Re: How to Make the Best B&W Prints on a 1280
2003-04-27 by Antonis Ricos
Barry, the 1280 will serve you fine - though not the speediest of desktops. The two major sources for ink are inkjetmall and MIS. You will learn a lot by
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How to Make the Best B&W Prints on a 1280
2003-04-27 by Barry Koblenz
I am very close to purchasing an Epson 1280, as it is in my price range w/ the Epson rebate. The 2200 is just out of range. Among other things, I wish to make
Re: [Digital BW] Kodak Portra
2003-04-27 by Christopher Williams
Shooting XP2 and Portra B&W at 200iso gives pleasing, smooth skin tones. I like the fact that either film produces very little grain. For scanning and
Kodak Portra
2003-04-27 by Stephen Kobrin
When I shoot XP2 I expose at 320 rather than 400. I just pick up my first roll of Portra which is also rated at 400. Does anyone have any advice on exposing
Re: 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-27 by jim hayes
... I see the reasoning, then. Your method would get the air out of head. Since the Epson carts seem to clear the nozzle this could work also. 45 degrees
Re: 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-27 by Steven Karafyllakis
... try ... 45 ... into ... injecting ... I agree that it is very unlikely given the situation that the head is clogged, but it almost certainly has air in it;
Re: 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-26 by jim hayes
Concur with Steven wrt first trying pulling ink out bottom but I try to keep cart level if possible (maybe Steven knows better with his 45 degree advice I
RE: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Daniel Staver
... I agree, it s probably just a different identifier in the firmware or something like that, I don t know for sure. But Bowhaus confirmed that it didn t work
Re: vacuum vs bottom filling
2003-04-26 by jim hayes
... I don t know if your getting confused or not. Maybe I am by your question but I ll try to help. MIS in their CFS instructions tells you to use vacuum
Re: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Henrik Frejborg
... But surely they are one and the same?? I mean it s not as if one were PAL and the other NTSC. cheers, henrik
silverfast ai
2003-04-26 by Stephen Kobrin
I read a review of silverfast ai 6.0 which claims a major advance in scanning B&W films as there are a large number of specific profiles available. The author
How to Make the Best B&W Prints on a 1280
2003-04-26 by zod111
I am very close to purchasing an Epson 1280, as it is in my price range w/ the Epson rebate. The 2200 is just out of range. Among other things, I wish to make
Epson 7600 ???
2003-04-26 by nakalele2
I am very new to this group, and to digital printing, but am wondering why there is such a paucity of chat concerning the 7600. Is there something other
RE: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Daniel Staver
... Don t worry, I wasn t being that serious . Just a little frustrating to hear so many good things about IJC and not being able to use it myself. I hope
Re: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Robert Morrison
... Hopefully I wasn t the one who recommended it before. Forgive the IJC users enthusiasm...its just that we have been waiting for this solution for years
RE: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Daniel Staver
Every time I post something here these days someone tries to sell me IJC ;) - But unfortunately I m on PC, so I ll just have to wait for the windows version. I
Re: [Digital BW] Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Robert Morrison
Not sure whether you are on a pc or mac. But if you are on a mac you could use IJC to easily do this test. This is an interesting solution and probably the
RE: [Digital BW] Re: 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-26 by Doug Fisher
... in the lines won t move, in which case you need to go looking for air leaks.
Re: 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-26 by Steven Karafyllakis
Thomas; You might ring Jerry Olson s bell on this one, he just went through what sounds like the same problem initializing a CIS, but here are some of the
Tried the Y-cart trick on my 2100, doesn't work.
2003-04-26 by Daniel Staver
I tried the running the full color Epson inkset except for the y-cart which I replaced with the Ultratone Y position ink. Problem is that the Epson driver uses
Re: [Digital BW] sharpening and 16-bit files
2003-04-26 by rvdryst
From: Jean-Marc Humbert To: Sent: 22 April, 2003 15:02 Subject: [Digital BW] sharpening
Re: [Digital BW] 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-26 by rvdryst
From: Thomas Keesling Sent: 26 April, 2003 06:03 Subject: [Digital BW] 1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II ... now ... Tom I am almost
1280 CIS/VM Black Clog--Part II
2003-04-26 by Thomas Keesling
Art offered a couple of suggestions re my problem off-list, but I m now certain my problem is the black CIS cart. Here s the background. My 1280 with CIS and
RE: [Digital BW] 2200 and Color Printing
2003-04-26 by Shire,Stanley
archivalcolor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ... From: davajonj [mailto:davajon@softcom.net] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:12 PM To:
2200 and Color Printing
2003-04-26 by davajonj
I know this is a B@W forum but I am hoping some kind person will direct me to a forum that concerns itself with color printing and the Epson 2200. Thanks in
RE: [Digital BW] squeaky bar on 1160- grease it?
2003-04-25 by Seth Rossman
Don t really oil it, just put the oil on and wipe it off. Epson uses some special lubes, including a very expensive one for the nylon gears. The key is make
Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by robert_ardinger
I now have a week or so experience with the Epson RIP, I am still at a loss with how to set/adjust some of the settings but also was able to get things so the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by Robert Morrison
... Well depending who you talk to it is either black, light black, light cyan and light magenta...or it also includes cyan and magenta. Even at the warmest
[Digital BW] Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by John Vitollo
... All inks but yellow!
duh.. i still don't get it
2003-04-25 by jnhugo
I posted a couple of weeks ago regarding previewing in photoshop an image to be printed thru OPM. Antonios sent a really great reply, very in depth. I thought
[Digital BW] Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by tomoc
... Hi Robert- Do you know what inks are used when you use the IP grayscale profiles? cheers, tom o connell
Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by Antonis Ricos
This summary and resulting thread was a good idea - thanks for the initiative. I put a link to this thread in the Links area of the group home page. Some
[Digital BW] Re: IJC/Ilford Smooth Pearl Bronzing Problem
2003-04-25 by Carl Schofield
... Robert, I tried the Epson Pro Glossy (EPG) paper and ran into the same bronzing poblem. The EPG is almost identical in surface gloss and texture to the
Luminos papers - Re: New with Question
2003-04-25 by Antonis Ricos
They are (mostly?) Hahnemuhle papers under different names. Look here for more info on names:
Re: [Digital BW] squeaky bar on 1160- grease it?
2003-04-25 by James Klebau
First I use a cloth or paper towel to wipe off any residue on the bar, making sure to get the cloth completely around the bar. Then I use sewing machine oil. I
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by Robert Morrison
... This only uses the black ink...no light black. Robert
RE: [Digital BW] squeaky bar on 1160- grease it?
2003-04-25 by Loris Medici
I do it with sewing machine oil or Philips contact cleaner spray... Both work fine.
Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-25 by Roy Harrington
... 2200 have ... documented on the ... for ... along, I ... possibilities ... so please ... months ... tuned. ... It is a pretty big list. For an OS X with
Re: [Digital BW] vacuum vs bottom filling
2003-04-25 by michael meyer
lewis- i have tried both methods when refilling my 890 carts. both seemed to work the same for me. however, the bottom fill method is faster, at least for me.
vacuum vs bottom filling
2003-04-25 by lewis541b
Using CFS/CIS for 1160 quad carts; is there a preferred method for filling a new set? It seems there are two popular methods. Is the bottom filling method
Re: [Digital BW] squeaky bar on 1160- grease it?
2003-04-24 by Phil Morse
Was the grease called lithium?
Re: [Digital BW] Why not Gen5 black?
2003-04-24 by Robert Morrison
... Sorry Jerry, I know my chemistry and I think this number is ridiculous. I have 1270 prints that Wilhelm tested and rated on Epson Heavy Weight Matte for
squeaky bar on 1160- grease it?
2003-04-24 by jfobart
5 years ago I used to work in a computer shop as a repair tech, and we used to get lots of squeaky HP s coming through the door. We had some special kind of
New with Question
2003-04-24 by edwinedmundson
Does anyone use Luminos paper? If so, do you like it, don t care one way or the other, or hate it? If you like it or hate it, can you tell me why? Thank you
RE: [Digital BW] B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-24 by Daniel Staver
One more: iProof PowerRIP 2000 This is the one I ve used until now. It lets you print without metamerism, but has a more coarse dot pattern than the Epson
Re: B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-24 by Kirk Thompson
... control ... is a ... acheived ... I tried this method because it was recommended by George DeWolfe in Camera Arts magazine. The Mac version of Epson s RIP
Re: sharpening and 16-bit files
2003-04-24 by Brian P
Thanks - I m going to give it a try this weekend. Brian P.
Re: Printing B&W photos with an Epson 1270
2003-04-24 by dsmithhfx
I ve been printing b&w, as well as color on a 1270 for about 3 months on a couple of different papers, Epson Heavy Weight Matte and Ilford Classic Pearl.
Re: [Digital BW] B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-24 by daniel@petraflux.com
... Thanks for a good summary! I think something like this should be put in the files section or on a web page as this is a frequent question among new users
B&W on Epson 2200 -- A Summary
2003-04-24 by rhelllics
The methods and materials to print B&W images on the Epson 2200 have been changing quickly over the last few months, as documented on the