Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/24

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Subject: [Leica] Printing the Alaska photos
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:36:54 -0700
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> Howard,
> 
> Thanks for looking.  ABW (Advanced Black & White System) is Epson's 
> approach to b&w printing with a color printer.  It accomplishes this by 
> using mostly the black inks and a little of the color ink.  I think it 
> works really well with a little experimenting.  The prints don't show 
> any signs of color shift, and you can print on semi-gloss papers with 
> the Epson factory ink. Prior to that, I used the ImagePrint software 
> with success for b&w.  A consideration there is that I paid $900 for my 
> Epson 3880, and the ImagePrint software is also $900...The Quadtone RIP 
> also works well for b&w (www.quadtonerip.com) and only costs $50.
> 
> Ken
> (Most all of the b&w prints I brought on the cruise were with the 3880 
> and ABW.)

Thanks Ken,
Basis what you showed us on the cruise ABW works very well.
Thanks for the info.
Cheers
Howard