Digital BW, The Print

Yes, my ColorSpan 11color printer uses quad black in conjunction with all
the color heads.  Very expensive machine but worth it for the result, both
B/W and Gigclee reproductions.  J Vee

On 1/27/06 11:54 AM, "Philip Schwartz" <Philip.Schwartz@...> wrote:

> Epson will tell you that the R24000 will do this, but it only uses
> three shades of black and I think you need at least four. I am not
> aware of any printer that allows quadtone b&w in conjunction with
> color. This is why many b&w printers dedicate a printer to b&w.
> You can use an inexpensive 4- or 6-color printer (C86, R200) as long
> as you don't need to print larger than letter size. If you need to go
> larger, your choices become a lot more difficult -- and expensive.
>  
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clarence Walker"
> <creative-expression@a...> wrote:
>> >
>> >  
>> >  
>> > Clarence W. Walker,
>> > Creative Expression Photography
>> >  <http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com/>
>> > http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com
>> > Commercial, fine-art, and stock
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>> > In considering a wide format printer for achieving the full range of
> shades
>> > of gray while retaining a good pure black black and still offering
> intense
>> > whites and highlights, it seems as though Epson is the printer of
> choice for
>> > most of you. Is anyone aware of a website where such capabilities
> are tested
>> > and measured or the "best of the best" grayscale inks and methodologies.
>> > Even in reading the Epson materials it seems as though one sometimes
> has to
>> > change out the blacks and do expensive system flushes. Might there
> actually
>> > be a printer out there where I can print color and black and white
> without
>> > having to constantly be changing ink sources. I will say that with
> my Canon
>> > i9900 the ease of use has been wonderful, but now I need something
> with a
>> > wider format and also geared to broad ranges of gray/b&w while retaining
>> > color abilities. Maybe there simply isn't an existing turn key answer.
>> > Trouble with Epson is that 2000.00+ hurdle for the next step up.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >  
>> > 
>> > 
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