Digital BW, The Print

Howard, could you expand on your methods a bit?  I too am using a r220 
and while the grain and gradations are amazing echoes of triX, my 
prints contain a light blue cast. this cast seems to vary depending on 
the density of the print.  i am absolutely befuddled: i keep double 
and triple checking my settings (from clayton's pages), and giving it 
a new try with a new picture, and so on; i've even scanned the photos 
in color just to double check myself--they are certainly blue in the 
scans. poking around in the epson supports pages, i found that black 
ink only mode still uses some color inks, which seems to be true as my 
color inks are diminishing without use.

i'm not sure where my problem is. i've tried gray-scale and color 
photos in the BO mode, tried letting the printer covert colors, let 
photoshop, or no conversion.  i'm using epson matte heavy and the 
original inks: is this black a true black?  i'd like to see a neutral 
colored print before investing any more in the printer, since i bought 
distinctly for the BO capability.

any help or ideas would be appreciated.
thanks!!

m




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "how786" 
<how786@...> wrote:
>
>   Well, I just setup my 220 for BO printing. (Eboni Black) 
> 
>   I have one feedback comment for you Clayton regarding the 
settings.
> With the Gamma set at 1.8 I could not get the prints dark enough to
> match my screen, even turning bightness down -20. This was remedied 
by
> turning my gamma to 2.2. Brightness is now set at -7.
> 
>  The results are impressinve, I must say. I, too, am an old
> photographer who simply adores TriX/HC-110. The look, to me, is
> incomparable.
> Anyway, that's just me.....many others do not like TX at all.
> 
>  I wanted to report what works for me because these settings might
> have to be changed for the 220 vs. the 200.
> 
>  I also want to thank you for the wonderful series of articles on 
your
> website.
> 
>  Best Regards
>  Howard
>