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[Digital BW] Re: Beginner justification

2005-12-03 by Sam McCandless

At 4:45 PM +0000 12/2/05, scott_now_coming wrote:
>
>"If you want to explore quadtone printing a r200 is a great place to
>start with MIS inks." [Don Hill]
>
>Go with the C86. Two less inks to deal with (although, it won't print
>B.O. without banding).
>
>Scott

But I want to be able to print black-only (BO). And after my 1160 
recently died last month, I ordered a re-furbed R200 to do it with. I 
was thinking Eboni in MIS carts, together with color inks in the 
other carts. Which inks would be best with Eboni, given that the 
color prints needn't be as close to archival as the old B&W family 
photos I want to try in BO?

Thanks.
--
Sam

P.S. The R200 is still in the box, so I guess I could return it to 
the Epson Store if another printer - the R220? - would be better for 
BO and/or small color prints. But I've thought I would supplement the 
R200 with a 2400 for larger prints, both B&W and color. So I could 
always just do everything except BO prints on the 2400.

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