Digital BW, The Print

Hello Jason,

>I've read both of the articles you've mentioned and they were very 
>helpful. In answer to your note I haven't purchased any equipment 
>for output at all. I guess my first questions should be just that; 
>What are some good starting points in terms of hardware and inks?

There are lots of good options, but it depends on what you want to do.
 Maybe if you could answer a few basic questions it would help us know
what to recommend...

1) Do you want to make glossy prints (like RC darkroom paper) or matte
prints, or both?

2) Do you want to be able to print BW and color from the printer, or
is a dedicated BW printer ok?

3) What size prints do you want to make (8x10, 11x14, 16x20)?

4) Are you inclined toward a more technical approach (calibrating,
linearizing, plotting curves, using a densitometer, etc) or would you
prefer a simplified approach which avoids much of that?

5) What software will you be using (Photoshop, Elememts, Lightroom,
PSP, PictureWindow)?


If you can answer these we can begin to narrow it down.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm