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OT: metering for long exposures..

2003-10-27 by tronicart

Sorry for the way off topic, but can t find any info on this.. I ve got an old Nikon F2 that only goes up to 2 second exposures but heard that it s possible to

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Re: [Digital BW] Black only printing

2003-10-27 by Peter Marquis-Kyle

... Hi Bill. Have you see one of Clayton s prints printed with MIS-VM black-only on Photo Rag? I have, and that s why I ask. Peter Marquis-Kyle

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[Digital BW] Re: Black only printing.

2003-10-27 by Bill

Hi David, Am not familar with the full set of MIS gray scale inks, but I know that the double black in the color set does not produce a photo quality black.

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Re: [Digital BW] Black only printing

2003-10-27 by Bill

Hi Clayton, Sorry, when I just made the previous reply, I had missed the last paragraph of your note. So I would like to add, Baloney . You certainly can get

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Re: [Digital BW] Black only printing

2003-10-27 by Bill

Hi Clayton, Interesting comments and probably true as far as you go, but the telling comment is that you are not comparing the BO prints to real blacks, i.e. a

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Re: 1280 vs. 2200 question

2003-10-27 by Bill

I have seen excellent B&W prints from a 2200 using Epson inks and paper and the std driver. Must print RGB (not gray scale) and the paper makes a heck of a

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Media types missing

2003-10-27 by Antara Scales

Could someone help me please. On the 2200 I just switched from matte black to photo black. In the print monitor (Mac OS 9.1) under media, the glossy papers

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Re: 1280 vs. 2200 question

2003-10-27 by Mark Hahn

from what I ve seen, Imageprint and a 2200 will give excellent color and b&w from epson inks, but combined it will cost you over $1000 and your per print cost

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1280 vs. 2200 question

2003-10-27 by Stephen Kobrin

Am I correct that with a 2200 and some additional software (a RIP) that I can get reasonable B&W prints with Epson inks? I do not print frequently (3 or 4

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RE: [Digital BW] Digest Number 1831

2003-10-26 by Boris Wiedenfeld

I am using the stock #59 grey cartridge. willhelm just rated it at 73 years, so I wouldn t call it short-lived. as long as it means that I ll be dead before

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Re: [Digital BW] New Mac G5&Piezo plugin

2003-10-26 by Vincent Orlando

Mark, I tried that this morning and it didn t work. I called Apple and they said that OS9 is not in the G5 anymore. Classic in the G5 is only a simulator now,

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RE: [Digital BW] Photoshop CS - pass

2003-10-26 by Paul D. DeRocco

... Dongles are wretched awful things. They can fail, or not work on certain hardware, or not work when combined with other dongles, or prevent other things on

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Re: New 2200 ultratone curve

2003-10-26 by Daniel Staver

I just updated the zip-file below with two cool curves as well. They re not very different from the Neutral curves actually, only slightly cooler. -- Daniel

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Re: Septone Report

2003-10-26 by Clayton Jones

Hello Chris, ... You re welcome. I haven t heard anything about that, but Daniel Staver has published his technique for refilling the Epson carts, so

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Oriental Graphica FB Tests

2003-10-26 by Carl Schofield

I ve also tried the new Oriental Graphica fiber base glossy paper and made a set of profiles for this paper and the 2200 (UC inks) using QuadtoneRIP 2.0. As

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Re: [Digital BW] Photoshop CS - pass

2003-10-26 by Barry Kelsall

I will resist this upgrade at all costs. We need to send Adobe a strong message that software-activation is not acceptable. We should not allow another

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Bob Michaels

David: as I remember previous discussions there were early clog problems with Eboni as a result of mixing with the old dye ink picked up from the sponge. I

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Re: Septone Report

2003-10-26 by Chris Hargens

Thanks for the information. Have you heard anything about whether carts can be refilled without problems? $18 is a lot to pay for a cartridge. The alternative,

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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Daniel Staver

... It s very simple. You basically follow the same procedure as when changing between Matte Black and Photo Black and it works. You might want to to an extra

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by David Sinai

Hi Clayton, I am also interested in trying out the MIS Eboni in my 2200. I imagine the cartridge should go in the slot where I currently have my Matte black.

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Re: New 2200 ultratone curve

2003-10-26 by Daniel Staver

The package now includes both warm and neutral curves, two versions of each: http://download.petraflux.com/2100_ultratone_curves.zip (2.12kb) Full instructions

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Re: New Oriental Paper

2003-10-26 by Mitch Alland

For: Sanders McNew ... The real issue about this paper is whether it can produce B&W prints without bronzing, as all of the other glossy-type papers that are

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Antara Scales

Do you know if you can just switch inks to Eboni and then back again to matte black? I think I d like to try it. I used to used MIS VM on my 870 with Paul

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Clayton Jones

Hello Antara, ... You re welcome, that s good news. ... No, the dot patterns make particular tones and don t change with size of print. There s just more of

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Antara Scales

Thanks, Clayton I used your settings and got a beautiful print on EAM. (6x8) Now I m going to print a big one! Do you find this BO has size limitations based

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Re: Portra 400 B&W vs. T400CN

2003-10-26 by Mark Hahn

I have seen about the same results from both the Portra 400 b&w as from T400CN, in both scanning and from the cheap (crappy) drug store prints I get as proofs.

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Re: Clayton ---re BO

2003-10-26 by Clayton Jones

Hello Antara, ... I don t use a Mac, so I don t know if things are different there, but anyway here goes: 1) In the 2200 Properties window, Color Management

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[Digital BW] Re: Black only printing.

2003-10-26 by David Sinai

Hi Alan, I use the BO method as well and I m somewhat pleased with the results. I use an Epson 2200 and I m noticing that my prints look too brown. Would it be

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Re: 2200/IP5 v. C82 dots/smoothness

2003-10-26 by juvand3

Paul, when do you expect UT for C82 to be ready and is it possible to tone prints? As I understand, you are positively surprised with quality of C82 prints.

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re: Portra 400 B&W vs. T400CN

2003-10-26 by Rick Schiller

I have been using more and more Portra BW, I find it scans easily on my Nikon LS40, though I feel I really need an LS4000 or equivelent scanner as I m working

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