Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for your always astute/informative comments Paul.
What are the chances of us getting a dedicated B&W inkset for the 2400?
Regards
Howard


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> > ... the 220 prints SO well that I am tempted to buy a second
> > one and put it away as a backup. The place I bought mine from still
> > sells them for $69. It's a steal.
> > 
> 
> For what it's worth, dedicated B7W inks and BO also appear to be more
> lightfast than the 10 times more expensive 2400 printer's "Advanced B&W"
> output.  Carbon is the most lightfast of the pigments, and the 2400,
4800,
> and other K3 printers use more color inks than are needed just to
neutralize
> the carbon.  See a close-up scan of a 4800 "Advanced B&W" mode print
here:
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/4800_ABW_5-10_1600scan.jpg
> 
> Due to the use of more than the minimum amount of color and due to the
> dedicated B&W inksets blending the color they do use with carbon so that
> carbon as opposed to just paper backs up the color pigments, my fade
tests
> show a substantial advantage to the dedicated B&W inksets.  See
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/message/71745 
> 
> So, while the 2400, k3 approach is very convenient for those who do both
> color and B&W printing, for the B&W purist the dedicated B&W inksets
would
> appear to still have a significant edge.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>