Digital BW, The Print

The 4000 will definitely do both color and fine B&W with the std inks, drivers and papers.

I'm not sure which inks the Canon 6200 uses, but I would be very careful.  On one of these 
groups there is a recent thread on fading of Canon dye inks.  It happens very quickly.

Scot

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Rowed" <scott_rowd@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> I'm a newbie at this so I hope some of the more experienced users 
> can guide me in the right direction.
> 
> I need to print high-quality BW in at least 16" wide, preferably 
> 24". Ideally I'd like to have a printer that would do both BW and 
> color, but failing that I'd dedicate a printer to BW and have an 
> outside lab do the color.
> 
> Is the Epson 4000 a viable option for both BW and color? The size is 
> on the bottom end of what I'm looking for, but it might do. Or 
> should I just forget the color and look for something like a used 
> Epson 7000 or 7500 and set it up with BW inks such as MIS or others?
> 
> Has anyone had any luck with the Canon W6200 for BW? It produces 
> great color with reasonable ink costs, but the BW results I've seen 
> so far exhibit metamerism.
> 
> Thanks.