Digital BW, The Print

Hi Joe,

I have been trying to find a dealer that has any Epson 4000s for sale that
you aren't a wait list for months. Any suggestions who I might call?

Second question, is there any reason to peruse using quadtone inks in the
4000 and a different workflow and apply curves that partition the inks? I
run my prints right now on an Epson 3000 using Full Spectrum quad tone ink
set on Somerset Velvet and Somerset Photo Enhanced papers. I get mixed
results and am still working with it. My biggest complaint is that the
Somerset Velvet paper hangs up and the ink runs wild on to the rollers and
it is a mess to clean up. Also if the heads are miss aligned just a fraction
of the line on the alignment check, micro banding happens. You have to check
and test after every print made. I am hoping to have better consistency with
the 4000 and quicker print times to finish a print.

I will look forward to further comments by you as you proceed further with
your printing with the 4000

Charlie Dennis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Davajon [mailto:davajon@...]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:23 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1280
>
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> --- brinkker2000 <stevebrink@...> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> Just curious how do you plan to print B&W with your
> 4000...?  The UltraTone B&W inks I understand make
> good quality B&W ...
> Steve
>
> Steve,
> I've been trying some prints with the 4000.  Color is
> gorgeous!  But so was my 2200 color printing. I can't
> see that the 4000 produces "better" color prints even
> tho it is alleged by Epson to do so.  But I wanted
> 16x20 prints and so the 4000.  One ice thing about the
> 4000: my first color print was 16 1/2 by 24! I took
> that first print down to my camera store which has
> some knowledgeable photographers and they were very
> impressed.  Now in comparison: my B@W on my 2200 was
> very satisfying as long as I did Black Only printing.
> When I used all the inks on the 2200 the results were
> unsatisfactory.  My 1280, on the other hand, produces
> the most neutral B@W. of any of the printers using a
> CFS system from MIS and using their ultrachrome hex
> inks. As for the 4000, the B@W prints I have made so
> far have exhibited the following characteristics:
> Using the Color/BW setting, the B@W prints produced
> have a very faint color cast to them.  It is so faint
> that if I hold the print up without comparison to
> other prints its looks perfectly neutral.  But when
> juxtiposed with a true neutral print it looks very
> remotely majenta. I was reluctant to use the word
> "majenta" because that word conveys memories to me of
> numerous struggles with my other printers with that
> tone.  You almost can't see it but it's there.  Now,
> using the Black only setting, the 4000 produces the
> finest results. No metamerism and no tint.  I took
> prints made this way and held them alongside eleven
> large silver prints hanging on my walls and my
> conclusion was that they can compete without blushing.
>  I also looked at the print in daylight, florescent,
> halogen, and tungsten.  I couldn\ufffdt see any metamerism.
>  It might be there but I can\ufffdt see a sign of it.
> Having owned the 4000 only a few days, my feeling so
> far is I'm impressed.  I know that much lies ahead as
> some really excellent printers who know a whole lot
> more than I do about digital printing will be working
> with the machine and different workflows, inks, etc.,
> and working any kinks out for the rest of us who are
> no so well-informed.  I look forward to their imput
> with happy expectation.  Meanwhile, I can say that out
> of the box, the 4000 has exceeded my expectations in
> every way.  Please feel free to email me anytime.
> Joe D.
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