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Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 970

2002-09-08 by Bruce

on 9/7/2002 7:38 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 25
> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 21:40:33 -0500
> From: Mark Romine <klick3@...>
> Subject: Re: The Old Posterization Problem
> 
> Hi Jerry:
> 
> Jerry Olson wrote:
> 
>> Mark, I don't know why you are getting flat midtones. Something isn't
>> 
>> right though. There's so many reasons that it could be I don't know
>> how
>> you'd track it down. Possibly a very small leak in one of the
>> cartridges
>> making 2 inks practically the same color comes to mind. You might try
>> sending a scan to Paul Roark and ask him what he thinks.
> 
> I do not believe I need a scan, which I can do on my drum scanner if
> need be, I am getting the flat midtones printing the Cone 21 step grey
> scale. I believe this to be a problem in the printer not with any file.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
> 
> --
> Mark Romine
> MARK ROMINE PHOTOGRAPHY
> 227 Fairway Drive
> Bloomington, IL 61701
> 309-662-4258
> http://www.markrominephoto.com

This sounds like the greenies, minus the green. This may turn out to be
possible with many pigment inks due to the sponges or other materials in the
cartridges. 


-Bruce

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