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Re: [Digital BW] Help me set up B&W digital printing, pleas

2007-03-27 by Robert Mitchell

Thanks Tom-- will check out your information.  I am
grateful for your suggestions.  Now just pray for me!

All best,

mitch
--- Tom Husband <tom.husband@...> wrote:

> Hi Mitch,
> 
> Check out item #9 and 9b on Clayton Jones's site. 
> It talks about the 2400
> and printing B&W.
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> Lots of good information on it.
> 
> QTR has a good Yahoo Group at:
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/QuadtoneRIP/
> Lots of excellent help there.
> 
> Clayton's site will get you going with the 2400
> right off the bat.  It's a
> great printer both with the Epson ABW (Advanced
> Black and White) and with
> QTR
> 
> Hope that helps a bit.
> 
> Tom
> 
> On 3/25/07, mitchinmaine <mitchinmaine@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have been photographing for 40+ years, 30 years
> professionally, with
> > traditional
> > equipment--35mm - 4X5.  I am 57 years old, self
> taught  and a slow
> > learner.  I have to learn
> > how to print my black and white negatives
> digitally.  We live on an island
> > in Maine with
> > sensitive aquafers.....no longer able to use my
> traditional darkroom.  I
> > have invested in Macs
> > and Epson printers andd currently print most color
> work on an Epson
> > 7600.  I bought an
> > Epson 7000 used hoping to use it to make black and
> white prints.
> >
> > There is soooo much stuff out there I don't know
> where to turn for a good
> > basic introduction
> > re how to set all this up.  I have an R2400 also--
> think I read somewhere
> > that it was a good
> > printer for B&W.
> >
> > I have also been told that a Harrington Quad tone
> RIP is a good system
> > that isn't too hard for
> > an old fart to learn.
> >
> > Greatly appreciate any good advice. Can't afford
> to get out of the
> > business right now with two
> > girls in college and lots of bills.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > mitch
> >
> 
> 
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> 
> 



 
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