2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... I think Jon has decided on that route for: 1) Ease of customer support - he ends up with the same basic ink setup for a LOT of printers, old and new
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2003-11-27 by Paul Roark
... In perfect lighting the RC/glossy blacks are impressive. However, I find that in normal, very imperfect lighting the increased reflections off the RC
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2003-11-27 by D. Hill
Paul, Epson wouldn t like to hear this, but I ve primed virgin 1280 s and 860 s with Eboni. It was a much better solution than trying to eradicate all the dye
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2003-11-27 by Paul D. DeRocco
... I ve tested the standard Epson Photo Black on Premium Luster and the Matte Black on Enhanced Matte, and I can see that the matte isn t quite as dense--so
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2003-11-27 by flyfishingusa2002
Paul, with the 2200 you can get a denser black if you use a third party ink. I love the results that I get with the standard inks, I wish I could show you a
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2003-11-27 by klog52756
Hi, I just changed the inkset of one of my 1280 s, from VM to Ultraone, CFS setup. I have a good nozzle check, and the heads are as aligned as I can make them
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... Nope, the R800 as well.. CMY + RB + 2K s + Gloss Optimizer = 8 cartridge positions ... Exactly... Keith Krebs Just some guy, and caretaker of the
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2003-11-27 by D. Hill
I just spent the evening reviewing quadtone prints made with filmscans (Coolscan IV) verses eos 10d capture. the 10d images were captured in RAW mode, and
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2003-11-27 by Paul Roark
... Epson used essentially the same ad copy when it introduced the 2000P and the 2200 -- the same drawings about more even reflection, etc. I m not saying
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2003-11-27 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Isn t that only true of the 4000? ... Glossy and semi-gloss papers give you denser blacks than matte papers. For color, they have a wider gamut. -- Ciao,
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2003-11-27 by Matt Betea
In the time I used the VM inks, I never got a good print from them. Trying different settings, 1290 drivers and curves (for my 1280). Nothing worked, all I got
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2003-11-27 by Ed Mathews
... ... I attempted it, but experienced clogging with the inks and solarized looking prints with the new UT curves. I hesitate to even bring it up,
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2003-11-27 by flyfishingusa2002
What s wrong with the 2200? I get great B/W prints using QTR (free) using my Mac. I get great colour from it from either my PC system or the MAC. The extra
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2003-11-27 by sceptre12345
... I ve been getting better nozzle checks with the UT inkset on an Epson 1160 with CIS than when I was using the FS-N inkset. Cheers, Andre
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2003-11-27 by Lance Funderburk
Peter, Why did you not stay with printing in b/w with color inks? Just curious. Lance ... _________________________________________________________________
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... For a nice explanation of the gloss optimizer and how it works, try: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/News/Nov03/Epsondata.htm Keith Krebs Just some guy, and
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2003-11-27 by Dan Honemann
... That day can t come soon enough! I m sick of bronzing. I d once assumed I d wind up with two printers, one dedicated to b&w, the other to color. But it
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2003-11-27 by scrber
Yeh, OK, less noise! ;-) (that said, a 100ISO S2 shot, run through Neat Image comes out as smooth and, dare I say it, noise free as I could imagine - Even
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2003-11-27 by scrber
... Odd.... I was just looking at a 10x15 Scala scan that I added a fair amount of grain to (about 6 I seem to remember) in order to really push the look. I
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... I d go with a refurbed 1280 and 3rd Party Pigments for now... Then, down the line, I d probably find myself picking up whatever 8 color Ultrachrome Hi
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2003-11-27 by john eckenrode
hello two quick things: http://www.inkjetgoodies.com/main/psactions.htm that is a link to a free plugin that works pretty well for converting color to b&w, it
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... I d also Highly recommend taking a look at the SilverOxide filters at: http://www.silveroxide.com The native 16 bit version availability, as well as
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2003-11-27 by PhotoWorkshops Partnership
On 27/11/03 12:27 am, Conrad Weiser ... Tends to create chromanoise rather than grain of the dye cloud/grain related look of colour film. Quite appealing but
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2003-11-27 by PhotoWorkshops Partnership
On 27/11/03 12:27 am, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com ... You could take a look at Pixelgenius PhotoKit which has a grain feature imitating film
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... Yup, start with a low ISO capture... If you captured at a High ISO I recommend cleaning the image up with Neat Image, Quantum Mechanic, Grain Surgery, or
