Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

Once again thank you for your help.
This is a printer I was looking seriously at and you have swayed me.
One question; do you know of any troubles that may arise between this printer and my 
Intel based Mac?

Cheers,
Jason

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" <cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Jason,
> 
> >In answer to your questions, I think at most 11x14 prints, that's as 
> >large as I blow up 35mm
> 
> Ok, you'll need a 13" printer.  My recommendation right now is to get
> an Epson.  IMO they still offer the greatest versatility (can use a
> wide variety of inks plus availability of support products such as
> refillable carts).  
> 
> >In terms of technical, I'd like to get some decent results as soon 
> >as I can but be able to tweak the process as my skill/confidence 
> >with this new medium increases.  
> 
> Based on this I recommend the 2400.  It's ABW system is essentially a
> simplified built in RIP and produces extremely fine BW prints
> out-of-the-box.  Using the simple workflow (described in article #9 at
> the link below), you will right away get very fine results with very
> little fuss.  The 2400 is also very versatile.  Any time you are
> ready, it will allow you to experiment with other approaches,
> including RIPs (with profiles, curves, densitometers, etc) and a good
> selection of other inks.
> 
> >As for glossy or matte prints, I've always used graded fibre based 
> >papers air dried in the rack. I found RC too glossy and matte papers 
> >a little flat (I'm not sure that helps). 
> 
> Another reason for recommending the 2400.  There are three general
> paper types available now: glossy, matte, and the newer "silver rag"
> type papers which are the closest to the ADFBG look.  It sounds like
> this is where you'll head.  These papers require the PK black ink, and
> the 2400's K3 inks look great on them (very little, if any, bronzing
> and gloss differential).  Many of the other inks, which you'd be
> required to use with the other models, don't work as well, if at all,
> on these papers.
> 
> 
> >...and they would be strictly B+W. 
> 
> The 2400 will run fine with the various dedicated grayscale ink sets
> (requires a RIP) should you decide to go that route.  With the K3 inks
> you can do color printing as well as BW.
> 
> 
> I hope this helps.  The 2400 and the larger K3 models have radically
> changed the BW printing scene.  It has never been easier to get
> started from scratch and get gallery quality reaults with a minimal
> amount of effort, tears, and frustration.  It's expensive, but IMO is
> a great investment.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>