Digital BW, The Print

Hello Lancscott,

>What printers are people using for BO printers?  What printers
>don't work.

Any Epson printer except the 800 will probably work.  The best results
will come from newer models with 4 picoliter or smaller droplet size
with variable droplet capability.  In addition, the new 4000 has a
superior dither pattern which produces the best BO prints I've seen
yet.  There is a possibility the the small C64 _may_ have this good
dither pattern but that has not been confirmed yet.  

Many BO users prefer the Eboni black ink from MIS, so I'd also
recommend getting a model for which Eboni cartridges are available
(check with MIS for that information).

Another thing to look for is whether the model can handle the real
thick paper stock that many of the better fine art papers use.  For
example, the 2200 has a rear feeder that can accept very thick stock
that some other models can't handle.

I'm not certain, but am pretty sure that Canon and HP printers do not
produce as good results as the Epsons.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm