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2004-12-13 by fireofgodnow
I am interested in puchasing a good b&w printer, as well as knowing which ink system & paper combination to use. I am a novice to the digital photo domain. I have a canon g5 and a canon i960. The i960 is useless for b&w, but does a pretty good job for color. Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated.
2004-12-13 by Richard
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From: fireofgodnow [mailto:fireofgodnow@...] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 6:04 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Novice - needs some advice I am interested in puchasing a good b&w printer, as well as knowing which ink system & paper combination to use. I am a novice to the digital photo domain. I have a canon g5 and a canon i960. The i960 is useless for b&w, but does a pretty good job for color. Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated. An Epson 1160 will do the business very nicely.... Richard --- [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses but it is your responsibility to maintain up to date anti virus software on the device that you are currently using to read this email. ]
2004-12-14 by Clayton Jones
Hello Fireofgodnow, >I am interested in puchasing a good b&w printer, as well as knowing >which ink system & paper combination to use. >Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated. There are several articles on BW digital printing at the website link below. They discuss basic concepts, current materials, how to's, different papers, etc. Lot's of good info for getting started. Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
2004-12-14 by Paul Roark
In the U.S., the 1160 has not been sold for some time, unfortunately. Today, I think the easiest & cheapest, high quality, archival pigment, dedicated B&W system is the Epson C86 (about $70) with the MIS (www.inksupply.com) "EZ" inks (warm-pure carbon or neutral - or a mix). (Of course, since I designed it (for free), I may be biased.) This system relies on the sliders and other controls in the printer driver to control adjust for different papers. So, no other software needs to be bought or loaded. Any image editor will do. See my information page at http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm. The C86 can only print up to 8x10, however. For 13 inch paper, there are a number of options. The Epson 1270, 1280, 2000P, and 2200 can all do top notch B&W. See my index at for lots of information at http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/index.htm. The UT2 and UT7 inksets are variable-tone, dedicated B&W inksets that have the option of controlling them with the printer driver controls, like the EZ inks. Beyond that, I usually use Photoshop image adjustment curve to control the inksets. Paul www.PaulRoark.com _________________________
-----Original Message----- From: Richard [mailto:richard@...-bulldog.com] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:01 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Novice - needs some advice -----Original Message----- From: fireofgodnow [mailto:fireofgodnow@...] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 6:04 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Novice - needs some advice I am interested in puchasing a good b&w printer, as well as knowing which ink system & paper combination to use. I am a novice to the digital photo domain. I have a canon g5 and a canon i960. The i960 is useless for b&w, but does a pretty good job for color. Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated. An Epson 1160 will do the business very nicely.... Richard --- [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses but it is your responsibility to maintain up to date anti virus software on the device that you are currently using to read this email. ] Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines in the Files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE OWNER AND MODERATORS OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE OWNER AND MODERATORS OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. Yahoo! Groups Links