printer.  I have had one on order at 
referb.com for
> a couple months but when I called them today they said that they 
had no idea
> when or if they would have more.  It has occurred to me that I 
could change
> over my 1200 to print hex blacks.  Is this the way to go?  Or, 
should I be
> looking at a 1270 for B&W and continue to use the 1200 for color?  
Or, the
> other way around?  My understanding after talking with Karen at 
Digital Art
> Supplies is that I can buy a kit for approx. $150.00 that includes 
the
> Fotonic ink and a chip re-programer or that I can adapt the 1270 to 
run
> Lyson hex blacks?  I'm a bit confused.  I gather from reading this 
list that
> the 1160 with MIS quads and curves seems to be the way to go in 
this size
> and price range, but that's looking like it may never happen with 
the lack
> of the 1160 availability.  At this point I sure would appreciate 
any advise
> that I can get from the list.  I suppose the 3000 is another option 
although
> I think it's out of my price range.  I'm sure this subject has been 
covered
> in the past but I have not had any luck finding it in the Database 
or Files
> on the web site.  Again I would appreciate any help on this subject 
and
> apologize for going over, what must be old ground, for most of you 
with
> extensive experience printing B&W.  Thanks again,
> 
> RB Smith
> E. Lansing, MI