Digital BW, The Print

Does the 1100 have a straight through paper feed option, or the usual thicker paper jamming top feed?  Quality and longevity using OEM inks?   J Vee

On Feb 19, 2011, at 10:15 AM, Paul wrote:

> To see what the "real world" difference would be between starting the inks sequentially and not, I printed 2 versions an image taken with Tech Pan that has a clear blue sky with some haze. One print used the sequential curve, one started all the inks at once. This shot tends to exaggerate rough printing more than any other image I have. 
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> The results on Epson Ultra Premium Presentation paper are very close. The highlights of the print that start the inks all at once has a bit more texture in the bright highlights, but it does not give the impression of dots. The highlights are just not totally smooth as they are when the sequential ink starting curve is used.
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> The net result is that most users will be fine with using this 1100 EZ system with no curves or fancy profiles. This allows those who go this direction to use different tone or types of LK to fine tune print tone. For example, if UT14 LC is too cool, put in one position of MIS straight LK -- warm carbon.
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> This system is definitely looking like it'll have a good market. $130 (on sale -- http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&sku=C11CA58201) for a single home/office printer that can pump out fine art with a large variety of inks strikes me as a good option for the market. 
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> > At http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Sequential-scan.pdf I show high resolution scans of the light ends of 2 test strips, both printed with the 1100 and UT14-LC inks. ...
> > These scans show the advantages that can be gained by using an ICC that contains an image adjustment (*.acv) curve that starts the C, M, and Y inks one at the time, or sequentially. ... smoother results. ...
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