Digital BW, The Print

I have a 4000 on Windows XP and find that QTR works great with the UC 
inkset.  BO printing is also nice, but you are limited to the toning of 
the black in you choose.  I'm playing with UT7 inks in my 2200, and 
they are nice with IJC/OPM, QTR or Paul Roarks curves, but I don't know 
if the UT7 is available for the 4000.  You could probably fill you own 
if you wanted.  Check the MIS website or ask Paul or someone else for 
feedback.

IJC/OPM works great on my 2200, but I have had some problems with 
getting enough ink on the paper with my 4000.  Bowhaus is working on it 
and hopefully, they will come up with the fix.  So until and unless 
they can solve this issue, I'd have to recommend QTR for the 4000.

I like matte papers best in general.  I love Epson Velvet Fine Art for 
its great Dmax and texture.  Epson Enhanced Matte is nice, but not 
archival.  PhotoRag and Moab entrada are also nice, but I find they get 
less Dmax than Velvet Fine Art.  

Hope this helps a little.

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "njms200" 
<njms200@y...> wrote:
> I recently upgraded my R800 to Epson 4000.  kind of like going for VW 
> beetle straight to Jumbo Jet....but anyway, I never had much luck 
> printing B&W with the R800
> 
> So..I was wondering what B&W options are out there for the 4000 
(inks, 
> papers, and software).  
> 
> I know about the three built-in blacks, and have tried them on luster 
> and enhanced matt,but that's it.  Any tips or starting points for 
> research would be appreciated!