Digital BW, The Print

Bottom line? Yes it does. I think it's less of a "tinkers mentality" and more the pursuit of perfection in printing a given negative or file. At least for me anyway. To be able to match my print to the mental image I have of it, is extremely rewarding. If you're getting what you like with ABW then by all means continue. You're achieving your goals for the image and that's what matters. 

Walt
 
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>My burning question is why do other printers find using ICC profiles,
>dedicated inksets, QTR , etc. valuable and spend so much time with  it all?
>Are their prints that much better then what the Epson driver can do in ABW
>to make all the extra work (hassle, in my opinion) worth it?
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>Or do these printers have an inherent "tinkerers mentality" (that I clearly
>lack) that makes this fun for them and that's why they choose the extra
>effort?
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>Bottomline -- does this effort show up in the prints?
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>Dave.
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