Digital BW, The Print

How good is your eye?  Seriously, if you want to narrow things down that
much and eliminate many of the advantages the 2400 has over the 21/2200 I
suggest you get a few of your favourite images printed on each and see if
YOU can see the difference and then decide if the differences YOU see are
worth the YOUR cost of an upgrade.  You are into the nitty gritty here and
you really should come to your own opinion.  Theoretically and practically
the 2400 will be better on matte paper using QTR with the new inks.  Is it
enough to justify a purchase when you already have a 2200?  Based on ease of
use and paper flexibility I would say absolutely yes but you've taken those
considerations off the table.  You've now got to see for yourself.


> From: Chris Hargens <chargens@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 12:26:42 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] 2200 QTR vs 2400 ABW
> 
> Thanks, Steve, for your summary of the advantages of the 2400 with
> Epson Adv B&W over the 2200 running QTR. Since I seldom print on
> glossy paper and since I'm comfortable using QTR, the key questions
> for me are 1) On matte paper, how much better are the 2400 black and
> gray inks? and 2) Again on matte paper, how much of a difference do
> users find printing with the 2400's three grays over printing with the
> 2200's two -- e.g., significant improvement in tonality, reduced dots
> in highlights, better shadow detail?
> 
> Chris Hargens
>