Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I also spent a good amount of time looking for a acceptable B&W workflow scheme for my 2200. The stock output was not by any stretch of the imagination "good enough". There was always color cast to the prints under different light sources (yes, with enhanced matte paper, matt black ink). I got into the yahoo news group dedicated to Digital B&W printing and saw the depth some folks have taken this. It was an eye opener for sure. Check out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/ My solution, since I already owned the 2200 and didnt want to invest in another printer is the Septone inkset with CIS. So far the results have been just outstanding. I am getting darkroom quality prints with all sorts of control on warmth/coolness of the image. Info available at: http://www.bwguys.com/septone.aspx best of luck Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:29 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Epson 2200 Black & White Tip > I spent a good part of 3 months earlier this year > to establish a digital B&W printing workflow. I tried > the Epson 2200 as described below, among many other things. > In the end though, I find that Piezography gives me the best > B&W prints, by far. You must realize though that the state > of the art moves very fast in the digital realm. > > - Phong > > eric@jphotog.com wrote: > > > > I got this from a friend on an email list I've been on for about 10 years. > > It might help somefolks looking for b&w help with the 2200. > > > > > > Eric - My son in law uses the 2200 extensively and makes a lot of > > monochromatic prints on that unit tells me the trick is to do the > > following: > > > > use the premium Epson photo matt paper > > > > replace standard black ink cartridge with the photo matt black > > ink cartridge > > > > set the unit to print in black and white only and not to use any colors > > whatsoever. > > > > Rob claims that if you follow this procedure you get a fairly decent > > print without any color cast to it. If you attempt to use the > > Epson Color > > management tools and have tried to produce a black and white > > print, it does > > so by mixing various colors inks to greet a black dot. but the nature of > > the pigment in the inks and the reflective quality of most of the other > > papers produced by Epson cause it to give a slightly varying color casts > > depending on the type of lighting you view it under. He says that holds > > true even on the samples produced by Epson to show how their results. > > > > I've said the copy of this e-mail to the edges you pointed out in > > your note. > > > > Bob > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html