Digital BW, The Print

Hi Clayton,

I was only half serious on that. For some I think the R800 would
indeed be a better choice. But if I had it to do all over again, I
would still go for the R220, because what I need at the moment is a
low-cost no-worries learning machine for dabbling and experimenting
(even abusing) with fine inkjet printing, especially BW.

I'm sure you're aware how confusing this is for a newcomer. For
example, I believe it was a very short time ago that pigment inks did
not give good results on gloss papers. That is apparently no longer
the case. The common wisdom seems to change very rapidly, in other
words, and there is a great deal to absorb just to be able to get your
bearings. And color management... yikes!

Resources like this group are a godsend, obviously thanks to the
expertise and generosity of those like yourself and Paul and your
colleagues who've worked and studied and learned and are willing to
share and help the rest of us.

Well, my Bergger sampler pack just arrived today! After reading your
advice, though, I think I will do all the color printing I need to do
before I swap in the BW inks.

Thanks so much for the help.

- Bob

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Bob,
> 
> >Now I'm wondering if the R800 might not have been a better choice in
> >the long run!
> 
> From comments here in the forum the R800/1800 are not the best
> printers for BW.  But they do use pigment inks.  Perhaps a good move
> would be to get an 800 for color and put the MIS grayscale inks in the
> 220 for BW.  Best of both worlds.  Why bother with dye inks...
> 
> Or if you might want the occasional larger print, get a 2400 for top
> notch color and BW, and keep the 220 for proofing and experimenting
> with other inks. I use an R200 for BO proofing and the 2400 for final
> prints.  Reduces ink costs a lot.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>