Recommendations for Epson 3000
2004-03-10 by glennrbarry
Hi All, I ve got an Epson 3000 that I want to convert to B&W, I ve been reading at the polls and the ink descriptions at the MIS site, but am a little
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Bay Area BW Printer Meeting - SF - March 23
2004-03-10 by Tom OConnell
Hi all- I ve emailed everyone who asked to be on my email list, but there may also be a few others here in the forum who would enjoy meeting other BW printers
RE: [Digital BW] Digital camera input
2004-03-10 by Paul D. DeRocco
... When I first installed the 2200 Windows drivers, I seem to remember that I got different results sending a grayscale file to the driver, as opposed to an
Re: [Digital BW] Color film for black and white output?
2004-03-10 by Mark Hahn
I have done it a couple times with good results from 100 speed film, but while I like the control in converting to b&w I have been more or less hooked on
RE: [Digital BW] Experiments; question
2004-03-10 by Paul D. DeRocco
... When I tried Matte Black on Premium Luster (which is basically the same as Semigloss but for the scale of the texture), it was apparent that the ink itself
RE: [Digital BW] Color film for black and white output?
2004-03-10 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I ve only done a couple shots like that with film and a film scanner, since I switched to all-digital a few years ago. I can t honestly comment on whether
RE: [Digital BW] Acidic Silver Prints? -- Update
2004-03-10 by Paul Roark
... I don t think so. It was more than one print, they are my prints, and I was rather careful about thorough washing -- Perma-Wash, archival washer, etc. I
Digital camera input
2004-03-10 by Ken Carney
Hello, all. This question (observation) is new to me. The last week I ve had some time to fiddle around making prints from a Canon 10D with the Canon 24-70 L
Experiments; question
2004-03-10 by sandersm@aol.com
Over the weekend, I ran several different ink/paper/driver combinations through my 2200, trying one last time to get a good answer to how best to charge my
Re Printer Settings
2004-03-10 by Trish McAuslan
Thanks Paul for explaining this Trish
Color film for black and white output?
2004-03-10 by spersky123
It seems that Black and white film is tough to scan. Does anyone here use color film or color slide film scans with conversion to black and white in photoshop
Re: Before deciding to give QuadTone RIP 2.0 a run...questions
2004-03-10 by Roy Harrington
Yes, including all the OLD gimp-print drivers with 10.3 was a mistake in my opinion. But they really aren t all that tough to remove. Roy ... and you ... them
hp deskjet 5550
2004-03-10 by rimidalv33
I was wondering about using my hp deskjet 5550 printer for printing black and white prints. I am a total beginner, just spent the money on a digital camera and
Re: Before deciding to give QuadTone RIP 2.0 a run...questions
2004-03-10 by Scott Graham
Yes, GIMP is a major conflict with Epson drivers, at least in some cases. I know one where an Epson rep was driven to formating a customers drive to get rid of
Re: Before deciding to give QuadTone RIP 2.0 a run...questions
2004-03-09 by Roy Harrington
... Mac OS X 10.3 does have a lot of potential print drivers and that can cause some confusion. QTR, however, is self contained and should be easy to use
Re: BO eboni Printing Epson 2200
2004-03-09 by Clayton Jones
Hello Helene, ... I use an Epson 1600SU with a transparency adapter. ... HC-110 when I do it myself, or Tmax when a local lab does it. ... Depends on the
RE: [Digital BW] Acidic Silver Prints? -- Update
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
I previously noted, The Abbey acid test pen makes just as yellow (acidic) marks on the back of the old fiber prints as it does on Epson Enhanced Matte. I
Re: 2100/2200 BO and Colour Ink!
2004-03-09 by flyfishingusa2002
This is indeed a problem, or was. When Epson printers go through a cleaning cycle, which is automatic after a certain number of print hits they purge both
Before deciding to give QuadTone RIP 2.0 a run...questions
2004-03-09 by chipcarterdc
I m running Mac OS 10.3. IF (and it s a big if) I understand the QTR instructions correctly, I must download and install something called Gimp- Print before
RE: [Digital BW] UT vs UT2 for glossy..
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
Daniel, ... That is probably the case. I pull the lightest ink (blue curve, yellow-position [sepia]) up to the top to turn it off. As such the dark gray and
2100/2200 BO and Colour Ink!
2004-03-09 by ms.photolists
I have recently had to print 100 A3 prints for a couple of touring exhibitions. I have used a Epson 2100 printer and printed black only using MIS Eboni ink.
Re: [Digital BW] UT vs UT2 for glossy..
2004-03-09 by tronicart
Yes, I m on a 1280. So, printing with Eboni-glossy curves cuts out the black position entirely? While printing with Photo-glossy curves kicks in the
Arches Hot Press & UT7
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
I m getting good enough results to start supporting Arches Hot Press with the 2200 and UT7. At 2880 the paper is smooth enough for many purposes. The paper
RE: [Digital BW] UT vs UT2 for glossy..
