Digital BW, The Print

I'm interested in exploring inkjet printing for my scanned negs in the
most cost effective manner possible.  I've reviewed the Roark and
Jones sites.  I was hoping somebody could review my understanding and
planned upgrade path to see if there are any major caveats or gotchas.

1. Purchase refurbed Epson R280
2. Purchase one MIS Eboni cartridge. I'm after cool prints so I'll get
RCC-T0771-K rather than RCN or RCW.
3. Eboni prints on matte paper only.
4. Must print through QTR software for Black Only.
5. I will keep the other 5 epson color cartridges and can print in
color mode using the Epson driver without messing w/ cartridges. 

If I don't like the quality of this setup, the next step seems to be
replacing the five color inks cartridges with the 5 black cartridge
set and printing with the Epson driver.

As far as I can tell the initial investment consists of:
1. printer
2. one eboni cartridge
3. matte paper
4. QTR software (if I keep it after the demo period)

To try the 6 black cartridge setup, I would only need to purchase the
5 additional cartridges.

Any glaring errors in my understanding here?

Also, I plan to get some paper samples but I was wondering what the
current best choice might be for a coolish matte paper that is cheap
enough to experiment freely with while I familiarize myself w/ all the
particulars.

Thanks

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "shifty_tdi" 
<dm1000@...> wrote:
>
> I'm interested in exploring inkjet printing for my scanned negs in 
the
> most cost effective manner possible.  I've reviewed the Roark and
> Jones sites.  I was hoping somebody could review my understanding 
and
> planned upgrade path to see if there are any major caveats or 
gotchas.
> 
> 1. Purchase refurbed Epson R280
> 2. Purchase one MIS Eboni cartridge. I'm after cool prints so I'll 
get
> RCC-T0771-K rather than RCN or RCW.

Actually all the MK carts are the same -- Eboni.  It's only the PK 
carts that have different mixes of color pigments in them to cool 
down the warm carbon.

Eboni, however, is the most neutral matte black you'll probably be 
able to find.  The paper will affect the tone for Eboni.  See the 
paper tone information and links in http://www.paulroark.com/BW-
Info/R1800.htm 

...

Have fun.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

And as a bonus, the R280 is available at the Epson Store (epson.com) for $29.99 right now!



--- On Fri, 11/28/08, shifty_tdi <dm1000@...> wrote:

> From: shifty_tdi <dm1000@...>
> Subject: [Digital BW] noob review re: BO + r280 beginner setup
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 1:42 PM
> I'm interested in exploring inkjet printing for my
> scanned negs in the
> most cost effective manner possible.  I've reviewed the
> Roark and
> Jones sites.  I was hoping somebody could review my
> understanding and
> planned upgrade path to see if there are any major caveats
> or gotchas.
> 
> 1. Purchase refurbed Epson R280
> 2. Purchase one MIS Eboni cartridge. I'm after cool
> prints so I'll get
> RCC-T0771-K rather than RCN or RCW.
> 3. Eboni prints on matte paper only.
> 4. Must print through QTR software for Black Only.
> 5. I will keep the other 5 epson color cartridges and can
> print in
> color mode using the Epson driver without messing w/
> cartridges. 
> 
> If I don't like the quality of this setup, the next
> step seems to be
> replacing the five color inks cartridges with the 5 black
> cartridge
> set and printing with the Epson driver.
> 
> As far as I can tell the initial investment consists of:
> 1. printer
> 2. one eboni cartridge
> 3. matte paper
> 4. QTR software (if I keep it after the demo period)
> 
> To try the 6 black cartridge setup, I would only need to
> purchase the
> 5 additional cartridges.
> 
> Any glaring errors in my understanding here?
> 
> Also, I plan to get some paper samples but I was wondering
> what the
> current best choice might be for a coolish matte paper that
> is cheap
> enough to experiment freely with while I familiarize myself
> w/ all the
> particulars.
> 
> Thanks