Digital BW, The Print

I'm also using the R220 and have done some BO onto letter paper.  I 
tested 6 or 7 papers to see the differences.  I highly recommend 
looking at the paper reviews on Clayton Jones' site and pay 
particular attention to the whiteness of the paper and the warmth of 
the ink.  

In my testing with MIS Eboni ink (seriously consider NOT using the 
Epson ink) the BO prints only come out cool on very cool paper like 
Moab Entrada Bright.  Try a warmer paper like Innova HW Cotton or 
Red River Dourian Art with Eboni and you should be fine.  
If you want a color inkset, try the MIS Pro color pigment inks.

Good luck,
Roger

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mit Kase"
> <mitkase@> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
>