Digital BW, The Print

I agree with Joost.Try the Epson inks with QTR and see how you like it. 

I print both colour and B&W and don't have the space or the money for two printers so I have worked on the QTR solution for B&W on my 3800. The 3800 does a very good job for me with QTR.

I like glossy B&W, the same as I used to make in my darkroom days, so I use the Harman FB Al for my favourite images. However, for a less expensive paper I have just characterised the "New" Ilford Smooth paper for QTR. Gives excellent linearity, good neutrality and a Dmax of almost 2.5. You can find the details on the QTR group if your'e interested.

And by the way, using my 7x loupe I can't see any dots, even at a K value of 2.

Roger

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Joost Horsten" <j.h.j.h@...> wrote:
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> No doubt the Piezo Inks will give a smoother and more archivable result than the standard Epson inks. But I would suggest just to start with the standard inks + QTR. Look at the results, decide if they're good enough for you and take it from there....
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> Joost
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