Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 5/8/2010 5:48 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> 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 > Yep. I've pretty much settled on Epson Velvet Fine Art (don't know the manufacturer). It is around $3/sheet at Atlex (13x19). I've printed a lot with the quadtone sets, but there are better solutions now. I would consider the quadtones if I did not have a RIP or a modern Epson printer - and if I printed continually. But if I printed continually, I would get a modern Epson printer.....