Digital BW, The Print

Check out this excellent book:
"Mastering Digital Black and White - A Photographer's Guide to High  
Quality Black-and-White Imaging and Printing"
by Amadou Diallo
ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-375-7

It covers all of your questions in a single book.

Hope this helps!

Andrew

> I shoot both digital and film; DSLR, 35mm and MF. I have all
> the "stuff" in place to print good quality B&W for the first time
> since putting my wet darkroom away many, many years ago. Epson R800
> with MIS Eboni inks, QuadRIP, great archive paper, etc, etc.
>
> But the more I read, the more "confusered" I become; printer setups,
> photoshop setups, RIP setups, paper ICC profiles, Macbeth B&W strips,
> MIS forums, Epson forums. My head is spinning!!
>
> Now I am certain that I am not the only "old-schooler" that is going
> through this angst, but where do I begin to get a grip on this
> workflow? Does anyone, Epson or some Wizzard, have a travelling
> workshop that will make this clear enough that I can get started and
> not have to flounder through it experimentally to the waste of
> expensive paper, inks and good will? Is there a straight-ahead
> tutorial site where the information is presented in a comprehensive
> way and not all fragmented by manufacturer?
>
> Any body got some pointers for me?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> D.
>