Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,

Hope you don't mind me asking a rather subjective question about the 
Epson 1800 new 3PK setup for gloss prints.  I'm a Epson 3800 ABW & QTR 
user and have been mostly happy w/ the output, but I'm always 
wondering, OK, what next...?  I'm pretty curious about this Epson 1800 
3pk setup for gloss prints. I read your article and it sounds like it 
makes great outout except for perhaps, a bit less smoothness in the 
midtones (?) -- at least the ink patterns I saw. I'm a small user of 
matte papers because I typically like a bit more punch -- although the 
gloss differential is still annoying as compared to darkroom prints.  
And I like the idea of 100% carbon based inks but thats not enough... 
What are thoughts, if you don't mind, on prints made on your 4800 K3 
setup as opposed to the Epson 1800 gloss ink setup. Is there in your 
opinion, and I hope its OK to ask, a discernable improvement in the  
quality of the print? 

Thanks much! 
Steve

Carl Schofield is the person who will be better able to answer this 
question.  I've done very little with the 3PK approach.  I'm doing 
mostly 3MK with the 1800, and will probably put a little more effort 
in the 3MK+PK+Glop workflow when I have some time.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveabrink" 
<steveabrink@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Hope you don't mind me asking a rather subjective question about 
the 
> Epson 1800 new 3PK setup for gloss prints.  I'm a Epson 3800 ABW & 
QTR 
> user and have been mostly happy w/ the output, but I'm always 
> wondering, OK, what next...?  I'm pretty curious about this Epson 
1800 
> 3pk setup for gloss prints. I read your article and it sounds like 
it 
> makes great outout except for perhaps, a bit less smoothness in the 
> midtones (?) -- at least the ink patterns I saw. I'm a small user 
of 
> matte papers because I typically like a bit more punch -- although 
the 
> gloss differential is still annoying as compared to darkroom 
prints.  
> And I like the idea of 100% carbon based inks but thats not 
enough... 
> What are thoughts, if you don't mind, on prints made on your 4800 
K3 
> setup as opposed to the Epson 1800 gloss ink setup. Is there in 
your 
> opinion, and I hope its OK to ask, a discernable improvement in 
the  

> quality of the print? 
> 
> Thanks much! 
> Steve
>