Digital BW, The Print

Michael,

The 2200 is a great printer, and yes, you can get great color and B&W 
from it.  For color work, the Epson standard ultrachrome inks work 
very well for color, but you will probably want custom printer 
profiles for accuracy.  

You can use the same UC inks for B&W and get great results, but not 
with the Epson driver, unless you choose "black only" printing.  Some 
people like BO printing and others don't.  You will probably want to 
use a program like IJC/OPM or QTR for your B&W work, especially if 
you do a lot of it.  The Epson driver is designed for color printing, 
and if you use all the colored inks with it, you will get lousy 
results.

You can also use third party quad tone or ultratone inks in a 2200.  
These inks have very limited gamut and are designed specifically for 
B&W printing, but this means you have to swap back and forth for 
color and B&W.  They will deliver superior results for B&W, however.  
Having said that, I am getting excellent results using the standard 
UC inks in my 2200 with IJC/OPM.  

The 2200 is a wonderful printer for up to 13X19 inch prints.  The UC 
inks are pigment based and have excellent archival quality.  My 
prints using UC inks are definitely saleable.  

Lou


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "photoguy542003" 
<photoguy542003@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> First off, I am a newby to this site. Secondly,it's easy to see 
most 
> members questions and answers are way over my head.I would like to 
> ask a question or two. I am considering the purchase of an Epson 
> 2200. My question(s)are; Can I expect this printer to deliver 
> quality and sellable prints in both color and B&W? If so,is Epson 
> ink and paper a good choice? I do most of my work in B&W, but I 
need 
> the option of color also. Many thanks for any advice.  Michael