[Leica] B&W printing

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I use an Epson SC P807 (P800 in the USA) with the Ultrachrome HD ink set,
and print virtually all my B&W using ImagePrint 10. I very occasionally use
the Epson ABW driver as well. I print quite a lot as I take part in two
monthly print exchanges - one B&W, and one colour, as well as a few
exchanges that happen at irregular intervals.

I tried MIS and Cone a few years ago and found that managing those combos
from the other end of the world with pathetic to non existent support, and
a general attitude of ignoring customer queries,  was just not tenable.
Besides both the inks clogged my ink heads more than Epson inks ever did. I
actually junked two printers in trying to use these ink sets! So, I decided
not to experiment but to use what is easily available with good support.
Epson's service centre in Chennai is 1km away, and they make house calls
for a minimum charge of US$4.00 per call, deductible from the cost of
repairs, if any. Similarly, I get Hahnemuhle paper in New Delhi, so I am
wedded to their paper as well!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 8:36 AM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com>
wrote:

> For many years, I've been using Paul Roarke's "Black Only" (BO) printing
> on an Epson 1800 printer with MIS Eboni ink in three of the print heads and
> Quadtone RIP software.  Because of some home renovations, the printer was
> in storage for several months. I'm now setting the printer back up and
> de-clogging the heads.  This is probably a good time to ask how viable this
> way of printing is in the long term.
>
> So, what do you folks do for black and white printing?  I long ago found
> that for color prints, Costco does a great job with my full-resolution sRGB
> JPG files as long as I specified "Do not correct."  I've never tried them
> for B&W.  I don't print enough to justify a high-capacity printer like the
> Epson 3000 or its newer relatives. I don't use Adobe software, so
> Photoshop-specific procedures won't help me.  I use Capture One and Picture
> Window Pro.  Presently, I don't sell my prints, I just look at them and put
> a few up on my wall.
>
> All advice happily considered.  Thanks!
>
> --Peter
>
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