Digital BW, The Print

My Experience so far: I bought the Epson 1400 printer specifically to  
try Jon Cone's carbon inks - and it's stunning!!!! But I tested the  
1400 for color, as recommended, first and don't believe it's an  
adequate color printer. Far too bold for true color. I'm looking at  
the 2880 - also on sale - for color though I also like Canon color  
printers, but there's no bulk ink system for them.

Regards,

G. Davey, Ph. D.


On Nov 9, 2009, at 5:29 PM, want2pbw wrote:

> I have an Epson R260 printing color. I was planning to upgrade  
> that. I also want B&W printing. From reading the forum, it seems  
> the best way to start if buying a printer for B&W is the Epson  
> 1400. If I bouhgt 2, one for color, and one for B&W, then I'm  
> spending almost $500 anyway. Should I just buy an Epson R2880 which  
> is on sale with $200 rebate?
>
> On the one hand, I guess I can manipulate results better with 1400  
> and UT-14 inks.
>
> Is the R260 good enough at B&W (I don't need wide format now)?  
> Maybe I should buy the 1400 for new color printer and convert the  
> R260 to B&W? Apparently the ink set options aren't as flexible as  
> the UT-14...
>
> 



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