Digital BW, The Print

The 2200 is a fine printer but use of alternative inks Vs OEM does put
it at risk of clogging and the garbage heap. 

The OEM inks are exquisite for color and with QTR printer driver for
B&W. You will get slightly better neutrality with 2440 but you may not
even prefer the look...I've seen many very fine B&W from many
photographers from both printers and the beauty of results obviously
remains in the photographer's eye, not in the printer. In particular,
routine 2440 is nowhere near as exciting as carefully done 2200...in
other words, Photoshop remains critical, as does skillful use of QTR
with 2200. 

Similarly important is paper selection. Don't believe anything you
read, get some sample kits from dealers and test. Many on all Forums
praise their favorite papers without testing alternatives. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, elwood@... wrote:
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> If it were me I would get the 2400 and not look back. The K3 inkset
does a great job with the Epson printdriver and is absolutely robust
when compared to the 2200. Even Jeff Schewe admits to the 2200 being
one of the lemons in the Epson pie. I have had both and love the 2400.
Reliable and consistent
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> Woody Spedden
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: tom_email69 <tom_email69@...>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2008 7:50:18 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
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>             Lawrence,
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>     I'm sure you will get a lot of good answers to your questions
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> here.  Another good source is the Feb 2008 (current issue) of
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> Shutterbug Magazine.  This entire issue is devoted to B&W Photography.
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>     The article "A New B&W Inkjet Option" by David Brooks (whom I hold
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> in high regard)discusses setting up some Epson printers to be able to
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> print B&W using carbon inks and still use them a full time color
printers.
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>     Hope you find this useful!  - Tom
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, "Lawrence Beals"
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> > I have an odd sort of dilemma here. I have a new in the box (only
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> > opened for inventory) Epson 2200 that I bought before the Navy decided
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> > to re-prioritize my life. Now that I am retired I am looking to get
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> > back into photography full time - I think the term is "selfishly
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> > employed". Most of what I have shot in the past couple of years has
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> > been split between weddings/portraits (which the printing for is
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> > handled mostly off site) and personal projects, mostly B&W landscapes
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> > and astrophotography.
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> > So should I break out the 2200 or ebay it to someone who already has a
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> > 2200 workflow in place and buy a R2400 - especially since the local
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> > CompUSA has a bunch of R2400s and they are going out of business.
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> > Realistically, I would rather be out shooting than tweaking my
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> > printers. After spending 26 years doing nuclear power (and computer
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> > networking etc as a collateral duty) I am sure I can handled the tech
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> > side of things but would just rather be out shooting than slaving over
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> > a hot printer all day. I do want the ability to produce a print that
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> > is acceptable for gifting and hanging personally on site.
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> > If I stay with the 2200 should I convert it right from the start to a
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> > B&W inkset or just play with the OEM inksets until I sort of the
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> > inevitable tech issues. I am using a MacPro desktop, but mostly
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> > directly booted into Win XP along with CS3 and Lightroom.
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> > thoughts?
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> > Lawrence
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