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Re: Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question

2006-02-05 by ginnylady33

Hi Clayton,

 Thanks for sharing the info. And, thank you for the fabulous
information on your website! I learned a great deal from the articles.

Curious, what printer are you using for the BO final prints?

Best
Ginny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Ginny,
> 
> >Interesting that he is so pleased with Black Only printing. 
> 
> BO prints can be surprisingly beautiful (for all the reasons listed in
> the article), but not for all images - you have to be selective.  It
> is weakest with images that have large midtone areas.  That's where
> the graininess is most obvious.
> 
> 
> >I assume that the 2400 can do BO printing. 
> 
> Unfortunately the 2400 can't do BO printing.  I'm sure it would be
> very good at it (not all models do it equally well).  I have a 2400
> but still use BO for some images that look better with it.  I do my
> proofing in BO with an R200 so I always have that to compare with the
> K3 version when deciding how to do a final print.  It's proving to be
> a very nice arrangement.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>

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