Digital BW, The Print

Thanks to Mark, Leslie and the others who have provided input on the wide
format B&W issue. It would seem that the 25,000 dollar printers are for when
you graduate and move into the ranks of the elite. Some day.

I have written to the good people at FLAAR for some guidance on what
actually is out there. Has anyone considered a group contact to some of the
manufacturers with some parameters of interest such as the ability to
prevent fine art quality black and white that would represent the full range
of tones of gray without changing cartridges, flushing, or having duplicate
printers., Actually, for me at least, a 24 inch printer that would carry all
the cartridges/reservoirs to produce the full gamut of grays as well as
color with such "work arounds" would be perfect. That, and the assurance of
totally water proof prints, archival quality, and non bronzing at an
affordable price.  

Is there any kind of group of Fine Art Photographers?

Clarence W. Walker,   
Creative Expression Photography
http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com
Commercial, fine-art, and stock 
FineArtPhoto/Yahoo


-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Savoia
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 11:41 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Digital black and white printer test site?

Although very one sided, it is FLAAR.
Mark

On Jan 27, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Leslie Otterbein wrote:

> Hi Clarence:
>
> Here is a site that could give you an overview of the wide format
> market:
>
> http://www.large-format-printers.org/
>
> Leslie Otterbein
>
> On Jan 27, 2006, at 5:50 AM, Clarence Walker wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Clarence W. Walker,
> > Creative Expression Photography
> > <http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com/>
> > http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com
> > Commercial, fine-art, and stock
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In considering a wide format printer for achieving the full range
> > of shades
> > of gray while retaining a good pure black black and still offering
> > intense
> > whites and highlights, it seems as though Epson is the printer of
> > choice for
> > most of you. Is anyone aware of a website where such capabilities
> > are tested
> > and measured or the "best of the best" grayscale inks and
> > methodologies.
> > Even in reading the Epson materials it seems as though one
> > sometimes has to
> > change out the blacks and do expensive system flushes. Might there
> > actually
> > be a printer out there where I can print color and black and white
> > without
> > having to constantly be changing ink sources. I will say that with
> > my Canon
> > i9900 the ease of use has been wonderful, but now I need something
> > with a
> > wider format and also geared to broad ranges of gray/b&w while
> > retaining
> > color abilities. Maybe there simply isn't an existing turn key  
> answer.
> > Trouble with Epson is that 2000.00+ hurdle for the next step up.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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