Digital BW, The Print

Paul..... If you were setting up a 7500 just for B&W
with a Mac how would you do it? Francis Ford 
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> Bernie,
> 
> > ... thinking about getting a wide format printer
> this year. Basically
> > it would be a 7600, however a used 7500 is much
> less expensive.
> > 
> > However I wonder how the quality is compared to
> the 7600.
> 
> The 7500 has larger, non-variable dot and, as such,
> is less flexible than
> the 7600.  For example, while a rip allows good B&W
> with the UC inkset on a
> 7600, that can't be done with the 7500.  The
> dedicated B&W UT7 inkset in the
> 7600 also allows for a much wider range of tones
> than is possible with the
> 7500 and the UT1 inkset or the UT-FSN+ that I now
> have in my 7500.
> 
> That said, the 7500 has a better dmax with matte
> papers.  When a very light
> ink is used in the yellow position, the 7500 can
> make B&W prints that look
> as good as the 7600 can do.
> 
> As to which would be more reliable, it is probably a
> question of how many
> prints have been made on the particular printer.  My
> 7500 has never missed a
> beat; my 7600 is currently inoperative.
> 
> > Actually I
> > use the 2100, and I guess that the 7600 is rather
> similar to it. Is
> > there a visible difference in quality tothe 7600?
> 
> The 2200 I have has a better matte dmax than the
> 7600 I have.
> 
> 
> > Are there other disadvantages of the 7500? Are
> there good b&w prints
> > to be made with the Bowhaus or QTR RIP and the
> Epson original inks or
> > would I have to install quad black inks?
> 
> If you want to make color and B&W, there is not
> contest -- get the 7600.
> The 7500 is only competitive if you're going to be
> using it as a dedicated
> B&W printer.
> 
> Good luck with whatever you get.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> 
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