Digital BW, The Print

Paul;
> 
> Offsetting that is a 1.5 pl drop and a printer that can print 
> smoothly (no microbanding) with only one jet. > 

Yep, I knew they could do it; Epson made cheap printers before and 
after the R1800 that didn't microband, why they allowed this one to 
be set up like that I can't quite figure. And I do think it was a 
matter of setup in the driver-when I started fooling with the Epson 
Adjustment Program I managed to get rid of the microbanding, with the 
exception of a few scratches on the first and last 1" of print area. 
I haven't mentioned this before because I don't know what I'm doing 
enough to guide anyone, and there seems to be a great deal of 
potential for screwing up the printer. 

> Currently my "UT14a" has Eboni, Pk, Pkn, Lk, Lkn, and glop in it.  
> This prints with a rather straight curve with no adjustments and 
> Color Controls set at gamma 1.8.
> 
> With NCA set, the 2 PKs hit about 2.15 on Kirkland glossy. The low 
> ink limits even with NCA require 2 PKs for the Epson driver (not so 
> QTR).
> 
> I'm probably going to omit sepia, leaving that as a option some 
could 
> put into the Y position.  I think really good glossy, using Glop, 
may 
> be more important to most people given the baryta coatings, etc. 
that 
> are coming out.

Undoubtedly more important for most printers, though sepia is very 
popular around here. Florida may be a red or blue state this election 
cycle, but Palm Beach County will always be BEIGE. My one concession 
to sofa-matching I guess...
> 

Steve Karafyllakis