The 1500w supports MIS eboni dedicated B&W inks which you can get in pre-filled carts or fill your own from bottles. Is it my printer? Should I get another model? I have an Epson Stylus Photo 1500W printer but I cannot get it to print a decent black and white photo without a colour cast in the grey tones. But you can probably get satisfactory results with your 1500W.Īnd if you don't mind giving up color, then you could convert your 1500W to a dedicated B&W piezography printer. For two grays (black plus gray and light gray) there are many Epson and Canon models.

For three grays (that is black plus dark gray, gray, and light gray), your options are limited to the discontinued Canon Pro-1 and the huge / expensive Epson P10000 and P20000.

I tried it, but did not find it helpful / any sort of improvement, and it takes away your media settings by forcing you to tell the printer you're printing on plain paper, which is often not ideal for photos.Īs far as another printer, I don't doubt that a pigment-ink printer with three or at least two grays could, if properly controlled, be better. The method Charles linked to has been touted around here for years by forum member Zone8. If you're not using a color-managed workflow, then the situation is considerably less controllable. There are also services that will build custom B&W profiles for you. Renting or borrowing a basic X-Rite device like an i1 Studio or ColorMunki Photo will allow you to use X-Rite's current software to build ICC profiles specifically geared for B&W printing. As long as you're using a color-managed workflow, the simplest thing to try may be a custom ICC profile. My experience is with the smaller R280, which I think uses the exact same inkset (Claria HD dyes in CcMmYK).

Some points that may matter: (1) are you using a color-managed workflow? (2) Are you using genuine Epson ink? (3) What paper(s) are you printing onto? (4) What ICC profile(s), if any, are you using? I cannot get it to print a decent black and white photo without a colour cast in the grey tones. I have an Epson Stylus Photo 1500W printerįor reference, I think that's the same printer that was sold in the U.S.

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