Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Lloyd O'Daniel" <lodaniel@b...> 

> I read a detailed description of how gray balancer works in a European
> review. It was the reviewer's opinion that Gray Balancer was a primary
> reason to get the printer. 

And you believe that? Well I guess my respect for you just went down the 
tubes. How can a utility (even a good one which GB certainly isn't) the primary 
reason to buy a printer? I thought the primary reason to buy a printer was to 
get great prints. You don't need GB for that. Basing the printer on a utility is 
like deciding to buy Corel Paint instead of Photoshop because the box it 
came in is nicer. Give me a break. 


>it did not seem too complex to me.  

But you don't have it or used it, you got that opinion based on the review. Very 
scientific. At least I spent days with the GB and then spent two days with a 
group of others who agreed that the product was very poor. 

> based on the same principles I've employed for years to gray balance
> Cibachrome and Ektacolor (subtractive calculator).

I never criticized the principles, just the poor execution. Kodak has had a very 
simple gray balancer utility that shipped with their dye sub printers for years. 
And not only was it very simple, it downloaded the gray balance file to the 
printer and could be used for paper types (not that there are anywhere as 
many as an ink jet but once you did ONE gray balance you were done). 

>If it's available in Europe, then, By God, I want it too. 

That's rational thinking. They have the Euro dollar too. You want it? 

>My
> money is as good as theirs. 

They pay MORE for the printer then you do. How much extra will you pay for 
the Gray Balancer?

> I'm one that frustrated you by making the "stupid" assumption of
> conflict of interest. 

Yes , it was quite stupid. For someone that has a science bkgnd, your science 
and logic is very flawed. 

>I was hot
> to get a 2200, but no longer. I might reluctantly still get one, but
> only if Ultrachrome blows everything else away for color.

I don't think the printer is right for you. In fact, NO Epson printer up to this point 
had a gray balancer so I have to assume NO Epson printer was adequate for 
your needs. 


> Next time you see your buddy at Epson, tell him you were smart enough to
> probably cost him a sale.

I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want a customer like you. You seem to be very high 
maintenance.