Digital BW, The Print

For what it's worth, I've owned a 2200, a 7600, both running QTR with the 
Epson UC inkset, and a $50 C84 with the MIS UT EZ (warm) inkset.   I put a print, 
from the same .psd file, run though each process, in front of a group of 
nonphotographer friends.   Every single person picked the C84.   

To my eye, the dither pattern of the C84 in the midtones is rougher, but the 
prints for some reason have more punch -- lights are lighter, darks are 
darker.   None of this is scientific, of course.   But if you are okay printing onto 
letter-sized sheets, the slightly smoother dither isn't worth the extra $2900 
for the 7600.   I wouldn't waste the money on a 2200, and I would probably 
get a 7600 instead of the 4000 if size matters.

Sanders McNew.


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