Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

I have been printing BO with  MIS Eboni and I can see a decided 
improvement when printing 2880.  It's not earthshaking but an 
improvement that I will spend the extra time to print.   Largely, 
these are images that I have captured at the White Sands 
National Monument  in color slides, converted to b&w via the 
channel mixer and printed BO.  I say this, because your subject 
matter may be the most important item when deciding whether 
the extra time is worth it.

As has been said, you can lie to the printer and choose another 
setting that will allow 2880. I have found no diff' in either available 
options and there seems to be no drawback.

Thanks to CJ, I am really hooked on BO.  :-)

           Lincoln 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter 
A. Klein" <pklein@2...> wrote:
> My 1280 driver (Windows)does not seem to allow the use of 
2880 dpi 
> except with glossy papers.  When using the Epson Matte Heavy 
setting, 
> 2880 dpi isn't even available.  That doesn't bother me when 
printing 
> color or hextone.  But I would think using 2880 dpi would give 
> smaller dots when printing "black only."
> 
> Is there a way to make the driver print at 2880 with matte 
paper?  
> And is it worth it?  When printing "black only," can you get 
smaller 
> dots at 2880 dpi than at 1440?  Or does the matte paper 
surface 
> negate any advantage of the higher resolution?
> 
> I'm currently printing B&W with the Ultratone (1) inks, using 
Paul's 
> curves for the 1280.  But sometimes I like the look of a B/O 
print.  
> B/O also helps keep me sane when I can't get the hextone to 
look just 
> right.  
> :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> --Peter