Digital BW, The Print

Hello Marcin

I don't have a C88 so can only give you some general pointers.

1)  An extremely good resource for black only (BO) printing in
particular and B & W printing in general is Clayton Jones' web site: 
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

2)  For black only printing you only use black ink.  You select
something like 'black ink only' in the printer driver.  I believe the
C88 has this option.

3)  The Epson ink which was supplied with the printer can be used for
BO printing.  It will have different charateristics to MIS ink (dmax,
archival qualities, warmth, etc.).

4)  In general, MIS offer two types of black ink - Eboni for better
dmax on matte papers; and Photo Black (pk) for glossy.  For BO
printing this is all you need.

5)  Paul Roark has developed a different approach to B & W printing
for the C88 which uses four inks (one black and three grey).  You can
read about this here: 
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm  If you choose this
approach then you need to buy four inks from MIS.  The black ink you
would use in this approach is the same as you would use for black only
printing, so the two techniques are compatible.

6)  I would suggest that you first experiment with the black ink which
came with your printer.  You can then replace it with black ink from
MIS if you like the results.  Buying bulk ink from MIS and refilling
is certainly cheaper than using OEM ink.  If you do buy from MIS you
can also consider experimenting with the four ink option as well.

Hope this helps.  Keep experimenting - it can take a while to get
results that you're satisfied with.

Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "marcinemem"
<marcinemem@...> wrote:
>
> Hello again!
> 
> My first post stayed without any asnwer, probably I didn't make it 
> right. I will try again.
> 
> I decided to take Epson C88 printer (D88 in Europe).
> 
> What do I EXACTLY need to start doing BW prints?
> 
> What do I need (from MIS) for BLACK ONLY printing? Is C88 enought good 
> for BO or should I order full set of inks?
> 
> Please help! I was trying to find the answers in archive but without 
> success. There is NO simplest possible guideline for a total beginners 
> like me.
> 
> Marcin
>