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2003-11-27 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... Less noise you mean.... Digital has noise.. Keith Krebs Just some guy, and caretaker of the Multiverse s largest EPSON printer User Community (highly
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2003-11-27 by outdoornewmexico
*-Interesting to follow the discussion about settings in the PS channel mixer. I started out using a suggested generic mix of 30/60/10 and find that to be a
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2003-11-27 by Paul Roark
Peter, ... This is subjective, so I was going to let others answer. Here are a couple of things that come to mind for me. First, I like the
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2003-11-27 by awahlster
... expensive ... Kip I use the Ilford classic pearl and if you use the 8.5 X 11 and buy it in boxes of 250 it s down right cheap! and a real nice looking
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2003-11-27 by Bernie Ess
... I go ... red, ... technically ... anybody ... some ... runs ... Mike, BW conversion is what I do most of the times here. I dont know what type of shots you
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2003-11-27 by Peter A. Klein
Thanks, Paul. I had read your remarks about the UT curves for the 1280 somehow not encountering the stairstepping gradation that the VM curves did. Weird,
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2003-11-27 by Kip Babington
Have you taken a look at Convert BW Pro from http://www.theimagingfactory.com/ ? It goes in as a filter under Photoshop,
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2003-11-27 by Kip Babington
I use Lyson Quads in a Canon 900 and 9000, with what I think are wonderful results. The 950 is the next iteration of the 900, with finer nozzles, but Lyson
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2003-11-27 by Joel Beeson
Hi All: Yes, it appears the nozzles are piercing the rubber/plastic seals as there is some ink leaking out... I don t know if it is still on the warranty;
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2003-11-27 by Mike Sommers
Alright! I m really looking forward to working with this system. I ve been printing in color since getting my D100 a year ago, and am about to try doing
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2003-11-27 by Paul Roark
Mike, The 1290 curves were probably better than the 1280 curves for the VM inkset. For the UT inkset, the 1280 UT curves are the best. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
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2003-11-27 by Mike Sommers
My first 1280 will be arriving in a week or so. I m planning to dedicate it to B&W printing, using the UltraTone inks from MIS, and Paul Roark s 1280 curves
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2003-11-27 by Peter A. Klein
How do the MIS Ultratone hextone inks compare to the VM (Variable Mix) inksets? My cartridges will run out soon, and I m wondering whether to switch from VM
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2003-11-27 by Martin Wesley
* -----Original Message----- * From: Joel Beeson [mailto:bluzdoctor@yahoo.com] * Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 3:40 PM * To:
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2003-11-27 by Mark Hahn
simple: filter - Noise - Add Noise - Gaussian, Monochromatic - Play with percent till you like it. sorry that it is so basic, but after playing around with
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2003-11-26 by Eileen Chun
This may seem like an idiotic question to an answer, but are you sure the nozzles are piercing through the plastic and rubber seals? Eileen
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2003-11-26 by Joel Beeson
AAAAARgh! The printer acts the same with the Epson carts. Does this mean that I cannot fix it w/o sending the printer back to Epson? Joel
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2003-11-26 by Joel Beeson
Hi Martin: Thanks for your speedy advice; I did pull off the tape before installing the cartridges. In fact, I pushed a pin through the vent hole in the black
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2003-11-26 by Brentley Beerline
pull the MIS carts out but be careful as they may have issues. put in the epson carts and nozzle check and purge pattern print until you get a clean nozzle
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2003-11-26 by Martin Wesley
* -----Original Message----- * From: Joel Beeson [mailto:bluzdoctor@yahoo.com] * Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:44 PM * To:
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2003-11-26 by Stephan
Does anyone have experience with this combo and if so what were the best papers. I m looking for B&W results over the archival factor.I m infact getting
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2003-11-26 by Mark Hahn
I didn t see this tiling effect. Are you sure it wasn t just a display thing? I do agree that I prefer no noise and I would probably attack the images with
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2003-11-26 by Joel Beeson
Hello: I just set up a new (it s been in a box since early last year) Epson Photo 1280 to print an exhibit of my student s work. I never installed the OEM
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2003-11-26 by chatzebussi
Mark Sorry, but I am really not quite with you. Could you please enlighten us on what you mean by playing around with the Gaussian noise etc. How exactly do
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2003-11-26 by scrber
I have also tried gaussian noise, but in anything above a 2-3 pixel level it is clearly patterned on larger images. In other words, the processing is done in
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