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Re: Epson Gray Balancer Experience

2004-01-19 by Mark Hahn

I would agree that it is hopeless... at least to be neutral across 
all lighting... you may balance it good enough for one specific 
lighting condition, but any changes will bring out the green (or 
magenta) cast.

sorry,

mark

PS  Image Print does fix it though...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bill Schwab 
<wilschwab@y...> wrote:
> "I have yet to be able to eliminate a slight green
> cast in the lighter values."
> 
> Mike,
> 
> You won't ever be able to remove the green cast or
> "metamerism" completely. I have blown a lot of time
> and media working with Epson's Gray Balancer and it is
> my opinion that it is impossible to get a neutral
> black and white print out of the 2200 without going to
> carbon pigments or printing black only. Even if you
> take what you think is your closest print from under
> incandescent light to daylight. The evil green will
> appear. The best thing I did was to give up trying and
> go to quadtones for my B&W.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Bill
> 
> www.billschwab.com
> 
> 
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