Digital BW, The Print

I have done same printing onto EAM using four permutations - NCA, 
Colour Adjust-Auto, 1280 and 1290.  The results can be seen at 
http://www.imagesoflife.co.uk/full-analysis.jpg 

NCA prints on the left, 1280 prints along the top.

I have yet to print some of my own 'real' test images to see how they 
come out but looking at the wedges I probably won't have to add the 
extra contrast curve I currently do when printing UT2s.

Thanks for the suggestion

Gareth

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scrber" 
<stephen.bate@m...> wrote:
> I was also ahppy with the 1290 driver, the ramps I sent to Paul 
> looked OK except for the dark sepia ones.  I also got bronzing with 
> Ilford papers, Pauls ramps didn't show this so I KNEW there was a 
> difference.
> Steve Taylor had gone straight for 1280 drivers and was happy.  I 
> thought that, as they were switchable, I'd try the two back to back 
> (I've also got several 1290s).  The results are clearly better in 
> terms of tonality and linearity.  The bronzing is gone and on 
Ilford 
> smooth the prints are gobsmacking!
> 
> regards
> Steve
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gareth" 
> <g.loc@o...> wrote:
> > Steve, I have being doing some work with Paul on this issue.  I 
am 
> > going to download the drivers and try some test prints this 
> > afternoon, although I have not had any problems with the prints 
on 
> my 
> > 1290 and UT2.  Then again I have not had anything to compare them 
> to, 
> > other than my UT1 prints!
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Gareth
> > 
> > Ca--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scrber" 
> > <stephen.bate@m...> wrote:
> > > Just to let you know, I have now re-installed the driver on one 
> of 
> > > my 1290 printers with the US 1280 version.
> > > 
> > > The prints using UT2 are much better than with the 1290 
driver.  
> I 
> > > guess the mechanics of the printers are very similar and just 
> the 
> > > software alogithms differ.
> > > 
> > > Compared to my numerous attempts with VM inks using 1280 and 
> 1290 
> > > curves, the UT1 inks and 1280 curves, UT2 inks with 1280 
curves -
>  I 
> > > am now getting cleaner, bronzing free and smooth prints.
> > > 
> > > It is a very easy process and I would recommend any of the 1290 
> > > users to give it a go (you can switch back to the 1290 driver 
in 
> > the 
> > > printer settings at any time...)
> > > 
> > > Steve