Digital BW, The Print

Hi John,

>A friend wants a letter-size printer...he's a very fine 
>darkroom guy and photographer... he needs a decent inkjet 
>for his B&W files and he'd like to spend under $200. 

>Ideas? 

C88 with MIS EZ, maybe refurb 220 with MIS R2 ...

>How about C86? Is C88 the same machine? Better/worse/comparable? 

They are close.  I have some posted on the C88 at
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm 

>Does it do good B&W with Epson pigs and standard driver?

No, use MIS EZ B&W inks.  Then the Epson driver works well.  The neutral for
2 spots and warm in the yellow is what I recommend for the most neutral.

We're rather in a transition to the 260 now.  I suspect by the end of summer
it'll be the entry machine of choice.  But it's too early now.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com