Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

>Yes.  My experience is that the Photo Black gives the smoothest tones.
>Matte Black is a bit more grainy looking, and Eboni is even a bit
>more than MK.  I'm not sure why that is, perhaps particle size...

Hm this makes me hesitate. And how would you describe the UT7 results (all
grey tones - in case that you use it)? So far I only have the OEM Epson inks
(Matte black) in my 2100 and I find the BO results encouraging. They look
rather smooth even at 1440 dpi.

I am thinking now of replacing my 1290/ UT2 (which I use for b&w printing)
with the 2100 UT7. However I want to be sure that in the end the results are
at least on par with the 1290. BO printing and with the OEM Epson inks and
with UT2/ Eboni on the 1290 doesn't give the same quality as the 2100 with
Epson matte black - thats why I have been thinking about switching to the
2100.

Paul sent me a scan of a 2200 printed 21 step wedge and it looked smoother
on semigloss paper than the same printed with a 1290 / UT2. In the end, I
want to keep only one printer, I don t really need 2 because I dont do color
anyway....

regards, Bernie