Digital BW, The Print

Jim,

Are you sure that the "sharpness" you are seeing is not just more contrast?

Truman

jim hayes wrote:

>I can compare 2200/IP5 (Windows) output to 1280/VM standard and see
>dots in highlights (Vm/1280 is continuous), or on Paul's stepwedge.
>But it is a matter of degree. They are really small, you have to be up
>close and comparing side by side.
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>The shadows are a bit compressed as well. Somewhere around 96%-100% it
>is hard to tell the diff between 1% k patches.
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>However, when I look at a print done on both 2200 and 1280 with VM,
>the IP5 print somehow looks sharper, but it's hard to describe how.
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>I wouldn't advise anyone considering 2200/IP5/Epson UC to not try it
>out first for themselves. The demo may be available for IP5 but
>borrowing an 2200 might be an issue.
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>So if MIS has "quad"(?) carts/ink for the 2200, then Paul has done
>curves for it or?
>Jim H.
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>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson
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>>Jim you say you are getting dots in the higlights on a 2200 printer? I
>>thought you were speaking of a 1280! I can't imagine the 2200 printer
>>having ANY dots!!!
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>>>They don't have the inkset set up for the 2200 do they? I was thinking
>>>of trying them (they are the 4.35, alais "eboni" inkset right?)
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>>Yes, the inks are available in bulk or cartridges now.
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>>Jerry
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