Re: [Leica] OT Epson 2200 for B/W. What's the verdict?

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

>My apologies if this has been answered before.  I did a search of the
>archives and didn't find anything.
>
>What's the verdict on the Epson 2200 for black and white?  I have a chemical
>darkroom, but I no longer have enough time to use it.  I'd like to switch to
>a digital darkroom but while I have been very impressed with the results
>from Piezography, I don't think I have the time nor patience for that
>either. 
>
>On paper, the Epson 2200 looks pretty good. I have heard good things about
>it as a color printer, but I haven't talked to anyone who does serious B/W
>who has one to get a verdict on the results from scanned B/W negatives.  How
>do the results compare with a chemical darkroom?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Simon Stevens

I've now seen many ink jet b/w images, and some are wonderful, but 
none really look like the chemical equivalent. They are wonderful, 
but they are different. Why not try the Epson in "easy" mode, if you 
can afford it, realizing that you may want to use it for "previewing" 
the final ones which do go to the darkroom? If you end up being happy 
with the ink jet "effect" and have time to do the digital thing, then 
you have won as well

Cheers
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