Of the seven cartridges in the standard Epson 2200 array, one is gray. This augments the standard black in making BW prints as well as improving shadow detail rendition in color prints. I have not yet tried a dedicated grayscale ink set. Scanning a BW inkjet print is somewhat pointless, because the values change. However, if you send me your values offlist, I'll mail you a small BW print from the 2200 with the standard inkset.
Paul
On Oct 20, 2004, at 6:24 PM, Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Paul
would you mind showing me an example scan of an b/w print (preferable a
portrait) with your different Epson inkjets models.
I also would love to see the difference from a print with the normal black
(and color) ink and the special gray ink
set you mentioned some days ago, have you already made some experiments with
that?
I'm playing with the idea to get a inkjet just for /bw prints, are there
special ink sets for any
brand or only Epson and what printer and paper would you recommend for A4
max size?
thanks Markus
I'm quite satisfied with the Epson 3200. It does a great job on medium format and is adequate for most purposes with 35mm. I've even sold stock of 35mm pics that I scanned on the 3200, and I've made 12 x18 enlargements that look good.
