Digital BW, The Print

Paul, I haven't done true BO in so long I honestly don't remember if 
any single channel was banding free. I was always more interested in 
a full range printer - matte, gloss, & neutral to sepia out of one 
machine. This one has served well enough, as long as I don't look too 
hard with that 10X lupe

Steve Karafyllakis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
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> Steve,
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> Did you end up getting an 1800 that does not band at all even with 
only one
> channel printing?
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> I only have experience with the one 1800.  It cannot print a one-
channel
> print without microbanding, but I assumed that was due to the tiny 
dot.
> That is why I use 3 channels for the 100% Eboni workflow.  In the 
color
> images I've printed, I do not see any microbanding. 
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> Paul
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> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  
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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Steven
> Karafyllakis
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:13 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: R1800 "pure carbon" approach?
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> I think I've mentioned this before, but it's been a while.... I've 
> owned (briefly) or tested 2 new R1800s and two "refurbs". ALL 4 
> banded in at least 3 channels, and I've read complaints ad nauseaum 
> on other forums about this problem. My opinion (confirmed by the 
> packaging and handling of the last "refurb" I received) is that 
there 
> are so many of these being returned, that they are simply being 
> repackaged and sent out the door again. I don't think its even 
Epson 
> that's doing the actual re-packaging, I think they've hired a third 
> party. In other words, 'refurbishing' as we knew is no longer a 
> reality, at least for this printer. Too bad, it has so much 
> potential. In fact, I like the printer enough that I'm paying an 
> authorized Epson service shop to overhaul it top-to-bottom, 
including 
> a new head. I should have it back in a couple weeks, I'll post on 
the 
> subject again at that time.
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
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> . It was clogged when it arrived and had clearly been
> > used. 
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> > > That surprises me because I've always been
> > > under the impression that refurbed products get 
> > > MORE testing than new products.
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