Digital BW, The Print

Here

<http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi036/Epson_R2400.html#20050701>

is another early report on first impressions, this time of the R2400 
- a "review diary" by Uwe Steinmueller, who also appends both a link 
to extra R2400 generic profiles from EpsonUSA and notes on a 
comparison of R2400 and R1800 prints.

No ambivalence here: this initial reaction to the R2400 is almost 
entirely positive.

Here's a quote which is interesting in the context of recent posts on 
this list about black-only (BO) printing:

>[snip]
>What about printing with Photo Black (PK) on matte papers?
>
>Even as Epson provides profiles for the Enhanced Matte paper using 
>the PK ink we advise against it. We did test prints with both inks 
>on Enhanced Matte paper and found colored artifacts in a dark black 
>gradient using the PK ink. These artifacts were not present if we 
>used the MK ink.
>[snip]

--
Sam