Digital BW, The Print

Bernie,

>I want to buy a large format printer this year, and being >an amateur a 7600 or even a new Epson 4000 is a lot of >money for me.

With Epson's end-o-fiscal year deals, you can get a new Epson 4000 for about the price of an HP DesignJet 130 without the roll feed mechanism.

> Has someone used the HPs with success, also for b&w printing?

The only HP I've printed B&W on is a 7960; reported as providing excellent B&W. I'll leave that argument to others, but, for my money, it doesn't come close to my Epson 2200.

>Peronally I doubt if anyone can stand the same print on >his or her wall for more than a few years.

Excuse me? I've had B&W prints by John Sexton, Alan Ross, Fred Picker, and other photographers (including yours truly) hanging on my walls for years! I never tire of 'em.

Alan Huntley