Digital BW, The Print

Hello Zdirk,

> Please vote and offer your suggestions/recommendations on (A) or
(B) 
> as a starting point for an experienced computer user, photographer, 
> and darkroom trained b&w printer. Of course, if you have a (C) or 
> (D), I'd like to hear about those too.

BO is a great way to get started because it's easy and inexpensive. 
There is a huge amount of learning in the early stages, both in
Photoshop and getting into the feel of it in general, learing what the
limits are, etc.  The learning curve can be steepened when hassling
with an ink system's ideosyncracies is tossed into the mix.  Using BO
will establish a baseline for which to compare other techniques later.

At some point you'll get the urge to try other things.  A good
recommendation for (C) is 2200/UT7.  I'm experimenting with this now
and finding it quite good so far.  I'm still trying to get control of
it but have been so busy with work lately I haven't been able to
devote much time to it.

The 2200 is a great printer, and being designed for pigment inks,
seems to have fewer clogging problems than the 1280 (I haven't kept a
talley, but it just seems that a large % of the clogging/banding
threads in the Forum are for the 1280).  And now that the new
easy-fill carts are available it's even better.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm