Digital BW, The Print

"Gary Wagner" <gcwagner@...> wrote:
>
> Paul,
> 
> Can you recommend what would be the best Epson 24" printer 
> to use MIS Eboni in? Are current or newer models better or 
> can only older models be used with this ink? 
> 

I'm sure the new ones are an improvement, and the service bureau guys 
on this forum and the wide format forum know a lot more about them than 
I do. For my B&W needs, I doubt the improvments are all that 
significant.  The drop size has not changed significantly since the 
7600.  For B&W, we don't need the extra inks, and for an individual 
photographer the speed increases are probably not that important.

I'm still using an old 7500.  That old non-variable, relatively large 
droplet printer does quite a good job with Eboni-6.  But it really 
shows the dots with the Y-K only approach that I'd now rather use.  I 
actually do have a 22x28 Y-K only print that I'm going to frame and put 
in the gallery just to see if anyone notices, but I can't really 
recommend the old 7500-7000 for the Y-K approach.

If I needed to buy a 24" printer today, I'd probably go for a good 7600 
if I could find one.  Then I would use the Eb6 4Y3K setup, but I'd only 
print 16x20 and up with it.  I've put some information about my 2200 
tests of the approach at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/K2-Eb6-
4Y3K.pdf  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

What'll really get my attention is a 1.5 pl 24" printer.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com