Digital BW, The Print

I would appreciat a scan of the strip, especially if you can include a
good measurement reference in the same scan (to make sure I get the
dimensions right).  

I don't yet have to recalibrate the instrument, but that day will
come, I know.  Though I may have to break down and buy a certified
media copy from x-rite, I would be quite willing to try a "home-made"
calibration strip just to see if I can get results that are consistent
within my own workflow.  Since I won't be doing color-matching, it
really doesn't matter if the tones are off a bit.  And this is a lousy
instrument for doing color work (other than linearization) anyway.

Thanks and regards,
Dave Keasey

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg"
<dfaprinting@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "davidkeasey" 
> <davidkeasey@> wrote:
> I would say to just order the cal strip, that way you know that the 
> machine should be giving you what you need. Alternately you could 
> keep checking ebay to see if any turn up in an auction. Note that 
> they do expire as the materials age.
> 
> I guess if you really wanted to you could print your own, but it's 
> accuracy might effect your readings. I don't really suggest this 
> method! It's printed on a plastic sheet with a luster finish and then 
> measured, there is a sticker placed on the plastic with a few other 
> lines. I think this sticker tells the DTP32 what it should have read, 
> and then calculates the correction factor. So that sticker could be 
> important. I can scan mine on Monday for you, but again, this is not 
> the method that I suggest! If you do this, make sure to print it on a 
> paper that does not have any OBA, and is also thick enough to be 
> really opaque.
>