Thanks Matt,
What is the address of the black and white list?
Dick Lague
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Matthew Born
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:34 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Epson 2200
I have one and love it. Terrific color prints and the Epson Ultrachromes
provide the best color stability you'll get. On the right paper, prints
just
don't fade. Built like a tank (at least compared to the other Epsons
I've
had) and virtually never gets a clogged jet. I think I've had perhaps
one or
two bad nozzle checks in 2+ years, and both cleared instantly with one
head
cleaning. The one caveat: black and white prints are quite poor -- the
metamerism is unacceptable on any semi-gloss or glossy paper and barely
tolerable on matte paper. Bronzing is sometimes a problem, as well -- it
varies depending upon the paper (some are terrible) and the ink coverage
of
a particular image. The dye based printers don't have that particular
problem, but the print longevity can be a real issue. I use my 2200
almost
exclusively for black and white printing, but I've switched the inkset
over
to the ultratone system by MIS. This inkset is strictly for black and
white
(with a cool and warm toner), so metamerism is non existent. And since I
print almost exclusively on matte paper, so is the bronzing non
existent.
There's a popular software rip called Quadtone Rip that runs $50 and
apparently produces excellent black and white prints using the OEM Epson
inks. Many folks on the digital black and white digest rave about it,
including several of the very accomplished and highly respected
photographers on the list. I might lean that way were I starting over
today
-- you get the best of both worlds. I still might change over
eventually,
but I have a good workflow down with the ultratones and I'm thrilled
with
the prints. And I very rarely shoot color. We print my wife's digi
snapshots
on a cheaper (though still quite good) Epson C86. Since those are
invariably
family album shots, I'm not too worried about longevity. They spend
99.8% of
their time in the dark. And I can always reprint them. I've sold a few
of my
black and whites and I have to pay attention to their longevity as a
result.
Matthew Born
On 1/10/05 9:35 PM, "Listar" <listar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Any opinions on the Epson 2200? Thinking of getting one and wanted
to
> know what the groups experience might be with this printer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick Lague
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