Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Clayton, very helpful.
patrick

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Patrick,
> 
> >Newbie here.  I'm looking for a good black and white printer. Any 
> >thoughts on the captioned printers.  I now use a Canon i9900 which 
is 
> >bad, very bad,  on black and whites. 
> 
> The 2400, being a K3 ink printer with ABW mode, will do excellent BW
> as is, without need for extra RIP software.  The 1800 requires a RIP
> to do good BW.  The 2400/K3/ABW mode mixes color inks, including
> Yellow, with 3 grays to get BW tones.  There are some advantages to
> using the K3 inks, especially when using RC type glossy papers or 
the
> new fiber type glossy papers.
> 
> The 1800 can be used several ways, all RIP controlled: 
> 1) With gray inks toned with color inks, like the 2400 but without 
the
> yellow (and not with K3 inks).
> 2) With toned grayscale inks, which use color pigments blended in 
with
> them as toners
> 3) Due to Paul Roark's recent work there is another option of using 
a
> 3-channel Black Only technique (BO3).
> 
> All of the above can produce beautiful gallery quality prints, and
> each has it's pros and cons.  None can be said to be the best.  It's
> just a matter of finding the mix of hardware, software, effort,
> complexity and technical involvement which suits you best.
> 
> I know this doesn't get into specifics, but I hope it will a helpful
> overview.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>