Digital BW, The Print

I have a r1900 and have to agree with the Epson people. The initial color images on gloss were beautiful. After profiling they were amazing. Then I switched to UT-3D which I had left over from a failed printer, not for the faint-hearted. I was finely able to get a very good print with a strait line curve -QTR- on glossy paper. Unfortunately this printer will not accept anything other than glossy paper to my dismay. B&W on glossy is... OK, but far from the quality of print I want for the effort. IMHO Go 2880 for B&W.

SteveO

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, ann clancy <jaclancy1937@...> wrote:
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> Late last year I talked to the people from Epson at a workshop for printing. They indicated the 1900 was terrific for color and glossy color, but not for black and white nor matt papers for color.
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> ann
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> --- On Wed, 10/14/09, jslaughterbeck1@... <jslaughterbeck1@...> wrote:
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> From: jslaughterbeck1@... <jslaughterbeck1@...>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson R1900 VS. Epson 2880
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 6:00 PM
  
> I'm quite new to this group and I am getting ready to order a new Epson Printer, I'm torn between the R1900 and the 2880. I print both Black and White and Color, probably more so color. Is there really any advantage to the 2880 over the 1900 taking into consideration the price difference. I consider myself an advanced amature photographer more into portraits than anything else. I've been following the discussions here, and want to start developing my black and white skills. Any advise would be appreaciated.
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> Thank you
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> John