Digital BW, The Print

I believe we need a bit more information to help you better.  Firstly, do
you intend to use the printer for colour output also or do you intend to
dedicate it to B&W?  (Also, although it is now less relevant, are you on a
Mac or PC?)  The 21/2200 is a great printer but it alone will not produce
great B&W.  The good news is that there exists a few very cost effective
options for producing good B&W from this printer. For example, Quadtone RIP
(QTR, $50) can be used in conjunction with the Epson Ultrachrome inks to
produce outstanding B&W prints, and you can continue to use the printer for
colour work also.  Alternatively, you can dedicate the printer to B&W with
specialist B&W inks and either use QTR or Paul Roark's workflows (to name
just two).  Given your budget, if you are going to dedicate the printer to
B&W then I suspect a 1280/90 would be more than adequate.  Personally I use
the 2100/QTR combination, with a colour ultrachrome equivalent CFS from MIS
to lower my ink costs.


> From: alex58ks <alex58ks@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:45:37 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Printer purchasing advice
> 
> I am new to this group, so please excuse me if my question is
> something discussed extensively in the past.  I plan to buy a new
> printer (will spend up to about $700) and I want something that will
> produce high quality black and white prints, without metamerism.  A
> year or two ago I got the impression the Epson 2200 was the way to
> go--is that still the case?  I have seen conflicting claims about
> whether it really does completely avoid metamerism, and about what one
> must do to achieve this avoidance.
> 
> Can someone point me in the right direction to look for information?