Digital BW, The Print

if you set your printer settings properly in your
Epson print settings, which are the last set you go
through, there is a setting for using only the black
inks.
--- 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.
> 
> 
> 



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