Digital BW, The Print

Interesting post, Clayton.  And it got me thinking, albeit a bit late
given the Epson suit and all.  I've had a 2200 for about 4 years and
always used Ep$on inks (not wanting to stray too far from a normal
path).  Always had difficulty getting nice b&w until (through this
forum) I found QTR.

Last week I got a fabulous deal on a 3800 and went for it.  Now I feel
a bit more comfy bending the 2200 paradigm and going for alternative
inks.  Now I fear it may be too late given the suit and its results
for Epson.

On the one hand, as a photographer, I completely understand and accept
the importance of intellectual property but I believe that if Epson
isn't filling an important void for the community then they aren't
entirely living up to the promise of providing the very best in
digital imaging.

Does anyone know if there might be room for compromise after the dust
settles?

With thanks.

...jpprice...