Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for sharing all this Michael. It is useful for me to learn.
Am I correct that the R220 limits you to 8X10 prints?

Regards
Ginny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael Vendrell
<mjvendrell2@...> wrote:
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> --- Michael Vendrell <mjvendrell2@...> wrote:
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> > Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:12:34 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Michael Vendrell <mjvendrell2@...>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 4800 vs. 2400
> > question
> > To: Michael Vendrell <mjvendrell2@...>
> > 
> > p.s. BO on the 2200 using either OEM MK (warmer) or
> > Eboni (more neutral) onto uncoated Arches Watercolor
> > paper (either hot press [smoother] or cold press
> > [more
> > texture]) produces a very pleasing platinum-like
> > print
> > suitable for some images that do not require high
> > d-max or high sharpness.  This is truly carbon on
> > cotton and can look wonderful for the right kind of
> > image. 
> > 
> > Arches is sized with gelatin but is otherwise
> > uncoated. The company has been around since 1492,
> > has
> > been makingthe paper more or less the same way since
> > then, and Arches is more or less the standard for
> > watercolorists.  I have also used it for gum
> > bi-chromate printing and it works very well for that
> > as well. It is inexpensive relative to coated papers
> > and there are similar gelatin sized but otherwise
> > uncoated papers  for even less. e.g. Here in St.
> > Paul,MN the local art supply house "Wet Paint" sells
> > a
> > re-branded watercolor paper from the UK for a quite
> > competitive price. N.B Watercolor paper sizes are
> > non-standard for the US market and you would need a
> > proper paper cutter if you wanted to cut these to
> > standard US sizes such as 8.5" and 13" widths.)
> > 
> > Paul Roark also has some ICC profiles for printing
> > on
> > Arches with UT2 ink-sets in the R220 - I've been
> > intending to give that approach a try in my R220 but
> > haven't gotten around to it as yet.  If anyone else
> > has tried that - I would be quite interested in
> > their
> > results.
> > 
> > This is one of the only areas in which I can add to
> > what Clayton has so beautifully put togrther on his
> > site - a true gem...
> > 
> > Michael Vendrell
> > 
> > --- Michael Vendrell <mjvendrell2@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > Ginny, I agree with Clayton.  Your questions are
> > > good
> > > ones that most of us either want to know or enjoy
> > > reviewing and adding our $.02 worth...
> > > Michael Vendrell, MD
> > > 
> > > --- Clayton Jones <cj@...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hello Ginny,
> > > > 
> > > > >I must admit that the one or two BO good prints
> > I
> > > > got out of my 
> > > > >1280 were, indeed, more pleasing to my eye than
> > > > those made with 
> > > > >my 1800.  They had a very open, warm toned,
> > > > luminous look on 
> > > > >Epson Enhanced Matte.
> > > > 
> > > > Yep.  In spite of its graininess, BO remains
> > > popular
> > > > with a lot of
> > > > photographers.  Over the past few years there
> > have
> > > > been several
> > > > reports of people showing pairs of identical
> > > images
> > > > printed with BO
> > > > and full ink, to laypersons, who chose the BO
> > one
> > > > because "it looks
> > > > better".  It has fine qualities, you just have
> > to
> > > > choose which images
> > > > to use it with.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > >What printer would be most trouble-free
> > (blockage
> > > > wise) with BO if 
> > > > >I wanted to print up to 11X14?
> > > > 
> > > > The 2200 is a really fine BO printer.  The only
> > > > thing better (that I
> > > > know of) is the 4000.  It has a more random
> > dither
> > > > pattern which
> > > > results in slightly smoother tones.
> > > > 
> > > > BTW, I must disagree with the person who
> > suggested
> > > > to go do some
> > > > research on your own - your questions are most
> > > > welcome.  It's what
> > > > this forum is all about, so ask all you want. 
> > > There
> > > > are lots of
> > > > silent readers who I'm sure will be benefitting
> > > from
> > > > these
> > > > discussions, so you are asking for them as well.
> > 
> > > > This forum is not
> > > > just for the convenience of more experienced
> > > users. 
> > > > That's my .02 worth.
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Clayton
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Info on black and white digital printing at    
> > > > http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
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