Digital BW, The Print

Pieris Berreitter wrote:

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>I'm jumping into digital darkroom after many months of browsing this 
>and other forums. I hope to participate in the print exchanges but 
>first, I need to make sure I've got everything I need. Much of what 
>I've compiled here has been recommended by this forum. Is there 
>anything an experienced digital printer would add to this list? I 
>don't believe I need a colorimeter for profiling the printer as I 
>hope I can trust other peoples curves.
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>- Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl for portfolio
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The Smooth series are fastdrying and more used on the 2200, I think the 
1280 can use Classic series also.

>- Colorvision Spyder with Photocal
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Make sure you have the new version 2

>- Big tupperware box to cover printer when not in use (I will throw a 
>wet sponge in here as well to keep the heads happy)
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Seems overkill to me, never had problems with that. Maybe if you have a 
very dry house.

>Do I need anything else? A head cleaning cartridge?
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A camera?

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