RE: [Digital BW] Lighting to evaluate prints
2004-03-06 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Solux 12V halogens on a track. Pretty cheap. They come in two color temps and three beam widths. I use the 5000K ones, although I found I had to boost the
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Re: Lighting to evaluate prints
2004-03-06 by Tom Andrews
Hi Jerome, Solux lamps provide excellent high quality light (solux.net). I use them. The bulbs are available in a variety of color temperatures and beam
Re: Acidic Silver Prints?
2004-03-06 by Barrett Benton
... Roark wrote: ... Oy, my head hurts...since EEM is my b/w mainstay paper (with HWM for
RE: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-06 by Martin Wesley
... Frank, Thanks for the info. I never bought one of their calibrated targets and didn t realize that they only did neutral density checks. If you do have
Lighting to evaluate prints
2004-03-06 by charlsalash
What type of lighting do you use to evaluate your prints? What is the best compromise when you don t know under what type of lighting your prints are going to
Replacing Piezotone with MIS FS
2004-03-06 by ragarecords
According to the MIS website, you can replace the Piezotone ink with MIS FS. (appended below.) The price differential is very compelling. --Can I just pour in
Re: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-06 by njfranknj
Martin, As near as I can tell from their website, Stouffer s stepscales and other products are only calibrated for density, not for color balance. I already
Re: [Digital BW] Hawk Mountain papers; 7600 decisions
2004-03-06 by Tom Andrews
Hi Diana, You were kind enough to send me a few sheets of the Osprey Natural. I haven t had a chance to print on it yet, but I like the smooth white finish.
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoRag 308 in C84?
2004-03-06 by kcongdon
This is good news! I ve been happy so far with the output on PhotoRag 188. If you can improve the output even further, that would be fantastic. Kurt ... or
Re: MIS Site - can't find UT purchase page for 1200
2004-03-06 by Alan Zinn
... they ... Guys, Not true - the MIS phone sales people are very good at sorting out ordering problems and if they don t know a tech answer they make sure
Re: [Digital BW] Hawk Mountain papers; 7600 decisions
2004-03-06 by Diana York
Yes, both these papers (Merlin Smooth and Condor BW) have OBAs in the coatings. Not in the base paper. We have two papers currently which are entirely OBA
Re: [Digital BW] Starting Over. Printer, Paper and Ink Advice Needed.
2004-03-06 by Roger L Sopher
... The 860 is the narrow carriage version of the 1160. They are still available new on www.half.com (an ebay location) for $179.00 The 860 uses the same
Re: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-06 by Dennis W. Manasco
... Could this be what you are looking for? or, for reflective, maybe the calibrated Kodak IT-8 on this page?
Hawk Mountain papers; 7600 decisions
2004-03-06 by sandersm@aol.com
I just received a sample packet of the two Hawk Mountain papers that CJ has recommended for BO printing -- Merlin and Condor BW. Both are 100 percent cotton.
Re: [Digital BW] Acidic Silver Prints?
2004-03-06 by Tom Baker
Paul -
Re: [Digital BW] Acidic Silver Prints?
2004-03-06 by D. Hill
Paul, Funny thing, I was just considering the composition of traditional fiber papers today - and you beat my question to the punch. So, if the traditional
Starting Over. Printer, Paper and Ink Advice Needed.
2004-03-06 by dwells8
My ol 1160 is finally dead. I need to choose a new printer. I also may need to choose a new inkset. (Current is mis/variable tone.) I d like use a neutral
Acidic Silver Prints?
2004-03-06 by Paul Roark
I just read that the paper used in making traditional photo fiber-based prints is actually purified wood pulp. Lignin in wood is the main reason it has a
Re: [Digital BW] UT2 1280 Curves/Paul Roark
2004-03-06 by Robert Behr
Paul, Helps very much. Thanks ... From: Paul Roark To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: RE: [Digital
RE: [Digital BW] UT2 1280 Curves/Paul Roark
2004-03-05 by Paul Roark
Bob, ... I have never seen a very good explanation of this issue, just factors to take into consideration. I ve asked in the past, What is linear? I don t
Re: [Digital BW] UT2 1280 Curves/Paul Roark
2004-03-05 by Robert Behr
Paul, Thanks for the help. I ve started working on custom curves. I m trying to establish what an ideal distribution of values should be. I note that in the
Re: [Digital BW] Howto generate a B/W test strip
2004-03-05 by Olaf Ringdahl
... From: kcongdon To: Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [Digital BW]
Re: [Digital BW] Refilling MIS UT2 Carts
2004-03-05 by Mike Sommers
Yes. You can start refilling the UT2 cart with the bulk inks. You ll need syringes, bottom fill adaptors, rivets, chip resetter, etc from MIS. Just give them a
RE: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-05 by Martin Wesley
... Frank, Various types of calibrated step wedges, stepless wedges and other targets can be purchased from Stouffer Graphic Arts at http://www.stouffer.net/.
Refilling MIS UT2 Carts
2004-03-05 by Jerry in Houston
Now after trying both MIS UT1 and UT2 carts in my 1280 I have decided, for now, to concentrate on the UT2 inks thus allowing the use of both matte and glossy
RE: [Digital BW] PhotoRag 308 in C84?
