Digital BW, The Print

Stephen,

On the 1280 the "Good", "Better" and "Best" appear to be related to the
printers native 720, 1440 and 2880 dpi settings. I cannot see any difference
in the quality between "Better" and "Best" and the print time is
considerable longer on "Best". 20 to 25 minutes as I recall for an 8.5x11.

 With the 1160 it is probably a different matter with the three settings
possibly corresponding to 360, 720 and 1440 dpi which would make "Best" the
option to use. The only way to know it to try them yourself.

Martin Wesley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Jennings" <sgjennin@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] MIS FS Neutral and Standard Color Comparision


> Martin, I noticed that you printed the step wedges with the Piezo driver
set
> to 'Better' and not 'Best.'  What's the difference?  And is the difference
> the same on an 1160?
>
> STEPHEN    JENNINGS
>     P h o t o g r a p h e r
>        Cambridge, MA
> sgjennin@...
>
> >
> > In the Files section I have posted a jpeg of a scan of two step wedges
one
> > printed with the MIS Neutral Full Spectrum (FSN) inks and the other with
the
> > standard or warm Full Spectrum (FSS) inks. Both were printed using the
Piezo
> > driver with my 1280 on Epson Archival Matte paper.
> >
> > Look in:
> >
> > Files > Inksets, reviews and techniques > MIS FS
> >
> > This will give you an idea of the color difference but since there is no
color
> > calibration from my computer to yours you should look at the relative
> > differences.
> >
> > The tone ramps of the two are very close but not exactly identical with
the
> > standard FS being more open in the deep shadows. Prints made with both
sets
> > without any adjustment look equally good but the color difference is
much more
> > noticable.
> >
> > I hope this will give everyone a better idea of what we are talking
about with
> > these two ink sets.
> >
> > Martin Wesley
>
>
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