Digital BW, The Print

Well for now stick with the colour inks - you can expand into other ink sets
as you get up to speed a bit more.  Given you, like I, live in the UK
(assuming from your email address) you are probably wise to explore MIS'
equivalent inks to the Epson Ultrachromes.  See here:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/arcink_7600.html

You can buy their new refillable cartridges for the 21/2200 which work like
a dream.  Check out the instructions for filling them and get the various
bits and pieces (syringe, bottom fill adaptor, chip resetter etc).  The cost
of a 4oz bottle of ink is the same as one Epson cartridge here in London. So
the cost of shipping etc pays for itself quite quickly.  Beats blowing £10 a
pop for a new cartridge.

Having a Mac will make it a little bit easier to get used to QTR.  Great
advances are being made on the PC side but it is still not really there yet.
Take a good look at Roy's website (including the new instructions for using
Lab Gray and Perceptual Intent workflow - people have underestimated the
great stride forward that this represents).  Come back with any questions.

Having a well calibrated screen is a must.

Steve


> From: binbarn64 <binbarn64@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:55:42 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Neutral B/W Prints Epson 2100
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> Thanks for you reply.I am using a Mac G4. I don't know enough about using
> alternative inks but would like to know more. The same goes for alternative
> fine art papers and how I obtain colour profiles for them.
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