Digital BW, The Print

Alexander,

Here's what Paul Roark has to say about monitor calibration:

Monitor to Print Matching
There are several ways to adjust the image on the monitor if the
prints and monitor do not match well. Note that the calibration
programs that are popular and very useful for color printers are
neither necessary nor even that helpful for B&W printing.

Perhaps the easiest way to match the monitor to the printer's
characteristics is just to make a Photoshop curves adjustment layer.
However, with these you have to remember to deactivate the layer
before printing.

Another very useful method takes advantage of Photoshop's preview or
"soft proofing" capabilities. This system is excellent once set up,
but the process requires that a custom dot gain curve be made in
Photoshop. The procedure, which must be followed exactly, is spelled
out in detail here.<http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Monitor-Profiling.htm>

Good Luck


Drime