Digital BW, The Print

The background:

Monitor, ViewSonic P95f+ Pro series 19"

Color printer, Canon i960

B&W Printer, Epson 890 (will be using MIS UT-2 inks once up and running)

Scanner, Canoscan FS4000US (for film) and Canoscan D2400U Prints and
MF (until I figure out which new flat bed to get for MF)

Photo Editor program, Picture Window Pro v3.5

Scanner software, Vuescan 8.1.20

I shoot all four types of material to scan and print from Traditional
B&W C-41 B&W Negs and Slides 

AND I can't figure out what of my choices I should be getting for
color calibration. I'm not a Pro. I don't sell my work. I'm only
slightly Anal. I enjoy photography as a hobby.

I can barely justify spending much more then $250-300.00 on this part
of my hobby.

Digtial Light and Color offers a couple ofsoftware hardware packages
called:

Profile Mechanic - Monitor  for $180.00 it has the spider and will do
my monitor 

Profile Mechanic - Scanner  For $60.00 that will do the same for my
Scanners if I buy a $80.00 target package.

They offer nothing for the printers.

Monaco Systems Inc. has a couple of package setups like the:

   MonacoEZcolor 2.6 Color Management Software $200.00 

This says it will do the monitor scanner and printer all to the same
std. it looks like I would still need 35mm targets to make it work
though it does include a reflective target for my flat bed.

Monaco has other offerings as well.

Color vision offers so many choices I'm totally lost looking at them.



I'm just a Dump Truck driver who enjoys photography wants to print his
own stuff at home and I don't want to become a color calibration
reviewer in the process. It will be hard enough just learning to use
what I have already I really don't want a bunch of more head aches.


Also just to make this short PLEASE don't tell me I should be using
Photoshop, or any other editing program or scanner driver or anything
the items listed above are what i'm going to be using until I wear
them out. 

And while I know you will probably be right I should not scrimp on the
color calibration stuff I just don't have the money for some $1000.00
Pro set up. And if I did I still wouldn't spend it that way.

SO any help or am I beyond help.

Mark W.