Digital BW, The Print

Willumm,

I have the exact same setup Ben does, and would echo everything he says. There's only one difference, and that's that I use MIS cleaning fluid in the color positions. True, I give up color printing but I seldom need color and it's a lot cheaper this way. Plus, you get an inexpensive cleaning job whenever the printer does a startup. I've found that Ilford FP4 film works well for me also, except that I use 35mm and 120 film, not 4x5. Even the 35mm negs give excellent 8 x 10 results, I've not tried larger prints. But I have made 11 x 14 prints from 120 film and they are just fine.

Good luck in your printing,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "willummthecelt" <big_willum53@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you Ben for your reply to my post I have not looked for your
> documeny yet, as the grandshilldren are running Amok .
> I call myself Willumm as my far better half, calls me everything other
> than William so Willumm the Celt it is.
> Thanks again for your information
> Willumm
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ben"
> <benjschneider2@> wrote:
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> > Willumm,
> >
> > That is the first time I have spelled that name that way.  Nice
> meeting you.
> >
> > I have been make some very exciting B&W prints on the R1800 using
> QuadTone RIP and the 3k printing process.  These are some of the best
> B&W prints I have ever made in my forty years of making photographs.
> >
> > I have been a large format shooter from nearly the start, and I have
> been making improved prints, over my darkroom prints, on the R1800.  I
> scan the mostly 4x5 negatives on an ICG drum scanner in RGB then print
> them on the R1800 using mostly black inks.  The only time color inks are
> used is when I want to tone a print, or print on glossy paper.
> >
> > I made a post on this list just a week ago or so about my process.  I
> am sure you can find it in the archives.  I print from neutral to sepia
> to cool prints with just the move of sliders in the RIP program.  I have
> printed on matte papers using MIS Ebony inks, and on glossy papers using
> the Epson inks.  Changing from to the other is easy, but will cost you a
> bit of ink.
> >
> > What is nice about printing on matte papers is that the printer will
> still be able to print color, as well as great B&W.  I have been using
> different brands of paper, depending on the reason for the print, and
> the final look that I want.  Different papers make big differences in
> the outcome.
> >
> > The detail I am pulling out of my old negatives, mostly Ilford FP-4
> film, is truly amazing.  Very long, smooth tonal ranges, filled with
> detail I never saw from a print made through some of Schneider's best
> enlarging lenses.  They are much better then the DSLR images I am
> shooting now.  If I didn't have such a bad back, I would still be
> shooting the 4x5.  I can't carry the weight of the equipment very long
> before I can't walk the next day.  Bad L-4 disc!
> >
> > If you can't find my post in the archives, let me know and I will find
> it and send you a copy.
> >
> > I think the R1800 is one of the best photo printers ever made.  It is
> sad that Epson has dropped it.  I have been wanting to try a R1400 with
> Carbon 6.  If the economy keeps improving I will get the set up.  The on
> limitation I don't like in both printers is the 13x19 print size limit.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "William"
> big_willum53@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All
> > > I am Willumm A Celt living in Glamorgan South Wales UK.
> > > This is my first post and I would like to ask the group how to
> produce
> > > stunning Black and White printed Images using my Epson R1800.  At
> the
> > > moment I am getting either Green cast or Magenta cast so I have been
> > > trolling the web looking for help and I came upon your group and
> > > wondered if you as a group  would help in laymans terms how to
> produce
> > > work without a colour cast.
> > > Many Thanks
> > > Willumm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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