Digital BW, The Print

hello. thanks for the advice. 

i shoot medium format. i'm trying to get away from a
wet darkroom because i live on ranch and can not use
the chemicals. the college lab is 42 miles away.

what do you think of the epson 2200 printer for b/w
printing?
--- Eddie Wiseman <pahts@...> wrote:

> The only problem you may have is getting the empty
> spongeless cartridges and a chip re-setter..If you
> plan to dedicate one of your machines to B&W, I
> would get in touch with MIS ASAP..I believe that
> Rulings by the court system have banned the
> importation of such things..once they're gone..I
> actually would buy SEVERAL sets..They're pretty
> inexpensive..personally I would stay away from ANY
> CIS (continuous ink supply)..Been there..done
> that..4 or 5 times..They ALL work fine in the
> beginning, but you will wear out your printer with
> EXTRA cleaning cycles and clogs..I would also invest
>  a $50 shareware fee for Harrington's QTR (quad-tone
> rip)..It will make things very easy if you utilize
> the UT-2 inkset....Also look up anything written by
> Paul Roark on this group..He's the most well-known
> innovator for fine-art 3rd party inks, and does much
> of his experimenting with MIS ink-sets....BTW, my
> other 1280 is set up to use LYSON Fotonic color
> dye-based inks..In use with the MIS spongeless carts
> as well..Great color..Low cost, and More longevity
> than the Epson OEM Dyes (but no where near the
> longevity of their color pigment inks!)
> 
> Eddie
> Eddie Wiseman
> J&M Industries LLC
> T 978-474-0103
> F 978-474-8023
> email: pahts@...
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Antonio Fernandez 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:11 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] HELP printing Black &
> White on epson 1280 printer
> 
> 
>   Hello, Eddie. thanks for your info. i have two
> epson
>   1280 printers and plan to dedicate one of them
> solely
>   to B&W. 
> 
>   i was hoping to learn how to produce b/w photos
> using
>   oem epson ink to reduce the learning curve when i
> make
>   the switch to UT-2 ink. 
> 
>   i just may make the switch sooner than later.
>   --- Eddie Wiseman <pahts@...> wrote:
> 
>   > Hi Anthony..
>   > 
>   > Unfortunately B&W on a 1280 with OEM Epson Inks
> wiil
>   > NOT produce a decent black and white..Same
> applies
>   > to any of their older dye-based
> printers.....However
>   > if you are willing to dedidacte this machine to
>   > doing B&W ONLY, MIS associates has the answer
> with a
>   > set of variable tone black inks called
> 'UT-2"..I've
>   > been using them for about 3 years with their
>   > refillable spongeless cartridges which may oar
> may
>   > not be currently available..Your BEST bet is to
> get
>   > a new or re-furbished Epson model 2400 which
> will do
>   > color or B&W VERY nicely, with the least amount
> of
>   > effort on your part..
>   > 
>   > Eddie Wiseman
>   > 
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: Antonio Fernandez 
>   > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> 
>   > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:39 PM
>   > Subject: [Digital BW] HELP printing Black &
> White
>   > on epson 1280 printer
>   > 
>   > 
>   > hello. i scanned my medium format black and
> white
>   > negatives. they look
>   > great on the monitor after working with them on
>   > photoshop 6.0.
>   > 
>   > when i print them they have a bluish cast to
> them.
>   > does anyone any
>   > suggestions? thanks in advance.
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