Digital BW, The Print

Your "best bet" is to make yourself heard at Epson.  I have no doubt that
without substantial feedback black only will not be available on any future
Epson printer with more than one shade of K...


> From: Djon <westsidemaurice@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:24:13 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 2200 says "no ink here" but there is - BO?
> 
> I routinely print B-O using 2200 and Epson driver with OEM
> pigments...looks GREAT, readily better than silver paper from small
> format negs. Sometimes QTR driver is more appropriate, but only if I'm
> trying to emulate large-format images using 35mm...which isn't my main
> thing.  
> 
> The absence of B-O on the 2400/4800 is alone reason to hesitate
> purchase. 2200 and 4000 are built for the ages so maybe the best bet
> is to see what follows 2400/4800...and surely HP will soon get it
> together better than the Designjet 130.