Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bghess_sp"
<bghess_sp@y...> wrote:
> ... I think the main
> difference in quality with the new printers (inks) is the lack of
> bronzing and metamerism on glossy papers. I could never get what I
> considered to be really great results with the 2200 (for B&W). With
> the 4800, it has become almost effortless. The ABW driver in the Epson
> software does, in my opinion, an excellent job. The B&W prints are
> completely neutral, absolutely no metamerism, and the bronzing is >
>all  but eliminated.
> Ben

I used an Epson 4000 until recently, now have the 7800, and I also
still have my B/W darkroom and enlarger.  I agree with the above post
by Ben.  Results from the 7800 (or I assume the 4800) are great on
glossy paper.  I used Roy Harrington's Quadtone Rip with the 4000 but
my prints still suffered from bronzing (luster or glossy papers).  The
new K3 inks have eliminated that problem (only used the ABW mode so
far).  Also, I find that gloss differential can be eliminated by
spraying with Premier Art Print Shield.
Ken