Digital BW, The Print

Chris, I have been using the 4800 since August, and it is a wonderful printer. Using the 
Epson K3 inkset you can make wonderful black and white prints using the Epson driver. 
See Clayton Jones' website for a good suggestion about workflow. My own paper 
suggestion is Epson Premium Semi matte. This uses the Photo Black ink that comes with 
the new 4800. It is not a cotton rag paper, which is probably what you are used to from 
your BO work. The 4800 also makes beautiful monochrome prints (again using the full K3 
inkset but with the Matte Black ink). Try Epson Velvet Fine Art paper. My own suggestion is 
to dedicate the 2200 to color work, since it prints color as well as the 4800. The main 
changes in the Epson driver for the 4800 compared with the 2200 are in the Advanced 
Black and White (ABW) feature. This setup makes truely stunning black and white prints (no 
RIP required). In an earlier post, I summarized various issues and choices facing those of 
us doing monochrome work in the new 2400/4800 age. See post 68695  in this forum. I 
also posted some suggestions for ABW settings for Premium Semi Matte in post 70088. 
Finally, in post 70654, I included instructions for 4800 settings that enable the printer to 
print on small sheets of paper. This is great for making test prints, and saves a great deal 
of money. A good proofing paper for Premium Semi Matte is a paper called Kirkland 
Professional Glossy (see post 70168). It is cheap and quite good. Sold through COSTCO 
stores in the US. Maybe it's available on their website. (Use the Epson Premium Glossy 
setting in the printer as a proxy).

I did some photography last year down in the Zebra River Canyon area in Namibia. 
Beautiful, but tough light! Good luck with your 4800 adventure.
Richard