Digital BW, The Print

I think you should try the ABW first, since it's included with hte 
printer and doesn't cost you extra money.

If after using ABW for awhile you aren't happy with the results, then 
look for an alternative.

At first, I wasn't impressed with the results I was getting with ABW 
on my 4800. But after a little "guidence" from this thread, I really 
like the results. I have to "settings" I use: One neutral and one 
warm.

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "markketzler" 
<markketzler@y...> wrote:
>
> Just to close any gaps: I do not need to print in color on the same
> printer, I would be printing on photorag 308 or similar matte, 
ideally
> My goal is to match vintage Agfa 118 warm matte fiber, but I have 
not
> seen any output on inkjet that did - yet.
> 
> thanks again,
> 
> --mark
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@s... 
wrote:
> >
> > I did make this choice, and went with Cone's inks and the
> StudioPrint RIP.
> > 
> > The question you are posing, however, seems to be full of gaps. 
Do you 
> > need to print color and grayscale from the same printer? Do you 
need to 
> > print on non-matte paper? Do you need to match exactly a 
particular 
> > shade - a warm-ish neutral? A colder selenium tone?
> > 
> > Consider also the MIS inks, such as the UT7 inkset, especially if 
you 
> > want to print on non-matte surfaces.
> > --
> > Bruce Watson
> > 
> > 
> > markketzler wrote:
> > 
> > > If best BW print quality, in a dedicated Epson environment (can 
be a
> > > BW only printer) were the objective would you go with: ABW, 
Imageprint
> > > or Cone dedicate BW inks. Regardless of cost or effort in 
producing
> > > the print what would you use for a new BW printing setup. If 
personal
> > > preferences is an issue make it have superb tonal scale and 
look just
> > > like vintage Agfa 118 warm matte fiber!
> >
>