Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jorge,

I'm in the same boat as you.  Been using a 2200 for years printing BO with
either MIS Eboni Black or Epson Matte.  Used to be more active on this list,
but been more of a lurker for the last 2-3 years.

After chatting with Clayton, emailing with Paul, and reading a number of
threads here I ordered from Atlex an Epson 1400 and some Alise Museum
Natural about a week ago.  Paper has arrived but the printer was slightly
back-ordered (It's expected to arrive on Monday or Tuesday).  I decided to
go with the Eboni-6 cart set finally finding the link to buy such with
Paul's help.  Seems it's a "special order" item and that will not ship until
next week per the people at MIS.  I thought to go the UT-14 route but I've
used curves with QTR in the past and mostly want my B&W prints to have the
best archival nature I can get.  Plus I like slightly warm prints which
bodes well for me with Eboni-6.

Won't be printing until the new printer and the carts arrive next week but
have been trying the Alise Natural on my 2200 with BO printing using Epson
Photo Matte ink it's a beautiful paper.

Richard S.
Albany, CA (San Francisco bay area)

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http://www.lightshadowandtone.com

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On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:31 AM, JorgeG <jorgegaj@...> wrote:

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>
> Folks,
> Soon, I need to make a decision of which printer will became my B&W
> printer.
>
> I own an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 for more than a couple years, which has
> very little use. A couple days ago I placed an order on a new Epson Stylus
> Photo 1400, since the price was right, $189.
>
> Now, I need your advice. Shall I make the 2200 my dedicated B&W printer, or
> shall I convert the new 1400? What will be the pros and cons of converting
> either one to be a B&W printer?
>
> Your input is greatly appreciated.
>
> Jorge
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