Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jtownell"
<jtownell@t...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Three questions: 
> -Can anyonee comment on well priced high quality Non-inkjet
options. 
> Like MPIX.com on B&W paper for digital.
> -How does black Only on Epson 2200 and Epson 4000 compare to 
> installing a Quadtone type set up.
> -Most discussion in this forum is around MIS options, how does MIS 
> compare to Lyson.
> 
> Thanks. I've yet to purchase a system but am getting closer.
> 
> Justin

I have just recently tried the Mpix True Black & White option and I'm
very happy with it. I cannot tell you how their prints look in a
side-by-side comparison 
with a quality inkjet print, however.
Obviously, if you are concerned with making a print and checking the
results immediately, 
this will be a problem, but their turnaround time is quite good - I
have ordered prints on a 
Tuesday night and received them in the Friday mail delivery.

The beauty of this option is the different sizes you can order. How
many of us are able to 
print up to 20 x 30 inch prints at home? The True Black & White paper
option is exactly 
that, so there is no color cast or dithering pattern and it is a true
photographic process, so 
it will last a lifetime.

I have been thinking of buying a system for printing in my home, but
the small amount of 
printing I do doesn't quite justify the expense or complication of a
dedicated B&W printer 
that might take me weeks, months or years to correctly set up. If
some company comes up 
with a printer that will do B&W printing that rivals the quality of
Mpix (or any other online 
photo lab) and makes it affordable and easy to use, I might consider
purchasing a system.

(Why does this forum chop my text so badly? I hate the way the line endings are all over 
the place. Freakin' Yahoo.)