Digital BW, The Print

The 2200 produces all light grays entirely from saturated color inks;  
not a recipe for low metamerism, gallery quality B&W. I think you'll  
have to move up at least to a 2400, or else roll up your sleeves and  
start playing the dedicated grayscale ink game.

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
CDTobie@...

On Feb 5, 2009, at 5:59 PM, "chocolabdad" <chas3@...> wrote:

> David, thanks. Am really wondering if there are any Aperture/Nik/ 
> Epson OEM ink users in
> this group. I do not like the results I am getting using Epson inks  
> in my 2200. Am looking
> for more information before taking the plunge into converting this  
> 2200 into a black ink
> only printer.
> CEC
>
>
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie  
> <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2009, at 12:16 PM, chocolabdad wrote:
>>
>>> As a newby to the group am wondering how many use Apple Aperture 2.0
>>> and Nik software
>>> such as Silver Efex Pro to produce BW.
>>
>> Everyone I know experimented with both Aperture and Lightroom as the
>> two became available. At this point in time my catalog, and that of
>> all the photographers I work with, are in Lightroom. I haven't done a
>> broad survey, but of the dozens of people I deal with, in several
>> countries, Lightroom has, for now, won the battle. Lightroom for
>> printing is a bit limited, however. I was hoping 2.0 would solve the
>> printing issues, and while it has many excellent improvements, it
>> still lacks some important printing functions, especially for color.
>> But it is possible to print good B&W out of Lightroom, not in the
>> sense of special quadtone B&W inks, etc, but in terms of using the
>> native inks in a good multi-gray printer, with custom profiles, and
>> getting neutral or tinted black and white prints.
>>
>> C. David Tobie
>> Global Product Technology Manager
>> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
>> CDTobie@...
>>
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>> Datacolor
>> www.datacolor.com/Spyder3
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