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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 still viable?

2006-02-21 by Andrew Rodger

Paul

I note what you say about small gamut ( I had my doubts ). Can you  
recommend a specific ink type, ideally one I can buy in the UK :0\

I agree re misfeeding problems which I gather could be caused by  
hardening of the surface of the pick up rollers.

Drew

On 21 Feb 2006, at 21:05, Paul Roark wrote:

> It's a viable quadtone printer.  I do not recommend variable tone  
> inksets
> and definitely not a small gamut inkset for the 3000.  A monotone  
> inkset
> will look much better with those relatively large dots.  You need good
> partitioning curves.  QTR works and I have Epson driver curves for  
> the UT-FS
> and UT-FSN inksets.  The RGB curves might be able to be put into  
> ICCs so
> that you can take advantage of the linearization function and other
> advantages of Roy's "Create ICC" program.



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