Digital BW, The Print

Norm, I'm not familiar with the 870. I have a 1280 and 890 (narrow
version of 1280). 

I use the 1280 with MIS Eboni black printing ususally on EEM,
sometimes on Photo Rag at 1440 dpi. The prints looked good right out
of the box. Getting real WYSIWYG required a little dialing in. I find
if I used no embedded color profile or Gray Gamma 2.2 and change the
printer color space from "same as...." to 10% dot gain my prints match
my monitor. Everyone has their own technique. 

Why not give your 1280 a try. It probably has a smaller dot than your
870. No reason the Piezo K shouldn't work, probably better than the
Epson K in your 870. All it will take is a few minutes and a sheet of
paper to find out. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "nsams2002"
<normsams@w...> wrote:
> Right...Until recently, it's probably been a year since I made a 
> black only print.  (I've been working with the Piezography inks).  I 
> did a black only print today (Epson 870, Epson black cartridge, 
> Legion Photo Matte.  What I got were the black, greys, and whites, 
> which I've been looking for for some time now, as well as a general 
> neutral tonality, and luminosity which I like very much.  No, "it 
> ain't broke" but I have to wonder if what I'm doing couldn't be 
> better.  I'm wondering about the use of watercolor paper, which might 
> make the "dots" less obvious, and perhaps using a different black 
> cartridge.  As well as the 870, I also have a 1280.  The 1280 is 
> pretty much devoted to Piezography, but that might change.  Thanks in 
> advance for ideas.
> 
> Norm  
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
> <bob@b...> wrote:
> > Norm: I was trying to gently ask if you'd ever tried making a BO
> > print. And if not, encouraging you to do so. It's actually easier to
> > do than to read and digest all of Clayton's articles. 
> > 
> > Yes, come back and ask about whatever it is that's not working the 
> way
> > you think it should. Several would be happy to help. You just need
> > someplace to start from. 
> > 
> > Bob Michaels
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "normsams"
> > <normsams@w...> wrote:
> > > Michael...You wrote:
> > > 
> > > <Norm: Why not just take a grayscale image and send it to you 
> printer
> > > with just the black ink selected, then come back with whatever 
> doesn't
> > > seem right for you. It's just so simple.>
> > > 
> > > I don't understand the "then come back with whatever doesn't seem
> > right for
> > > you."  Do you mean I should come back to the list with any 
> concerns?
> > > 
> > > Thanks from Norm