Digital BW, The Print

I wouldn't trade my 1280 for a 2200. It's just reliable and prints B&W
very well. And the MIS VM inkset works as well(IMHO), is better
supported (IMHO) and is much cheaper (fact)than Piezo. Buy the first
batch of ink in carts. Get the CFS later when ink costs are starting
to get to be a burden. The Peizo dot size is smaller but you need a
lupe to tell. There's just not a visible difference in normal viewing
of prints. 
Bob Michaels

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kaiyen.rm"
<kaiyen@s...> wrote:
> All,
> I have scoured the past several weeks of posts.  I have been 
> scouring the web for information for several months.  I am usually 
> quite good about searching and looking before asking.  
> However...maybe it's because this is still a relatively new field, 
> or because there are so many changes and new techniques, or 
> whatever, but I am still not sure where to start.
> 
> What I know is that I'd like to be able to do black and white 
> printing, with a broad tonal range, with some flexibility in tones, 
> without dropping a huge amount of money (ie - getting a 2200 and a 
> RIP is out of my range).  
> 
> My specific questions are:
> 1 - the 1280 seems to be the honda civic of printers in terms of 
> after-market upgrade options.  is this a sound place to start as a 
> base for the system, or am I painting myself into a corner, 
> technology-wise?
> 
> 2 - I think that I'm torn between a Piezography and an MIS VM 
> system, with a CIS.  The Piezography is more expensive.  
> How "dotless" can the Epson driver get with MIS VM inks?  
> 
> 3 - Do I give up anything, tonal-range-wise, by going with one 
> system over the other?  
> 
> I realize that most won't bother with such trivial questions, and I 
> apologize for being a newbie.  But I'm trying. 
> 
> thanks in advance,
> allan chen