Digital BW, The Print

Clayton Jones wrote:

> I add my voice to what Paul and Richard have said, especially this:
> 
> Paul: "I recommend people get on the learning curve cheaply and 
> easily. Once one starts actually printing, the issues here will 
> have more context and make more sense."
> 
> This is good advice, and the C86 is a great way to get started.  If
> you already have a 2200 then Black Only (BO) is an easy and
> inexpensive way to get started, or QTR with its provided curves if you
> want to get into that approach.

I concur with Paul and Clayton. I have fifteen years of experience with 
digital imaging, and almost a decade at color inkjet printing, but six 
months ago I had strictly entry-level theoretical knowledge of B&W 
inkjet printing, and no actual experience. Although I have a 2200, I 
decided to forgo BO in favor of exploring third party insets and trying 
to learn what was involved in getting good results from a system and 
process I found somewhat mysterious. So I bought a C86. Six months 
later, I can say that what is spoken of on this group makes a great deal 
more sense to me than it did when I was just reading peoples' summaries, 
and I think I'm in a much better position to figure out what is likely 
to work for me, and not.

-- 
Jeff Medkeff
Eagle River, Alaska