Digital BW, The Print

You are kidding right?  If I had just bought a 4000 I would have QTR loaded
in a heartbeat - try it and if you like it then pay the $50.  It has no
comparable in the RIP department.  As for BO, wait for PKN3....


> From: jsigmonmd24 <jsigmonmd24@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 19:18:23 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: epson 4000... I'm blown away!
> 
> 
> 
> Steve,
> 
> Anything from semimatte to glossy will have significant color shift in varying
> light. Try 
> black only settings with the photorag. Black only is vary warm, but the
> photorag cools it
> down significantly, to almost neutral. Please try the BO ; with the 4000
> dither pattern it
> truly is a new ballgame. Like I said, my favorite paper for BO with the 4000
> is the Hahn 
> photrag.
> 
> See cjones website for printer settings for BO prints. Do yourself a favor and
> experiment 
> with this before $$ on RIPs,They haven't caught up to the 4000 yet and I've
> tried (and 
> bought) them all.
> 
> JAson
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lambonick"
> <BMWNick@i...> 
> wrote:
>> 
>> Just wait till you see the print in daylight, you'll be blown away by
>> how it looks a lot like
>> the Incredible Hulk, and then you'll really be looking forward to QTR!
>> 
>> 
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steve208242"
>> <s.deer@b...> 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> hi all
>>> 
>>> just a quick note to say I've been lurking around here for a while
>> and
>>> purchased my 'end system' the other day... an epson 4000 with
>>> ultrachrome inks.
>>> 
>>> Not having a darkroom myself, I've always been dissatisfied with
>>> prints from 'pro' darkroom printers... they never seem to see things
>>> the way I do. Last night I sent some b/w images through through the
>>> printer using the standard epson printer driver, expecting mediocre
>>> results as I'm waiting for a profile for my paper set-up (h-photo
>>> rag)... I was blown away by the results! The images were stunning I
>>> finally have full control over my workflow. I'm looking forward to
>>> checking out Quadtone RIP and getting involved in the discussions
>> here
>>> and participating in print exchanges (for constructive crit).
>>> 
>>> cheers
>>> 
>>> steve