Digital BW, The Print

Jeff,

The last setup I used with the 2200 was a custom mix of MIS UT7 inks  
(with GLOP and 3 blacks -  PKN, Eboni, and PK) that worked well with  
many papers.  The printer finally broke down so I replaced it with a  
new 2400 rather than spending the money on repairs.  I purchased the  
2400 with the intention of using it only for making small BW prints  
on RC papers and so far that is what I've done (no matte printing  
yet).  The papers I've tried include Epson Premium Glossy, Premium  
Semigloss, and Ilford Smooth Pearl.  All produce a dmax in the 2.4 to  
2.6 range.  The Epson Premium Semigloss still exhibits objectionable  
bronzing and gloss differential (GD) on some prints when printing  
B&W, but I have seen neither bronzing nor GD on the other two RC  
papers.  The Epson driver does an excellent job with B&W using the  
Advanced BW mode in the driver and even better when used in  
conjunction with a profile made with Roy's new icc profile maker.   
Neutrality, tonal smoothness, and dmax are all superb.  Higher dmax  
than what I was getting with the 2200 and MIS inks and I like the  
appearance of the 2400 RC prints better than the glopped 2200 RC  
prints on the same papers.  The 2400 is also now supported by QTR so  
that opens up even more options.  I don't know yet if the 2400 has  
any advantages for matte printing, since I do all of my current matte  
work on a 4000 with MIS inks.

Carl

On Jul 14, 2005, at 2:45 PM, Jeff Magidson wrote:

> Carl;
>
> I know you have been a member of this group for a LONG time  
> ( almost as
> long as me :) ) and you have tried MANY ink-sets and printers! I would
> love to hear you comments / thoughts on the new 2400. How does it
> compare to using the 2200 with MIS UT inks and QTR? Have you tried any
> 2400 prints on Matte papers? Is the Epson driver on the MAC any good?
>
> I have not been able to get my local Calumet to take one out of the  
> box
> and make some sample prints AND I don't trust many of the on-line
> "First Impressions" pages!
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts and comments that you might have!
>
> -Jeff


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