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Re: [Digital BW] QTR and 7600

2004-01-06 by Stan McQueen

... Thanks very much. I m still deciding whether to buy a 7600. One obstacle was being able to print B&W without having to buy a RIP that costs as much as the

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by Truman Prevatt

Some very sage advice. After all a sharply conceived image on a point shoot is better than a poorly concieved image on a 4x5. It is about the image. Get what

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Re: Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by sandersm@aol.com

Ernst Dinkla writes: I like to use my MF folders. An Iskra 6x6 and a modified Monitor 6x9. Smaller than a 35 mm SLR and a lot of square inches of film. My

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Re: Scanning&storing 4x5 scans

2004-01-06 by Andre Vallejo

Mike,you don need all of that storage space. Once the files are ready,flatten,convert to 8bits and save as compressed TIFF. Much less space will do... ...

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Starting out Printer and Ink

2004-01-06 by boogieville2000

Hi I m just getting back into photography after many years break. I used to print my own B&W prints in a darkroom but would like to have a go doing it

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BW Printing on 2200

2004-01-06 by ohogdahl

Looking for advice for a set up regarding BW printing on my 2200 printer. I will dedicade this printer for BW printing only. Which company will be able to

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Re: [Digital BW] QTR and 7600

2004-01-06 by J Michael Sullivan

You will need to change the following: PRINTER=QUAD7600_on_192_168_1_100 (or whatever your 7600 name is) DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=50 LIMIT_LK=40 GRAY_INK_2=LK

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Combating Flaking

2004-01-06 by Julio Fernandez

Flaking I believe is due to poor adhesion of the inks to the paper. Pigmented inks do not penetrate into the paper quite like more fluid solvented inks (dyes)

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Re: Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by Mark Hahn

Hi Jeff and welcome! It is a bit more than you want to spend, but the Canon Digital Rebel body costs ~$730 and the Canon 50mm f1.8 will only add about $60

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Re: Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by sandersm@aol.com

GREAT camera for B+W: Rolleiflex 3.5E and Kodak Tri-X film. For many examples, visit my photographs at www.mcnew.net. Digital camera for B+W? They have

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Re: Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by Barrett Benton

Oh, you *would* ask a third-rail question as your first in this group! ;-) IMO, the first thing to understand is that black-and-white photography is *not*

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RE: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-06 by Ken Carney

Hi, Jeff. For low light, you re pretty much limited to a 35mm film camera and a reasonably fast lens. Some of my stuff is taken wide open, with lenses

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Re: How to combat flaking?

2004-01-06 by Glenn Mitchell

... Mitchell ... Where they sell archival products. You can also try the vinyl inserts as a temporary storage solution. I ve had good luck with Macdonald

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QTR beta 9 / 2200/ HPR curves?

2004-01-06 by pinkheadedbug

The Epson 2200 HPR curves seem to have disappeared from the current QTR distribution. I seem to recall someone saying that they would be posted shortly after

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Re: How to combat flaking?

2004-01-06 by Glenn Mitchell

... nice ... The coating on the Epson Radiant White Watercolor paper is indeed tender. It scuffs and flakes easily. If you mat and frame it immediately, you

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How to combat flaking?

2004-01-06 by Don

Lately I have encountered some flaking on some of my prints done on Epson Watercolor paper. what do you gurus do to combat flaking problems on your fine art

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Re: 16 Bit vs. 8 Bit for BO

2004-01-05 by J Michael Sullivan

... So I finally see what the real issue here is. You are talking about essentially lo-res DSL RGB captures, converted to B&W. No wonder you keep pounding on

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Re: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Mike Sommers

A different perspective from a Digital B&W newbie... You will probably be satisfied with the $600 digital camera for a while. Use it til you outgrow it or wear

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Re: RE: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Alan.Huntley@cox.net

Austin, Right on! Tri-X in 8x10, anyone? I do shoot digitally, too, but my good ole 500C/M will have to be pried from my dead hands someday! Alan Huntley

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RE: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Austin Franklin

Hi Paul, ... That s purely subjective as to what you believe is improv[ed] . I strongly disagree, and believe that the best B&W images one can get is to

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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Epson Papers?

2004-01-05 by john eckenrode

hi paul i use a 1200, QTR and UT. my readings will vary but the lowest reading i have gotten is 1.64 the highest 1.72. i have noticed this paper really needs

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Re: Black Ink Problem Using MIS GP Ink

2004-01-05 by chaofeng

I called MIS tech support today. They insisted that the cartridge I got is universal black and should work for both matte and glossy papers. They allow me to

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Re: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Jack M Kucy

Please do not understand me wrong, but this question is too complex to answer swiftly - and I do not want to start another digital-film war. There is a common

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RE: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Paul D. DeRocco

... You can greatly improve B&W shots if you shoot color, and use tools like Photoshop s channel mixer to convert to B&W afterwards. ... I don t know the

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Re: [Digital BW] Marshall Image Guard

2004-01-05 by Carl Schofield

The MIG at DickBlick is more expensive ($15.89) than PremierArt Print Shield at IT Supplies ($9.99) http://www.itsupplies.com On Monday, January 5, 2004, at

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Re: [Digital BW] Marshall Image Guard

2004-01-05 by DigitalLipothymy@aol.com

In a message dated 1/5/2004 10:39:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, paul.roark@verizon.net writes: I saw a can of Marshall Image Guard in a photo store yesterday.

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Re: [Digital BW] QTR and 7600

2004-01-05 by Stan McQueen

Thanks for the info. Now for another question: I have QTR beta 9 installed (on Redhat) and driving my 2200. It looks great. When I look in the Quadtone

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Re: Dfine grain & noise reduction

2004-01-05 by Glenn Mitchell

... made by ... free demo ... My noise removal tool of choice is NeatImage Pro+. It s inexpensive. Support is great. Works great. It is a sophiticated tool

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Metamerism and FredMiranda.com Actions

2004-01-05 by Glenn Mitchell

... and ... Unfortunately, ... think ... I ll respectfully submit this is probably wishful thinking, rather than something inherent about Fred s B&W action.

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Re: 1160/FS-N curves for Quadtone Rip

2004-01-05 by Roy Harrington

... This does sound strange. Printing out a 21step wedge should be informative. If you could email me a scan of this (.jpg would be good), a scan of an

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Re: [Digital BW] PhotoRag 308

2004-01-05 by James Haney

I print on PR 308 on my 1160 every day. I load 1 sheet at a time on top of a backing board of about 3/16 matt board. I pre-feed the paper in to the printer

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