Digital BW, The Print

And as a bonus, the R280 is available at the Epson Store (epson.com) for $29.99 right now!



--- On Fri, 11/28/08, shifty_tdi <dm1000@...> wrote:

> From: shifty_tdi <dm1000@...>
> Subject: [Digital BW] noob review re: BO + r280 beginner setup
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 1:42 PM
> I'm interested in exploring inkjet printing for my
> scanned negs in the
> most cost effective manner possible.  I've reviewed the
> Roark and
> Jones sites.  I was hoping somebody could review my
> understanding and
> planned upgrade path to see if there are any major caveats
> or gotchas.
> 
> 1. Purchase refurbed Epson R280
> 2. Purchase one MIS Eboni cartridge. I'm after cool
> prints so I'll get
> RCC-T0771-K rather than RCN or RCW.
> 3. Eboni prints on matte paper only.
> 4. Must print through QTR software for Black Only.
> 5. I will keep the other 5 epson color cartridges and can
> print in
> color mode using the Epson driver without messing w/
> cartridges. 
> 
> If I don't like the quality of this setup, the next
> step seems to be
> replacing the five color inks cartridges with the 5 black
> cartridge
> set and printing with the Epson driver.
> 
> As far as I can tell the initial investment consists of:
> 1. printer
> 2. one eboni cartridge
> 3. matte paper
> 4. QTR software (if I keep it after the demo period)
> 
> To try the 6 black cartridge setup, I would only need to
> purchase the
> 5 additional cartridges.
> 
> Any glaring errors in my understanding here?
> 
> Also, I plan to get some paper samples but I was wondering
> what the
> current best choice might be for a coolish matte paper that
> is cheap
> enough to experiment freely with while I familiarize myself
> w/ all the
> particulars.
> 
> Thanks