Digital BW, The Print

What little hair I have remaining is being rapidly depleted by BW 
print frustration and I wonder if there is a remedy...  perhaps if I 
could get answers to these questions??


At the moment I am using an Epson R200 (same as R300) and Ilford 
Gallerie smooth pearl (because I have a lot of it) with Epson OEM 
inks.

I want to print toned b/w prints, warm grey or selenium like in 
appearance.  Is it possible to do this with Epson OEM inks?  On the 
R200?  Without a random assortment of casts and shadow hues making an 
unwelcome appearance....

If, as I suspect, I will be steered towards QTR RIP will I need to 
change printers?  If so to what - A4 only please, and 'cheap on ebay'!

Thanks,
 Andy

Andy,

IJC/OPM now supports the R200 and will give you what you are asking 
for using the Epson UC inks.  Their website has not yet been updated 
to show R200 support, but the latest release for Windows, v1.0.3, 
does support this printer.  

Unless you are happy with BO printing (black only, using just the 
black cartridge on your UC inkset) you will have a hard time getting 
good prints without a dedicated B&W program (like IJC/OPM, QTR, or 
ImagePrint).  The Epson driver doesn't do a good job with the 
standard inkset when outputting B&W.  The other alternative is to buy 
a quad inkset and use it with Paul Roark's curves, if the R200 is 
supported.  

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andywebsterus" 
<andywebster@v...> wrote:
> 
> What little hair I have remaining is being rapidly depleted by BW 
> print frustration and I wonder if there is a remedy...  perhaps if 
I 
> could get answers to these questions??
> 
> 
> At the moment I am using an Epson R200 (same as R300) and Ilford 
> Gallerie smooth pearl (because I have a lot of it) with Epson OEM 
> inks.
> 
> I want to print toned b/w prints, warm grey or selenium like in 
> appearance.  Is it possible to do this with Epson OEM inks?  On the 
> R200?  Without a random assortment of casts and shadow hues making 
an 
> unwelcome appearance....
> 
> If, as I suspect, I will be steered towards QTR RIP will I need to 
> change printers?  If so to what - A4 only please, and 'cheap on 
ebay'!

> 
> Thanks,
>  Andy

I have a R200 and (OEM)it's dye inkset not UC inks.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?
BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Specs&oid=37368464&category=Products

It's interesting to know with IJC/OPM and R200, I can now do B&W.

John

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Dina" 
<lbdina@c...> wrote:
> 
> Andy,
> 
> IJC/OPM now supports the R200 and will give you what you are asking 
> for using the Epson UC inks.  Their website has not yet been 
updated 
> to show R200 support, but the latest release for Windows, v1.0.3, 
> does support this printer.  
> 
> Unless you are happy with BO printing (black only, using just the 
> black cartridge on your UC inkset) you will have a hard time 
getting 
> good prints without a dedicated B&W program (like IJC/OPM, QTR, or 
> ImagePrint).  The Epson driver doesn't do a good job with the 
> standard inkset when outputting B&W.  The other alternative is to 
buy 
> a quad inkset and use it with Paul Roark's curves, if the R200 is 
> supported.  
> 
> Lou
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andywebsterus" 
> <andywebster@v...> wrote:
> > 
> > What little hair I have remaining is being rapidly depleted by BW 
> > print frustration and I wonder if there is a remedy...  perhaps 
if 
> I 
> > could get answers to these questions??
> > 
> > 
> > At the moment I am using an Epson R200 (same as R300) and Ilford 
> > Gallerie smooth pearl (because I have a lot of it) with Epson OEM 
> > inks.
> > 
> > I want to print toned b/w prints, warm grey or selenium like in 
> > appearance.  Is it possible to do this with Epson OEM inks?  On 
the 
> > R200?  Without a random assortment of casts and shadow hues 
making 
> an 
> > unwelcome appearance....
> > 
> > If, as I suspect, I will be steered towards QTR RIP will I need 
to 

> > change printers?  If so to what - A4 only please, and 'cheap on 
> ebay'!
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >  Andy

Oops, didn't know the R200 was dye.  The R800 uses pigment inks.

Either way, IJC/OPM can handle any inkset you can install in your 
printer, or a hodgepodge of different inks, as long as they are 
compatible with one another.

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John" 
<firewoodtech@y...> wrote:
> 
> I have a R200 and (OEM)it's dye inkset not UC inks.
> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?
> BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Specs&oid=37368464&category=Products
> 
> It's interesting to know with IJC/OPM and R200, I can now do B&W.
> 
> John
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Dina" 
> <lbdina@c...> wrote:
> > 
> > Andy,
> > 
> > IJC/OPM now supports the R200 and will give you what you are 
asking 
> > for using the Epson UC inks.  Their website has not yet been 
> updated 
> > to show R200 support, but the latest release for Windows, v1.0.3, 
> > does support this printer.  
> > 
> > Unless you are happy with BO printing (black only, using just the 
> > black cartridge on your UC inkset) you will have a hard time 
> getting 
> > good prints without a dedicated B&W program (like IJC/OPM, QTR, 
or 
> > ImagePrint).  The Epson driver doesn't do a good job with the 
> > standard inkset when outputting B&W.  The other alternative is to 
> buy 
> > a quad inkset and use it with Paul Roark's curves, if the R200 is 
> > supported.  
> > 
> > Lou
> > 
> > --- In 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "andywebsterus" 
> > <andywebster@v...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > What little hair I have remaining is being rapidly depleted by 
BW 
> > > print frustration and I wonder if there is a remedy...  perhaps 
> if 
> > I 
> > > could get answers to these questions??
> > > 
> > > 
> > > At the moment I am using an Epson R200 (same as R300) and 
Ilford 
> > > Gallerie smooth pearl (because I have a lot of it) with Epson 
OEM 

> > > inks.
> > > 
> > > I want to print toned b/w prints, warm grey or selenium like in 
> > > appearance.  Is it possible to do this with Epson OEM inks?  On 
> the 
> > > R200?  Without a random assortment of casts and shadow hues 
> making 
> > an 
> > > unwelcome appearance....
> > > 
> > > If, as I suspect, I will be steered towards QTR RIP will I need 
> to 
> > > change printers?  If so to what - A4 only please, and 'cheap on 
> > ebay'!
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > >  Andy