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
Daniel, ... Yes, that is one reason I made the inkset. The UT inks tend to flood the paper (too much light ink), and the dark cool toner has a bit too much
UT vs UT2 for glossy..
2004-03-09 by tronicart
Just ran out of UT and was wondering.. is the UT2 inkset a significant improvement on glossy (PSPP) over the UT set? Which black would I use for glossy with
RE: [Digital BW] Alternative Papers for UT2
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
... I m glad it s working for you. I ve never seen 890 output. I hope the U.S. driver is the 1280 one and not the 1290, which appears to produce dark results
Re: [Digital BW] QTR confusion - 1280 and UT2 inks
2004-03-09 by Roger L Sopher
... The set up is a bit different for the various Linux distributions. I wrote the original pdf for RedHat 9 which is well on the way to being defunct. Fedora
RE: [Digital BW] Glossy paper?
2004-03-09 by Paul Roark
Hans, ... I think the most impressive image might be on Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl. After it has dried, give it 3 - 4 light sprays with Lyson Print Guard.
Alternative Papers for UT2
2004-03-09 by bbiess
I recently purchased a UT2 inkset for my Epson 890 and have been producing beautiful prints (thanks Paul!!). I m nearly out of the Epson Archival Matte paper
Re: Mixing Cone Ink Sets
2004-03-09 by yes
From what I understand, the original Piezography BW inks and the new PiezoTone inks are not compatible, and shouldn t be mixed. You should be able to find more
RE: [Digital BW] Glossy paper?
2004-03-09 by David J. Simons
It is very spending in my mind but I’ve found that Oriental Graphica FB Photo Paper Museum Weight (Gloss) is pretty impressive for B&W as a glossy. In the
Re: [Digital BW] QTR confusion - 1280 and UT2 inks
2004-03-09 by Ranyart
Finally got this working! Thanks for the comments. My even bigger challenge was finally clearing a clog in my 1280. I could not get consistant nozzle checks
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Ernst Dinkla
No 5400 tested with ISO 160067 methods as far as I know. But I may have missed a test in Color Foto or C t. The test method is however just defined and not yet
Re: Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Andre
... Ernst, Forgive me to ask some more scanner result, but was there anything about the Minolta 5400 in those test and if so, what where the results TIA Andre
Re: BO eboni Printing Epson 2200
2004-03-09 by grdglass@aol.com
Clayton, Which scanner are you using on your medium format Tri-X negatives? Are your 2200 prints large or small? I ask because I am wondering about the grain
Glossy paper?
2004-03-09 by Hans Nohlberg
Hi, Have no experience from printing on glossy paper and have now the possibility to try MIS UT1 with PhotoBlack. Would appreciate any suggestion for a glossy
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Ernst Dinkla
The results of ISO 16067 tests (new method) by the German magazines C t and Color Foto. Flatbed/filmscanners: Canon 9900F, Microtek Artixscan 1800F, Epson
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
I d love to see comparative numbers for the Nikon 4000 too. ;-) Keith Krebs Just some guy, caretaker of the Multiverse s largest EPSON printer User Community
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... You have data for the Polaroid SprintScan 4000 (or the Microtek ArtixScan 4000_? Since I m (still) running two of them, it would give me a benchmark of
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... Except for the fact that Nikon has ALWAYS taken forever to do software upgrades, while Ed Hamrick literally makes improvements to VueScan on a weekly
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Max Clark
Yes, I would have to say that I do notice this *slightly* when viewing the scan at actual pixels . However, if I use the Grain Desolver (Digital GEM and ROC),
Re: Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-09 by Andre
... Because of tis light source, the Coolscan are known to show the structure of the film, which result in a pepper effect. Have you noticed this with T-Max
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Richard
... From: Max Clark [mailto:bad2maxxx@yahoo.com] Sent: 08 March 2004 21:08 To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Nikon
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Richard
... From: Max Clark [mailto:bad2maxxx@yahoo.com] Sent: 08 March 2004 21:03 To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Nikon
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Richard
As it s screwed up the second hand price of my 4000 and I cannot afford to replace it - I don t want to know. Richard ... From: Tim Goodwin
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Ernst Dinkla
The results of an ISO 16067 test (new method) by the German magazines C t and Color Foto. I can add more results from slightly older models like the Nikon 4000
Re: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by George Hartzell
... I m also interested in experiences with the 9000. I d love to see follow-ups on the list, since it s one of my major stumbling blocks for my digital BW
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Max Clark
I should probably add this to my prior recommendation for the Coolscan V though: People have reported that the NikonScan software tends to clip the highlights
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Max Clark
I am getting very good results scanning T-Max 100 with my new Nikon Coolscan V, and printing with an Epson 1280 with MIS UT2 inks. Highly recommended. I have
RE: [Digital BW] Nikon Coolscan 5000/V vs b&w films
2004-03-08 by Tim Goodwin
I would also like to know. Tim Goodwin