Digital BW, The Print

Hi Fred,

I agree.  On matt paper, both produce wonderful prints.  On glossy 
paper it is another story.  At least this has been my observation 
using both printers and both matt and glossy stock.  The ABW feature 
has enabled me not to have to order Image Print for my 3800.
HTH

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "fredila2" 
<fred@...> wrote:
>
> I've been using the 3800 for about two weeks.  My previous printer 
> was the 2200 and I used it for about two years.  Most of my b/w 
> printing on the 2200 employed QTR and Qimage. I probably used Epson 
> Velvet Fine Art about 75% of the time. I was generally satisfied 
with 
> the output, most of which consisted of 12x18 prints.  I only print 
> about once a week and make about two or three "keeper" prints each 
> time.
> 
> I got the 3800 because of the wider carriage and what I had read 
> about the K3 inks.
> 
> So far, I have done mostly test prints on a wide variety of papers 
> and used the ABW settings as well as QTR.  Frankly, at this point, 
I 
> don't see much of a difference between the 2200 and the 3800 
output.  
> Maybe I'm not picky enough or I just haven't got it hacked yet.  
Who 
> knows, maybe I will change my opinion after a few more weeks.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Brian Ellis 
> <bellis60@> wrote:
> >
> > "Thank you so much for the helpful information on the 3800.  I 
have 
> the 2200
> > and I have not been happy with the BW images. I am a traditional 
> darkroom
> > guy so I am pretty picky"
> >
>