Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Your plan is well thought out.  I would recommend the 2200 as it will 
give you slightly better BO output than the 1280.  Another major 
difference is speed.  The 2200 is much, much faster.  The 1280 is one 
of the best printer for conversion to b/w inks.  But it is showing 
it's age in the speed department.  Additionally, you will be able to 
get very good b/w prints using QTR on the 2200 using just the 
standard Epson inks.

Good luck.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Prowse 
<paco@e...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have been searching and searching to try and work out the best 
way to go
> to start quality B&W printing I have made my decision mostly but I 
need a
> little extra help...
> 
> My system will be an A3 printer, with to start with MIS Eboni black 
inks
> with the OEM colour inks that come with the printer printing Black 
Only
> until I can afford another A3 Printer to dedicate to colour 
(Probably an
> Epson R1800 if it works out well for colour), then I will turn my 
origional
> printer to a B&W outfit using MIS Ultratone Inks.
> 
> Here is my questions, if I put a cartridge of MIS Eboni Black into 
the
> Printer (Epson) will it still work for colour images if I use the 
OEM inks
> and this new black? Can I get a set of UT inks (6 or 7) and swap 
them over
> when I need to print colour (will the carts keep or dry up out of 
the
> printer)? 
> 
> My final and most important question is which printer to go for, I 
am
> stumped between 2 both Epson's; either the 2200 or the 1280 most 
people tell
> me that there isn't much noticeable difference in the output 
between the 2,
> is this correct? If it is then I will go for the 1280, I know that 
the dpi
> of the 2200 is higher than that of the 1280 but as most of my 
images are
> worked on at between 300 or 600 (onscreen) will I see any 
difference?
> 
> Thanks in advance - I'm almost there!!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul