Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Mark, > > I did a fair amount of darkroom work starting in the 1970's, before > digital came along. Got out of printing much then, got too busy > keeping my business going. What ink/paper would be best for the Epsons > for b&w? I am very much a B&W kind of guy 9 out of 10 of the 5x7 prints I have with me every day in the front pocket of my camera bag* are black and white. Printed on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 190 http://moabpaper.com/entrada-rag-natural-190/ 5 x 7 25 sheets $13.98 See those Mesas? That's my photo portfolio box! 190 gsm / 15.5 mil 100% cotton / machine made Double Sided Natural / OBA Free Water-resistant The "inks" I use as I mentioned are the Epson ones which come with the printer. UltraChrome K3? Ink **. Which are archival quality pigment. A standard for fine art printers and prints and commercial too. Though they've moved on in the past years. Don't make a big deal out of it. Just start printing again. There are 4 shades of gray in the Inkset they work great for black and white and the colors come in handy too. I've used quadtones. They're not worth it. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner * F-802 REPORTER'S SATCHEL/BLACK ** http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Landing/UltraChromeK3.jsp