Best Injet for B&W Photos?

[Frank Valliant]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The
resolution given for printers is usually only for color printing, not B&W.
I remember that HP printers used to spec B&W resolution for their printers
some time back. If the color resolution was 1200 x 1200, the B&W was only
600 x 600.

Resolution is important, but overall quality of B&W is my main concern. Any
recommendations appreciated.
Frank

 

[Hecate]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The
resolution given for printers is usually only for color printing, not B&W.
I remember that HP printers used to spec B&W resolution for their printers
some time back. If the color resolution was 1200 x 1200, the B&W was only
600 x 600.

Resolution is important, but overall quality of B&W is my main concern. Any
recommendations appreciated.
Frank

Epson 1290 or 2100 with Permajet Blax inks.

 

[Bob Headrick]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The
resolution given for printers is usually only for color printing, not B&W.
I remember that HP printers used to spec B&W resolution for their printers
some time back. If the color resolution was 1200 x 1200, the B&W was only
600 x 600.

Resolution is important, but overall quality of B&W is my main concern. Any
recommendations appreciated.

The Photosmart 8150 (or 8450) may fit your needs well. It has an optional
grayscale cartridge that provides excellent B&W photo prints. See:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/ho/WF06b/18972-236251-64340-15100-f12-397809-397811-397812.html
With the #100 gray cartridge this printer is rated at 4800x1200dpi. If you are
in the US (just to make it easy for me) you can send me a jpg sized for 8.5x11
or 8x10 and I will make a print and send it to you.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The
resolution given for printers is usually only for color printing, not
B&W. I remember that HP printers used to spec B&W resolution for
their printers some time back. If the color resolution was 1200 x
1200, the B&W was only 600 x 600.

Resolution is important, but overall quality of B&W is my main
concern. Any recommendations appreciated.
Frank

I have a Canon i9950 and I cannot fault its black and white reproduction
(unlike my other unit, an R800, which has a distinct cyan/blue cast to its
black and white prints).

 

[David Chien]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The

Besides the HP printers with the optional gray cartridge, the other
line of printers that produce superb results and possibly more archival
prints are the Piezography BW system sold at www.inkjetmall.com

You should really look into getting a few sample prints from them,
(http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/bw/piezographyBW-sample.html)
read over the numerous posts in the Epson Inkjet forum in Yahoo
Groups, and serious take a look at this system, albeit a bit pricey,
because these printers will produce museum quality prints that are
absolutely jaw dropping.

Price-wise, if you do make a lot of B&W prints and sell a few of
them, you'll easily recover the investment of this system.

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Epson also has their pro-line of printers which have optimized B&W
printing, along with their unique gray balancer which can help you tune
the tint of prints.

eg. Epson Pro 4000
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/...1&category=Wide+Format+Printers&menuSpec=4591
review at:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson 4000/page_6.htm

 

[CWatters]

I print lots of old B&W photos. I'm looking for a new printer. The
resolution given for printers is usually only for color printing, not B&W.
I remember that HP printers used to spec B&W resolution for their printers
some time back. If the color resolution was 1200 x 1200, the B&W was only
600 x 600.

Resolution is important, but overall quality of B&W is my main concern. Any
recommendations appreciated.
Frank

Epson 2100/2200..
See this page and don't miss the links at the bottom
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/Epson2200.shtml

 

[Frank Valliant]

Thanks to all who offered recommendations...I will check out each one of
them!
Frank Valliant