Digital BW, The Print

--- scottkathe1 <scott.kathe@...> wrote:
scott i have a c86, but am intersted in knowing the
difference in it and the c88 . can you tell me? thanks
frank
> Alan,
> 
> I am a novice at this but I would highly recommend
> that you check out
> Clayton Jones website and read EVERYTHING and go to
> the MIS ink
> website inksupply.com and look at all the
> information on B&W printing
> and check out the site that Paul Roark put together.
> I've used the MIS
> EZN inksets with an Epson C86 and had a lot of fun
> with it. I now have
> an Epson R220 and am making very satisfying prints
> with BO (black
> only) printing. The C86 and R220 are limited to
> letter size prints. 
> 
> If you have money to burn and want to print larger
> the conventional
> wisdom with Epson users is to get the 2400 and print
> in ABW (advanced
> black and white). If you want to spend less, get a
> used  Epson 2200P
> (no longer sold by Epson as I found out when I went
> to buy one after
> paying my holiday bills) and the MIS inks. As far as
> HP goes, there
> have been really good reports by people using the HP
> B9180 for B&W as
> well and that will put you somewhere between the
> price of the Epson
> 2400 and a used 2200P.
> 
> Sometime in the next year I am planning on going
> with one of the three
> larger format printers I just mentioned. If I were
> you I would start
> small and see if you can still get an Epson R220 if
> you like mat
> prints. Epson no longer carries them but Ritz Camera
> still does-that's
> how I got mine. Get the MIS neutral inkset (I tried
> the warm and it is
> too warm for me) try full ink printing and BO
> printing. If you like
> glossy or semi-glossy prints go with a C88 and get
> the MIS EZN inkset
> but I found that BO didn't work well at all with my
> C86. If you go
> with an Epson the refurbs are a great deal!
>  
> I know there are more experienced users out there
> and they may have a 
> different take on how to get started. Hope I didn't
> step on anyones toes.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 



 
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