Digital BW, The Print

Paul:

I get EAM densities of c=0.05, m=0.05, y=0.03, visual=0.05 if I back 
the sheet with a dark sheet, and c=0.04, m=0.03, y=0.01, visual=0.03 
if I back it with a white sheet.  How do you take your density 
measurments?

Jeff Randall
Preston, WA



I --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Shilesh,
> 
> Your wrote:
> 
> >I posted a message about a month ago on new EAM being warmer.  The
> >paper I bought was also from Atlex, 8.5 x 11, Lot No. 02CC2004M. I
> >found the same Lot No. at the local CompUSA, equally warm. And yes,
> >it has weaker blacks. ...
> >this is really bad because EAM is THE inexpensive steady
> >war-horse ...
> 
> Yes, I recalled your post when I ordered my new EAM from 
atlex.com.  I guess
> it was wishful thinking that Epson had taken care of the problem.  
I wonder
> how long this lot number is going to be out there.
> 
> The letter-size EAM I received is lot # 02CC2004M -- the same are 
yours.
> The paper white on it reads: c=0.05, m=0.05, y=0.04, visual=0.05.  
The black
> is between 1.60 and 1.61.
> 
> Several older batches of EAM have white paper readings of c=0.04, 
m=0.04,
> y=0.03, visual=0.04.  So, the new doesn't actually read yellow; 
it's just
> not as bright.  It does have a more yellow look, however.
> 
> The blacks on my old EAM samples are not consistent.  On my 1160 I 
usually
> assumed I'd see between 1.64 and 1.65.  A January 2002 test strip 
that has
> been in dark storage (but close to acid paper) reads 1.65.  A test 
strip I
> printed with the 3000 yesterday on the January paper has a black 
density of
> 1.66.  I usually do expect slightly darker blacks with the 3000.  
The new
> EAM, thus, is about 0.05 to 0.06 units weaker in the blacks than 
was the
> January batch.
> 
> On the other hand, the batch of EAM I just used up routinely hit 
1.68 with
> the 3000.
> 
> I cut a small piece of EEM off a new roll I purchased.  I don't 
know the lot
> number.  The roll has the expected white paper reading of c=0.04, 
m=0.04,
> y=0.03, visual=0.04.  However, it's blacks only hit 1.64 with the 
3000.
> 
> So, the paper is just inconsistent.  The new batch that only hits 
1.60 with
> the 3000, however, is so weak I'm going to complain and see if 
there is a
> possible swap I can make for a different batch number.  I suppose 
I'll start
> with the Epson Connection # (800)463-7766.  If anyone has a better 
number,
> let us know. If that is the only batch, I suppose I'll keep it -- 
at least
> until there is a better lot number out there.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com