Digital BW, The Print

ncm:

I suggest option b, a R2400 and a R2200. It's the set-up I have at 
the moment. The 2200 is dedicated to a Jon Cone's K-7 inkset and I 
use Epson K3 inks in the 2400. But I use both frequently to do b/w 
printing, depending on the print. The 2400 is great for doing the 
occaisional color print as well as making prints using the PK (photo 
black) cartridge on glossier papers such as Silver Rag, etc. You can 
also use the ABW system for toning prints. Once you discover the ABW 
settings you like with different papers, you can customize the look 
you want quite easily. 

But for some prints I like to use a heavy matte paper like HM Museum 
Etching and with Piezo K7 inks, particularly when there are very 
subtle tonal gradations. I found switching carts back and forth in 
the 2400 to be very troublesome, so I picked up a used 2200 for cheap 
for this purpose. So far, so good. Of course, the primary cost here 
is not the initial price of the R2400, but consumables. 

Paul G.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ncmphoto" 
<ncmlist@...> wrote:
>
> Hello people.  I'm in a quandry. I currently use an Epson 2100/2200 
for both BW and colour 
> printing (having retired my ancient 1160 with CIS) switching out 
the ink sets between Epson  
> and Cone's BW inkset with QTR. But I'd like 
> to dedicate one printer for BW and have another for colour work, 
since I do both. I've been 
> thinking about buying an Epson R1800 for colour, considering also 
it's (occasionally useful) 
> gloss coating to lesson bronzing on glossy papers.. But:
> 
> a) which would be actually better for colour printing - the 
2100/2200 or the R1800? And 
> which 
> would be better for BW?
> 
> b) or should I dedicate the 2100/2200 to Cone inks and QTR and 
purchase the upgrade - a 
> 2400 with the newer Ultichrome 3 inks - for colour printing? Would 
the newer printer be 
> considerably better for colour than the 2100/2200? Has anyone here 
used it?
> 
> Thanks for any and all suggestions.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> ncm
>