Digital BW, The Print

Yes, my R200 bands in the first and last ½ inch; I just don’t use that part
of the paper with it.
It will not feed Hahnemuhle William Turner; not that I expected it to, but
will feed Epson velvet fine art.  The stiffer papers will not feed smoothly
so you will have banding to various degrees.  Glossy/luster papers seem to
feed well, but I get some microbanding, which I believe is related to the
inkset and driver I am using.  I got the R200 just to play with and learn a
few things; a throw away so to speak, before committing more significant
money on a larger format printer.  The prints I left scattered around the
house look darn good as you walk by.  I should point out the above comments
are overly critical of a printer at that price point; more suitable to
critique of a 4800 class of printer, excepting the feeding issues inherent
in a small, top-feed device.
I believe the R200 will be capable or making excellent prints on the papers
that are found to feed well, and with the right inkset and driver.

If you intend the R200 to be your only BW printer, I would consider waiting
a couple months for Paul Roark to complete his development, and use the
inkset and driver that results from his considerable efforts.

Best regards,
John Moody

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:27 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: BW with Epson R200??

With R200 w/UT2, MIS ebony in K position, and BO settings to make
very nice prints:

Use gamma 2.2

do not use high speed (unlike other printers)

Use 'contrast' slider to adjust to your preference

I am very pleased with the quality of b/o this printer can put out,
although I have tried QTR, and there is banding on the top 1/2 inch
of the print, although maybe this is an issue workable.





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