Digital BW, The Print

Ross,

the approach many have taken is to find X-Rite 810 densitometers (or similar)
on eBay for a few hundred bucks. You don't need a spectro for bw curves.

If down the line you need to read color info, then you have a choice
between auto-reading instruments that handle the large number
of patches needed in color profiling or single spot reading spectros that
simply analyse one color patch at a time and are cheaper.  The downside
of using the cheaper units is that they may become inaccurate in
the higher densities. They are useful, however, in
assessing the spectral makeup of a grayscale. Not something you'll
need for building curves.

Antonis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "borgida" <borgida@y...> 
wrote:
> Hi Everyone
> 
> I would like to purchase a spectrophotometer for making curves with 
> my UT2 inks/paper/printer.  I know there is the eye one photo 
> spectrophotometer but that is more money than I would like to spend.  
> Bill Schwab informed me he uses the XRITE DTP-22 which is definitely 
> more within my price range..half the cost of an eye one photo.
> 
> Please let me know what all of you (who are making their own MIS 
> curves) are using for a spectrophotometer.
> 
> Thanks
> Ross