Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the responses everyone.

I heeded the warning about getting empty carts. MIS so no stock when you
try to buy, so I ordered 6 refillable carts of Eboni and a 4oz bottle
syringes etc.

I have been playing with some scanned images in Linux using The GIMP and
gutenprint which supports my R230, allows for greyscale/monochrome
printing, and has a tool for print head alignment, nozzle checks etc
etc. all for free! :)  

I have done some printing with the EOM ink. I must say that the result
is quite dependant upon the contrast of the images being printed. A shot
of a gleaming Harley in the sun turned out quite neutral but what I
thought was a great portrait of two friends is rather dull with a
green-ish hue by comparison. 

Looking forward to trying the Eboni!

D r e w

On Sat, 2007-12-08 at 05:55 +0000, the_des_bois wrote:
> Another way to try it would be to use QTR and the BO profiles for the
> 220 but use the OEM Espon MK. I did tests while waiting for my MIS ink
> and it made some very good results. Much warmer than Eboni but gives
> yuo a feel of what you can achieve. If you like it with the OEM you'll
> love it with the Eboni.
> 
> Denis
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Whiting"
> <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
> >
> > Drew,
> > 
> > I agree totally with the respondent to your question... (can't see
> his
> > name right now the way this page is set up). But that's exactly how
> I
> > got started, with a 220 and the Eboni cartridge in the black
> position.
> > Worked just great. My only concern now is as to the future
> > availability of these carts in view of the Epson suit.
> > 
> > But yes, his recommendation is an excellent way to start. It's
> simple
> > and straightforward with very pleasing results. Have you seen
> Clayton
> > Jones' website? I can post that link later if you'd like.
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > 
> > Paul
> >
> 
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