Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

I know I don't see dots with the naked eye from prints with my 3000...with
my glasses off...print about 6 inches from my eye, and I don't believe
others do either...so all I can guess is it was something in your set-up.
It should not be ink dependant, I don't believe, unless, as I said, you are
really only using the black ink position and the Epson B&W dither...which is
pretty globby.

Out of curiosity, what was your workflow?  How were you making B&W prints
with "color fotonic inks"?  I am not familiar with those inks, and I don't
know how that works.  If they are color inks, then you are really mostly, or
only, using the black ink...

Austin


> Austin, I wasn't printing with the black ink only. I can see dots, quite
> large dots in black and white prints made with the 3000 printer and the
> color fotonic inks, which I was using in that printer.  I did not use VM
> inks in that printer.
>
> jerry
>
> I had a LOT of trouble with both 3000 printers I had, so I gave up on them
>
>
> Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jerry,
> >
> > All I can guess is you were printing B&W with the 3000 using the Epson
> > dither pattern, using only a single black ink...yes, it's terrible...but
> > simply don't do that!  I understand that people who use the
> Rourke curves,
> > don't see dots either, and the prints are equally as good as with Piezo.
> >
> > Can the 1280 print 17x22?  No? Isn't that "a paper handling problem" ;-)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Austin
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:53 AM
> > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
> > >
> > >
> > > I wasn't talking about piezo prints, if you're referring to my post.
> > > Using the Epson driver, the 1280 wins hands down by a large
> margin. With
> > > Piezo, It really doesn't make a lot of difference. You can't see dots
> > > with either printer, and the 3000 sure did have its paper handling
> > > problems. At least MY 2 3000 printers did.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > Austin Franklin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The 1280 is capable of producing better prints than a 3000.
> > > >
> > > > That's simply plain wrong.  I happen to have both, and for
> > > Piezo, at least,
> > > > the 3000, though very slow, makes noticeably better prints.  I
> > > know a LOT of
> > > > people who use the 3000, and have tried other printers, and
> > > believe a good
> > > > 3000 makes the best prints.  The 1280 is probably faster, and more
> > > > "reliable", no doubt.  It depends on what your criteria is.
> > > >
> > > > Austin