Digital BW, The Print

Hello, Bill:  Most of my time is invested in taking photos as opposed to
processing and printing.  I'm old and cranky and impatient, so I use the
Epson 2200 (I don't print all that large), with OEM UC inks and the
ImagePrint 6 RIP, with Photorag 308 paper.  It is fast, easy and reliable.
It is essential to calibrate your monitor every week or so, so that your
print looks like the monitor within reason.  I keep a Canon printer for
glossy photos (the 2200 doesn't do well with that paper).  I had to make
some transfer curves to get the Canon to print well.  You could also keep an
Epson 1280 for that, though you would need a separate ImagePrint license for
the second printer ($150 I think).  Just my take.  Don't know about
platforms, though my preacher says that XP is the one true way for mankind
(just kidding.....).

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: yanceyiv [mailto:bvaughn4@...] 
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 7:55 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] B&W - How are you doing it?
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> Happy New Year to all
> 
> I have enjoyed reading the great information posted in this 
> group for about 2 weeks now. It seems that there are quite a 
> few of you that are very satisfied with your success using 
> inkjet printers for B&W. I wish I had stumbled across this 
> source sooner. I am still absorbing this information and 
> trying to establish my own workflow. 
> I get B&W that my non-photographer friends think are nice, 
> but they aren't meeting my desires yet.  Almost every day, I 
> see something new and give it a try. HOwever, I am still all 
> over the map when it prints. 
> 
> I have noticed that there are 3 predominant printers 
> discussed in this group, Epson C82/84/86, 1270/1280/1290 and 
> 2100/2200. There also seem to be two primary sources of 
> software utilized, QTR and Roark's Curves with Epson drivers. 
> 
> Using any one of those setups, there are still a huge number 
> of variables that can cost a fortune in paper and ink to get 
> to a beautiful print. Given that there are many "newbie's" 
> like myself reading this group; I believe it would be worthy 
> to have those of you who are comfortable with your setup and 
> workflow to post a description of it for us to compare to or 
> perhaps switch to. A checklist of sorts for getting to 
> excellent prints with a little less pain. Do you "old timers" 
> of the group agree? 
> 
> If so, I would love to see and compare such information as: 
> Platform: Win, Mac, Linux
> Software used: Photoshop, etc.
> Printing software: RIP, native application driver, etc
> Printer: model and whether dedicated to B&W exclusively or 
> not Ink sets: MIS, Epson, etc Workflow or link to a great 
> starting point for creating one. Also, source of information 
> to understand just what is going on when you tweak all those 
> sliders in QTR or the Epson advanced drivers.
> 
> Here's what I have to work with currently: Windows XP Pro, 
> Photoshop CS, Epson 2200 and C86(new, planning to try out the 
> MIS EZ system after they open back up from the holidays), 
> assorted papers, mostly Epson and Ilford. Your 
> recommendations welcome. Please be as detailed as possible.
> 
> If you don't want to post to group, offline emails are welcome. 
> 
> Thanks to all the in this group for your contributions and 
> may you have a wonderful New Year.
> 
> Bill
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