Digital BW, The Print

I agree with Tyler.
We have a client who does their proofing on a i9900. I made custom 
profiles for Canon Pro Gloss, Legion Photo Silk and Arches Infinity 
Smooth.
It is a very well-behaved printer with the Canon driver, and makes 
respectable B&W prints.
John Toles
http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/
http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/

On Nov 5, 2004, at 2:15 AM, Tyler Boley wrote:

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> I have profiled the i9900, it's much more well behaved and linear in
> it's unprofiled state than any Epson I have profiled. This is refering
> to the OEM RGB drivers of course. The Canon's superiority in this
> regard results in B&W that is much better than the Epson and actually
> usable, assuming a very good custom profile.
> However, printing B&W with the color inks, particularly dyes, has it's
> drawbacks.
> Tyler
> www.custom-digital.com
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rring_foto"
> <rring_foto@y...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am looking to buy a new wide format photo printer and I am trying
>> to decide between the epson 1280S and the Canon i9900.  Does anyone
>> have experience printing B&W photos with the new Canon.  I have read
>> excellent reviews of its color printing, but none about how it
>> handles B&W.  I have a 1280, but it is dying an untimely death and
>> am wondering whether I should go with a 1280S or the Canon.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Rich