Digital BW, The Print

Kathy,

the 2200 is by far the printer of choice, especially if you are considering 
bw pigment inks like those from MIS. Even if you change your mind
down the road, having 7 inks offers nice options in inksets. Also,
out of the box, with its own inks, you can get very respectable bw
prints if you use software like IJC / OPM or QTR. 


Consider that the 1280 was designed for dyes and may not have enough
power to handle pigment black, possibly not providing the
blackest black possible - depending on inkset and paper.
Its dots are fine enough, but it seems very slow compared to the
2200, which will make a difference if you print 13x19 in any 
quantity.

About those acronyms.....    IJC = Inkjet Control, 
OPM = OpenPrintmaker, QTR = Quadtone RIP
they all run on OS X;  QTR runs on Windows too.

Antonis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kathy Ryan" 
<kt.ryan@v...> wrote:
> Good morning....
> 
> I have been trying to follow the discussions here as a way of learning more 
about B&W digital printing. I admit I'm pretty much lost on lots of the technical 
details regarding inks, curves, QTR, RIP and the other acronyms floating 
around. But I'm learning!
> 
> I currently have an Epson RX500 all-in-one that I use to print my photos. 
They are pretty good but I want better and bigger. I would like to print up to 
11x14 which is what my preferred size was in the wet darkroom. And I would 
like to get rid of, or at least control, the slight color cast I get on the RX500 
prints.
> 
> I'm looking at the Epson 1280 and 2200; they both print the size I want and I 
can get the MIS inks for them, too. The price difference has me leaning toward 
the 1280 but if there is significant improvement by going with the 2200, I 
would consider that option.
> 
> Any advice you have to offer will be appreciated.
> 
> Kathy
> 
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