Digital BW, The Print

Allen,

Once again a wealth of information.

I will send Dan Burkholder an invitation to join this group but, as 
you are in contact with him, I would appreciate it if you passed the 
word to him also. As a founding father, if not the founding father, 
of fine art digital B&W output his contributions would be of great 
interest.

A question on the Epson 3000. I have realized that I have ruled it 
our as a printer option for myself since I am a currently working 
with the Piezo inks. Micro-banding with those inks and the 3000 have 
been an issue, although apparently much improved with their latest 
driver. Have you experience any of these problems with the 
Spectratone Quads on the 3000?

Any final print quality differences between the 4 and 6 ink set 
prints?

What's your source for the Oce film? I see the Oce paper on your site 
but only in large sheets. Is it available in smaller sizes?

One last (not likely) question, which of the current Epson papers use 
the Swellable Polymer or is this something that has not been released 
yet?

Thanks,
Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., allentakichi@e... wrote:
> Martin,
> 
> We just need verification that the inks go 
> through the new printers.  The problem 
> printer I have encountered is the 1160 with 
> the split drop technology.  
> 
> Dan Burkholder just ran the Spectratones 
> through the 980 which workd out fine on 
> ilford paper, we are doing a little 
> developmental work together for contact 
> printing as I've already had success with 
> cyanotype and gumbichrome with some 
> other artists using the Spectratones and the 
> 3000 with PressReady and ilford 
> transparency film (now discontinued and 
> I've switched to Oce transparency film which 
> takes more Spectratone ink then the pictorico 
> transparency film.)
> 
> I have to update the website on all of the 
> bazillion epson printers, but the 3000/1520/
> 800 and the 1200 like line are good to go.
> 
> Anyone know of a place were all of the 
> epson models are listed with their printhead 
> specs?  I lost track about 1.5 years ago.  
> 
> The new Epson Swellable Polymer papers 
> also have the potential to be super durable 
> since the Ilford papers are also Swellable 
> Polymer media.  Now I just wonder where 
> epson got the idea from?  Hmmmmm.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Allen Maertz
> lincolninks.com
> 
> 
> 
>   
> Message: 19
>    Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:03:10 -0000
>    From: mwesley250@e...
> Subject: Re: Spectratone Quadtone inks
> 
> Allen,
> 
> And I thought I was getting crowded out of 
> my work space! (Of course 
> if you need some place to store some of 
> those printers.....)
> 
> I'm glad the workflow is the same. I was 
> looking to see what the 
> lowest cost path might be for people to give 
> your inks a try.
> 
> I ran across the Brightcube paper on their 
> retail site:
> 
> http://www.photoinkjet.com/
> 
> Well you are succeeding in getting me more 
> interested.
> 
> Thanks,
> Martin