Francis,
> Paul..... If you were setting up a 7500 just for B&W
> with a Mac how would you do it?
I'd do exactly as mine is now set up -- with the inkset I call the 7500
UT-FSN+. (MIS is selling it.) I had the UT1 in the 7500, and that works
fine for matte paper, but not for glossy paper. It floods the paper.
So, for glossy paper the 7500 does better with only one "channel" going at a
time. So, I put FSN-tone ink in C, LC, and Y. In the M spot I put MIS PK
so that I get an excellent dmax with the UT-FSN-C + PK. In the LM spot I
put UT2-LM (light carbon). This mostly allows me to profile the papers
better. I don't like the cold shadow tones of some rag papers.
I print is with the usual PS curves and Epson driver.
Although it is theoretically not an optimum setup for warm carbon tone
prints, it actually works reasonably well because the highlight tone is
mostly controlled by the paper rather than the super-light UT-FSN-Y. Also,
the PK is not that much darker than the dark gray (e.g., UT2-M) on matte
paper.
At any rate the setup works very well. I'm saving my 7500 for now because,
frankly, I'm not sure the 7600 is a superior B&W printer.
Paul
www.PaulRoak.com <http://www.paulroak.com/>
> --- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> > Bernie,
> >
> > > ... thinking about getting a wide format printer
> > this year. Basically
> > > it would be a 7600, however a used 7500 is much
> > less expensive.
> > >
> > > However I wonder how the quality is compared to
> > the 7600.
> >
> > The 7500 has larger, non-variable dot and, as such,
> > is less flexible than
> > the 7600. For example, while a rip allows good B&W
> > with the UC inkset on a
> > 7600, that can't be done with the 7500. The
> > dedicated B&W UT7 inkset in the
> > 7600 also allows for a much wider range of tones
> > than is possible with the
> > 7500 and the UT1 inkset or the UT-FSN+ that I now
> > have in my 7500.
> >
> > That said, the 7500 has a better dmax with matte
> > papers. When a very light
> > ink is used in the yellow position, the 7500 can
> > make B&W prints that look
> > as good as the 7600 can do.
> >
> > As to which would be more reliable, it is probably a
> > question of how many
> > prints have been made on the particular printer. My
> > 7500 has never missed a
> > beat; my 7600 is currently inoperative.
> >
> > > Actually I
> > > use the 2100, and I guess that the 7600 is rather
> > similar to it. Is
> > > there a visible difference in quality tothe 7600?
> >
> > The 2200 I have has a better matte dmax than the
> > 7600 I have.
> >
> >
> > > Are there other disadvantages of the 7500? Are
> > there good b&w prints
> > > to be made with the Bowhaus or QTR RIP and the
> > Epson original inks or
> > > would I have to install quad black inks?
> >
> > If you want to make color and B&W, there is not
> > contest -- get the 7600.
> > The 7500 is only competitive if you're going to be
> > using it as a dedicated
> > B&W printer.
> >
> > Good luck with whatever you get.
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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