Digital BW, The Print

If you decide to go the lab route then mpix will produce "true" silver 
B&W prints from your digital files.  They use Kodak Polymax RC paper 
for B&W.
http://www.mpix.com/productsinfo.aspx

On Friday, October 8, 2004, at 12:34  PM, Barbara Lee Spinnenweber 
wrote:

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> The customer wants 90-200 4x6 b&w pictures of a wedding (but they want 
> some
> color too and that's why I'm shooting in color digitally)...would it 
> be best
> to send these files to a lab or print them myself? If printing myself, 
> would
> it be best to buy an HP-245 (small portable 4x6 printer than can get
> dedicated black/gray cartridge) or use my current 1270 with MIS-UT2 
> inks? If
> I use my 1270, I don't know of any 4x6 (or even 5x7) matte paper (or
> whatever paper for MIS UT2). Therefore, I'd have to cut it myself and 
> based
> on past experience of my cutting...it'll look "home done". Unless 
> somebody
> knows of some pre-cut paper that will work nicely?
>
> If a lab is a better idea, anybody know of a good lab that prints 
> affordable
> 4x6 black and white prints? I know Walmart and the others will print 
> pseudo
> b&w..but anybody know of a lab that will do true b&w? (I guess even 
> if's
> it's not cheap....)
>
> I'm just trying to weigh options of quality, price and time involved.
>
> Thanks,
> Barbara
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