Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> Keith,
> 
> >I had an early R800, which I originally bought for 
> >black&white printing. In my opinion, it was not a very good choice
by me.
> >The R800 used the K2 inkset. ... 
> >I was never able to get a decent black&white print from the
printer, ... 
> 
> Were you using the Epson driver and an OEM ink arrangement?
> 
> I've avoided the printer for Epson driver B&W workflows due to the
> cross-overs.  However, having all those 1.5 pl jets available
through a rip
> could be interesting.  I have not, however, actually ever worked
with one.
> If I didn't have a good 13" printer, however, I'd probably give the
1800 a
> try. If one is not comfortable with rips and profiling, however, it
may be a
> bad choice. 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

I was using the Epson driver and the OEM inkset.  The best I was able
to get was a cool blue-black, which was definitely better than the
green-black I was getting most of the time.  Sepia was easy, but not
all images are conducive to sepia.

I did try Cone's Piezo inkset, thinking it would be my solution, but
had problems with the learning curve for QTR and ran out of ink in one
of the carts before I could complete my testing.  It was just too
expensive for my wallet to continue pursuing.

keithz