Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "adolphamster" 
<dolph@m...> wrote:
> I'm using QTR with my Epson 1280 printer and have been very satisfied.
> But I am beginning to feel constrained by the limited paper types for
> which curves are supplied. Thus, I'm considering calibrating other
> papers. I would appreciate suggestions as to the least expensive
> reflection densitometer which would do the job satisfactorily.
> 
> Thank you.

You could make an old Xrite DTP32R work, and if you don't mind typing 
in the numbers, you won't even need a computer to connect to the 
densitometer, you can read the measurements off the LCD. You could also 
find a Color Mouse (for some reason I can not remember who makes it), 
those were fairly cheap when new, if you can find one. If possible you 
may want to shoot a lot higher and go for the Eye-one 
spectrophotometer, or the Pulse spectro. There are a few different free 
of inexpensive applications that can take density readings from each of 
those. Price of the spectro's will be $700 or more. Old DTP32R machines 
can often be found for a little over $100. An old DTP22 would do the 
job too, those often go for around $400. There are also a few models of 
densitometers for photo work from Xrite, I think the 810 and 820, but I 
don't know anything about those.