2004-03-05 by Paul Roark
... The C82 did fine with it. It is the paper I recommended due to its good dmax. (It s a shame the paper has an overly-sensitive coating.) By the way, MIS
RE: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-05 by Paul Roark
Frank, ... I would think this would be a business MIS ought to be in. Having a standard against which to visually measure modified step wedges seems like an
RE: [Digital BW] RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-05 by Paul D. DeRocco
... So you want some test strips off a printer, along with the Lab data that describes it? What do you want to do with them? Maybe I could help. -- Ciao,
RE: [Digital BW] Howto generate a B/W test strip
2004-03-05 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Not really. I started with color, and have just been experimenting with B&W on my own, sometimes using guidance found here. -- Ciao, Paul D.
RGB calibrated stepscale?
2004-03-05 by njfranknj
Does anyone have a spectrophotometrically or colorimetrically analyzed step scale that they would be willing to send or sell me? It should be near neutral, not
PhotoRag 308 in C84?
2004-03-05 by kcongdon
How well does a C84 handle PhotoRag 308? Is the paper too thick, or will the printer handle it ok?
Re: [Digital BW] Howto generate a B/W test strip
2004-03-05 by kcongdon
Thats a good point about curves. I m loving the control Photoshop affords, but I don t think it s completely sunk in yet. I still find myself falling back to
Re: [Digital BW] quadtone / peizography????
2004-03-05 by Tyler Boley
... May I elaborate a bit? I think the concept has evolved a bit from the original 3000 4 ink printers quads were developed on, next the 1160 printers. They
Re: [Digital BW] Re:Printer Settings
2004-03-05 by Tom Baker
If you re talking about the resolution of the file you send to the printer, the max you need to send is 360 dpi. Anything over that is just slowing down you
Re: [Digital BW] quadtone / peizography????
2004-03-05 by hogarth
... Hello newbie. Quadtone is a term that refers to an inkset that is four different dilutions of the same black ink. Black, dark gray, middle gray, light
Re: MIS Site - can't find UT purchase page for 1200
2004-03-05 by Keith R.
Richard, I know you can t call MIS, but try to get them an e-mail. I know they don t have a good response time to e-mails, but given the fact you are on the
Re: [Digital BW] quadtone / peizography????
2004-03-05 by D. Hill
Jerry, Piezography is a brand-name of a complete system of quadtone products and drivers/profiles used with the inks. Piezography = price, excellent quality
Re:Printer Settings
2004-03-05 by Trish McAuslan
Thanks to those who replied with help. I accept that the highest resolution etc is the best to choose but in this case it takes about 30 mins for an A4 print
quadtone / peizography????
2004-03-05 by jerdiakiw
What is the difference between quadtone and peizography.. . am I missing something or is the Roark method a different process form peizography . . any
Re: [Digital BW] what do I need to switch to quadtone
2004-03-05 by Bob Michaels
I use MIS inks in a MIS CFS and frequently go a week, sometimes two between printing sessions and have no problems. I don t even bother to turn the printer
Re: [Digital BW] new UT EZ inks for C84 printers
2004-03-04 by edrudolpho
Hi again. Bob Zeiss sent the following setup instructions: Try Print Media = Heavy Wt Matte Paper Print Quality = Best Photo High Speed = Off Color
Re: [Digital BW] what do I need to switch to quadtone
2004-03-04 by luisvcool
I read on MIS s website that if you use a CFS system, you should make a print every day to avoid problems with the CFS system. I do not make prints every day.
RE: [Digital BW] what do I need to switch to quadtone
2004-03-04 by Paul Roark
Jerry, ... MIS should have the UT7 inks on its web page very soon. (See http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/qn.html ) I have the inkset (which is
Re: Help: which is the best way to print B&W with the R800?
2004-03-04 by edrudolpho
... wrote: ... I wasn t able to get the Japanese driver installed on my Mac. However, I ve heard reports of PC users successfully installing
Re: [Digital BW] new UT EZ inks for C84 printers
2004-03-04 by edrudolpho
Thanks very much, Paul! This morning I wrote an email to Robert Zeiss, similar to the one I posted on the list here. I ll let you know if he replies. Ed ...
MIS Site - can't find UT purchase page for 1200
2004-03-04 by Richard Smallfield
Hi, I ve just been trying to buy more UT from MIS for my 1200. But *nowhere* can I find where to buy it. On the UT page it has UT for 1200 marked as planned
Re: Help: which is the best way to print B&W with the R800?
2004-03-04 by ibengarmendia
... printing. I = ... their RIP = ... me by Car= ... any luck= ... below ... installation. ... and ... of ... your ... forum=1003&message=7775952 Hi, First of
Re: Help: which is the best way to print B&W with the R800?
2004-03-04 by ibengarmendia
... printing. I = ... their RIP = ... me by Car= ... any luck= ... below ... installation. ... and ... of ... your ... forum=1003&message=7775952 Hi, First of
what do I need to switch to quadtone
2004-03-04 by jerdiakiw
I have been using eboni black only printing with my new epson 2200 . I amd using a pc MSxp pent 4, with PS CS and epson enhanced paper. I would like to try
RE: [Digital BW] new UT EZ inks for C84 printers
2004-03-04 by Paul Roark
The EZ inkset I made was for the C82, not the C84. I have never seen how the C82 inks work in the C84, so I can t really comment. I ll recommend MIS loan