Digital BW, The Print

Mark,

You wrote, in part:

> I'm half thinking maybe get another 2200 and MIS Quadtone that.
> Or upgrade to the 4000.
> 
> I'm interested in any and all opinions.

For what it's worth, here is my approach.  I do only B&W, so my interest has
been with the dedicated B&W.  I still like the variable tone approach, and
the MIS UT7 inkset that I use allows me to print glossy or matte without
changing the black ink.  Since the yellow is a rather optional spot, I often
use gloss optimizer (glop) in that spot so that I can make artifact-free
glossy B&W prints on the Kirkland paper (best in price and quality for
8x10).  The default in tone is sepia, but I don't really use that tone much.
I generally like the cool on glossy, neutral ("selenium") or medium warm on
matte, and carbon for the old photo reproduction (most archival).

One can print with the Epson driver, grayscale with sliders, RGB with
curves; or a rip like QTR or IJC.

I put my 2200 notes on the web at
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/UT-2200-Readme.htm.

I decided to go with the 2200 and 7600, and not the 4000.  I like the 24"
rolls of Premium Semimatte in particular. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

 




> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> Rabiner
> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:22 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] 2200 in general help!
> 
> 
> You guys are so far ahead of me that I feel like I'm never going to catch
> up. I've doing my "black and white" printing by mainly converting to
> duotones and using my own tweaked "grey" set which has warms, cools, and
> selenium purples in it. Based one the one Photoshop already gives you.
> 
> Black.
>     With the curve very much favoring the right
> Pantone Cool grey 10c  (looks neutral to me, but helps out)
> Pantone warm  grey 7c (very slight warming effect)
> Pantone  437c
>     Which I¹d call Selenium purple
> 
> And de saturating the magenta sometimes.
> And the color seems ok. I use Epson enhanced matt with a 2200.
> Before that I used a 1200 which I got when it came out. Had converted that
> to MIS then continuous MIS. Then back.
> So I have lots of experience  but when I see what you guys & dolls are up
> to
> and into I know I've only hit the very tip of the iceberg.
> 
> I'm half thinking maybe get another 2200 and MIS Quadtone that.
> Or upgrade to the 4000.
> 
> I'm interested in any and all opinions.
> 
> If there's someone in the Portland Oregon area who wants to drop by and
> throw me a rope; show me the light at the end of the tunnel; look at my
> color spaces and laugh please give me a call.
> I'll buy you lunch.
> I am a photographer so you'd be contributing to the welfare of the
> species.
> Here's my info:
> 
> Call any time my office is downtown and if I'm asleep I don't hear the
> phone. Or upstairs watching TV. Or reading War and Piece.
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Photographer
> Studio: 503-221-0301
> Cell: 503-515-5565
> Fax: 503-221-0308
> WebSite: www.rabinergroup.com
> Email: mark@...
> 1905 NW 23rd Place Portland Oregon 97210-2535
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