Digital BW, The Print

Hello and welcome!

You've come to the right place to find answers to your questions, for sure. However, I will 
say that you have basically asked for a quick summation of a lot of material that's been 
very thoroughly tested and discussed here at quite some length and for quite some time.

So, my first suggestion, and it's just a suggestion, is for you to start searching through the 
archives for each specific part of your overall query. There is a ton of really useful stuff 
here, and you might find yourself better served by reading through the many opinions and 
test results at your leisure. There are just way too many variables here to consider a short 
answer from just a few people sufficient. Preferences are verrrrry individual. Just within ink 
and paper choices alone you will find an array of combinations that could make your head 
spin. "which papers/finishes works best under which situations?" there aren't enough days 
in the year to even come close to completely answering that question in one post, or even 
ten.

That is why I suggest the archives...after some research, you might be able to narrow your 
questions down to something the super-knowledgable testers and practitioners here can 
give you a specific answer to....without repeating months of posts.

Best of luck!
Sarah



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "c1asia" <c1asia@...> wrote:
>
> I'm interested in converting a used Epson 4800 printer to a dedicated 
> B&W printer (using no K3 inks).  My goal is to produce prints that 
> match (as close as possible) to the WARM NEUTRAL tones you see in 
> Lenswork magazine.  Lenswork uses a Black color and a Warm Gray color 
> for their duotones.
> 
> I was told this is the forum to go to for the answers.  My research 
> have produced a short list of things to consider for the switchover.  
> Can anyone give me THEIR take on which...
> 
> 1.  inks to use?  (MIS UT-3D vs. Piezography K7 Split Tone)
> 
> 2.  RIPs to use?  (Bowhaus IJC/OPM vs. Quadtone RIP vs. Ergosoft 
> StudioPrint vs. Colorbyte Imageprint)
> 
> 3.  spectrophotometer to use?  (EyeOne - not sure which model vs. 
> Printfix Pro v2.0)
> 
> 4.  matte/glossy papers to use?  (Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, 
> Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl, Moab Colorado Fiber Satine, Intelicoat 
> Magiclee Siena, Epson Exhibition Fiber, Harman FB AL Gloss, Pictorico 
> White Film, Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art, Inova FibaPrint, Museo Crane 
> Silver Rag) - which papers/finishes works best under which situations?
> 
> Please elaborate on your recommendations by discussing some of the 
> issues, pros & cons, good/bad experiences, tradeoffs, and why get one 
> over another?
> 
> I would like to figure out the best ink/RIP combination to use based 
> on people's recommendations.  I also want to settle on no more than a 
> couple of matte and a couple of glossy papers to use.  Too time 
> consuming and too expensive to flip-flop between all the different 
> papers out there.
> 
> Thanks.
>