Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for this VERY informative reply! It is a huge help to me.
One last question: Does the 24oo produce stunning B&W prints with the
Epson Inks or need I go to third party inks to get darkroom quality?
If it can print B&W that well, heck! I'd buy one tomorrow just for
that capability! Please let me know.
Thanks again for the succinct and most informative reply.
Best
Ginny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Barrington Maye"
<mayebaza@...> wrote:
>
> R2400 v R1800
> 
> The R2400 and R1800 are from the same mould, i.e. they look the
same.  The 
> R1800 targets the consumer market, whereas the R2400 is for the
professional 
> market.  The R1800 uses a gloss optimizer to add the extra gloss to
glossy 
> media.  The R2400 uses high gloss UltraChrome K3 inks to add a
glossy look.  
> This works up to a point nevertheless the gloss optimizer produces
better 
> results.  Colour wise both printers are producing near identical
results, 
> there is not much in it.  When it comes to monochrome (greyscale,
b/w) then 
> the R2400 is in a class of its own.  The b/w prints from the R2400 are 
> simply stunning.  The only printer that can match this b/w quality
is the HP 
> 8750/8450 printers with their dedicated Photo black cartridge.  The
R2400 
> has better yellows, but at the expense of the blues whereas the
R1800 has 
> better red and orange, but the green is less pronounced.
> 
> Both printers offer good value for money, the R2400 is more
expensive, but 
> has the K3 inks.  The R1800 has CD/DVD printing - which feature do
you value 
> the most?
> 
> "The EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 doesn't compete with traditional wet
chemistry 
> photographs - it doesn't need to as it is streets ahead of anything
I have 
> seen produced in a darkroom".  In print quality terms, the R2400 has 
> produced the best prints I have seen from any inkjet printer.  The
colours 
> are vibrant and jump off the page.  At twice the cost of R1800, here
in the 
> UK, that the kind of result I would expect for the money.
> 
> For a full comprehensive review of the R2400 go to 
> http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20R2400/page-1.htm
>