Digital BW, The Print

OK Clayton:

That makes good sense.  I'll reign in the horses and pin my eye to 
the new prospect.  I'll be watching closely. (In the meantime, I am 
going to dive into the "trashed" old 7600 myself to see what I can do 
to fix it. I have some ideas. I'll keep you posted.) Thanks again. 
Keep up the good work.
---Nathan 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello Nathan,
> 
> >Thank you kindly Clayton for the suggestion.  I think I'll start 
> >searching for another Epson 7600 ---this time with a warranty.  
> >It is a machine that seems tried and true.  After just one week 
> >of waiting, I can hardly stand the thought of waiting months.  
> 
> Understood, but think about this ("months" might have been to big a
> word) - In a relatively short time (a week or two?) the new printers
> will be shipping and there probably will be lots of 7600s for sale 
at
> good prices from folks upgrading to the 7800, so by waiting a bit
> longer a better deal could be found.  But, if you are willing to 
wait
> that long, a bit more time will probably produce some real feedback 
on
> the 7800 BW quality - you'd be kicking yourself if the 7800 turns 
out
> to be BW nirvana and you just bought a 7600.   Just food for 
thought.
> 
> 
> >Any suggestions in how to avoid a machine with micro banding? 
> >Any particular models that seem less inclined to this malady 
> >than others?
> 
> Best I can tell from reading this forum, it seems to vary from one 
to
> another.  I sold an 870 once to someone who had one and wanted
> another.  He said mine was smoother than his.  Reports about 1280s
> have been all over the map re clogging and banding.   Re the new K3
> printers, Epson did say something to the effect that the 17" and
> larger models will have tighter testing/alignment standards than the
> smaller models, so that may be in your favor (can anyone fill in 
here
> with some details?).
> 
>  
> >Incidentally, I have been doing alot of reading and research on 
> >the digital process for fine art photography.  Your writings have 
> >been among the most helpful and important to my getting started.  
> >I thank you for your generosity in sharing your expertise so 
openly. 
> 
> You're welcome, and thanks for the kind remarks.  Good luck in your
> printer quest, let us know what happens.  
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm