Digital BW, The Print

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> Re:    best of the best what to buy?
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> Hi palladiumprinter! Ohhhhhh man I wish I was you :) Well if money wasn't 
> an issue for me, this would be my set up:
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>  #1 - Epson 4000 Printer   (prints A2+ sheets)
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> #2 - Piezotone inks (there are 4 sets of inks which are made up of 4 inks 
> each). (well 3 inks that share the same black if you want to be fussy, but 
> lets not get confused) Anyway the point is you can have a tone on either 
> side as the printer holds eight cartridges. I would choose "selenium"  for 
> one side as it's the most neutral, and then the lovely "warm tone" set. 
> The other two are"cool neutral" and "carbon sepia" which are also sooooo 
> good. So what ever you use most. Or if $$$ really wasn't an issue I would 
> have all four tones and just change tones as you want to use them; 
> expensive though as you need to flush out the inks in the lines already. 
> Or you could just but 2 Epson 4000 printers! Hmmmmm yes.
>
> #3- Studio Print 11 RIP which is a state of the art piece of software that 
> runs the printer and the inks. The main reason for it in this set-up is 
> you need to tell the printer to only use 4 inks at a time. For example 
> "use only the 4 selenium tones inks" etc. Some people use the one main 
> black I was talking about before, for both sets which is pointless is you 
> have this software, just load two "portfolio" blacks and use one for each 
> "tone".  Oh and the software has a densitometer which I'm sure you'll 
> appreciate as a "palladium printer".
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>
> And well that's about it. Don't forget to use great paper (this system 
> only works on matte paper), and of corse there is no point in having this 
> set up if you don't also have a great scanner two get all those lovely 
> tones in the first place - which I'm sure are already in your negs! :) 
> You will match any wet print with this set up (remember to compare using 
> similar papers though, there's no point saying my Oriental Siegel prints 
> are still better. Compare a Matte Fibrebase paper, not satin, MATTE, and 
> you will be amazed).
>
> Well it's been nice dreaming. Have fun. I hate you ( haa haa just kidding. 
> good luck)
>
> Benny