Digital BW, The Print

We'll, I've been a little distracted by my shiny new D70 :), but I'll
give it a whirl.

I've only used Epson papers so far, because I have a ton of it lying
around.  EEM and Semigloss in letter size.  I usually just print an RGB
image (using PS Elements) through the Epson driver.  Haven't tried the
brightness/contrast settings you speak of.  I'm pretty sure I used the
Matte media settings for both types of paper though.  I don't think it
liked semigloss, but I'll have to try again.

I really think the EZ stuff is the way to go for those just starting and
on a limited budget.  There isn't much to say, it 'just works'.  I'll
putting some C84/EZ prints in the May exchange, so others will be able
to comment on them comparatively. 

I posted my earlier impressions on C84/EZ vs. QTR with the Ultrachrome
inks on a 2200.

> 
> Message: 11
>    Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 16:47:45 -0000
>    From: "Scott Harris" <scott.harris@...>
> Subject: Epson C84 with MIS EZ inks?
> 
> Hi Justin,
> 
> I just picked up the C84 and ordered the MIS EZ inks - could you 
> share with me your experiences thus far on which paper(s) and 
> settings (RGB or greyscale image, paper settings, colour settings in 
> the Epson properties, etc) things work best?  I'm working on a very 
> limited budget and can't experiment a whole lot, so any feedback 
> would be really great.  I've read Paul's comments on setting contrast 
> to -15 and brightness to -5 and that EEM seems to work, but that's 
> about it... have you experienced the same as him?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Justin 
> Florentine <justin@b...> wrote:
> > I've been toying with the EZ / C84 combo.  I'll be submitting images
> > made with it in the May print exchange.  This combination is not 
> only
> > effective, but it rivals my 2200 with QTR.  C84 has better shadow 
> detail
> > than the 2200 prints, but the 2200 were sharper.
> > 
> > I biggest plus however was the output on semigloss paper.  Looked
> > great.  C84 is also dead simple to use.  No curves, no RIP.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 00:51, rschllr wrote:
> > > Just curious if anyone is using this combination yet and how it 
> > > compares to some other Epson printers, such as the 1280 or 960, 
> in 
> > > terms of smoothness of tone and lack of microbanding?   The C84 
> is a 
> > > four color lower end printer, I had an older 4 color epson that 
> even 
> > > with Lyson Quad Blacks did not give the same results in terms of 
> > > tonal smoothness as an older 6 color epson, an 870.
> > > 
> > > I'm more interested in the neutral tone EZ inks, not the warm.  
> And I 
> > > would be curious if the Epson black ink cart can be left and used 
> as 
> > > high-capacity carts from Epson are available for that position.
> > > 
> > > thanks to all, Rick