Re: printers....replace or repair
2003-04-13 by bob_michaels
If you can live with 8 1/2 x 11 as a max print size, Epson web site has refurb 890 (narrow carriage 1280) for $185 with a $100 rebate. For net $85 (free
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Re: flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-13 by sceptre12345
Here s a little trick to make a contact sheet I learned from a popular photo web site. Scans your negatives with or without the PrintFile plastic page on a
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-13 by Peter Nelson
... How do you figure? I think you counted duplicates. Say we call black 1 and gray 0.5 . I say the possible values are 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5,
Re: flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by Amadou Diallo
I use an Epson 1680 Pro model (full bed transparency lid--1600ppi) for contacts. For 35mm negs the PrintFile 6H-B sleeves fit with just a little cutoff on
Re: printers....replace or repair
2003-04-12 by Antonis Ricos
I have a 1280 but would still need another printer to do color and b/w. He has some 1270 s which I could get a deal on or I could possibly spring for a 2200
Re: flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by Antonis Ricos
... John, consider that the letter size spec doesn t apply to the transparency area (at least on my Saphir Ultra). It s more like 8x10. Basically it breaks
Re: flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by John Vitollo
... Just checked eBay out of curiousity: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3411241457&category=11207 The Saphir scans letter size - not legal
Re: flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by John Vitollo
... You might want to check this out: http://bigscanner.com/ Also if you can find one I have a old Linotype-Hell Jade2 that scans perfect contacts at 600 spi
Re: [Digital BW] printers....replace or repair
2003-04-12 by bgs
Paul, Thanks for your input. It s tough to give up on the 1160 but the price to keep it running might be more for sentimental value than it s worth. I like my
RE: [Digital BW] printers....replace or repair
2003-04-12 by Paul Roark
Barry, When my 1160 crashed, I paid the price to have it fixed (about what I paid for it originally). It is the perfect printer for my ink development and
Re: Epson 2000P & MIS inks
2003-04-12 by rrrfranklin
... I have been talking to a person at einks.net and he informed me about Lyson Quad set, but they have a problem with the chips and the Epson 2000P on Monday
printers....replace or repair
2003-04-12 by bgs
Howdy, I have an 1160 that started acting weird. This printer was a dream for a couple of years. I use the CFS MIS-vm The prints after Paul s curves were added
Re: [Digital BW] flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by Billy Cobb
You ll need cover the negs with a mirror if you re going to use an ordinary elCheappo flatbed that doesn t have transparency capabilities but it will work in a
flatbed scanner for 35mm contact sheets
2003-04-12 by bob_michaels
I currently have a good film scanner but not a flatbed. I m considering buying a 1200 dpi flatbed to make contact sheets of 35mm b&w negs. My thinking is that
Re: Print size with HP S20xi scans
2003-04-12 by John/Julie Gittins
... Manuel, I have used an earlier version of your scanner and produced v. good 11x17 images (on 13x19 paper) using an 1160 with quad black inks. Prints at
Majenta or Green cast on prints.
2003-04-12 by davajonj
If I am not in the proper forum to post this question, I d appreciate some direction. My issue is with my Epson 2200. I m using the Ultrachromes from MIS
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Pizza Wheel Tracks/ Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-12 by Doug Fisher
Jim - ... different curves-Paul once worked up some for 1280 at 2880. I haven t used this ink OR RC paper so no direct experience.
Re: Pizza Wheel Tracks/ Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-12 by jim hayes
... very ... Print at 2880 to slow printer down- gives ink time to dry? You d need different curves-Paul once worked up some for 1280 at 2880. I haven t used
RE: Pizza Wheel Tracks/ Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-12 by Doug Fisher
... rollers.
Re: Print head cleaning
2003-04-12 by jim hayes
... Cleaning under the printhead I do if the following symptoms appear only: 1) Blobs of ink occasionally mixed with a dust bunny randomly sputter onto print
Re: [Digital BW] Okay, Now I'm Really Confused...
2003-04-12 by Ken Carney
I see some of the thread involved cost comparisons. If it hasn t already been mentioned, digital will always be much more expensive than the darkroom, at
UltraSmooth
2003-04-11 by Chris Hargens
Anyone hear about when the new Epson paper will be coming out. From the news releases I was given to understand that it would be out around April 4th, but I
RE: [Digital BW] Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-11 by john eckenrode
... hey fellas In the color world I have heard that Pictorico glossy film has the least amount of bronzing. Also I have heard that if you reel back the ink
RE: [Digital BW] Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-11 by Paul Roark
... What sizes does this paper come in? I had the impression its availability was limited. ... I ll keep that in mind when I get the 1280 up and running. ...
Best Paper for Ultra Tone
2003-04-11 by joshjamessmith
Hi I have been testing the new Ultra Tone inks from MIS. So far I have had some successes with my 1290, Pauls curves and Espon Semi Matte paper. However, in
Epson 2000P & MIS inks
2003-04-11 by scott lanes
Does anyone have any experience using any of the MIS inks (for B&W) with the 2000P? From the existing profiles available on their site that they the 1280 is
Re: [Digital BW] OS X : 1290 prints awfully slow (cross)
2003-04-11 by john eckenrode
... Hi Bernd I have had the same problem at work, everybody here has actually. Since we converted to system 10 printing has gotten super slow on all our
RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000
2003-04-11 by Paul Roark
Walter, The 3000 with MIS VM-S inkset was my standard for some time and, I think, made a very good combination. The Epson driver bands less on my 3000 than
Re: [Digital BW] Print head cleaning
2003-04-11 by Jerry Olson
YEs! Dilute the ammonia 1 part ammonia to 9 parts water. Jerry
OS X : 1290 prints awfully slow (cross)
2003-04-11 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
Sorry, if this has been beaten to dead already. But I have asked this on several other groups, and havn´t got an answer which solved my problem so far. I´m
Re: Epson 3000
2003-04-11 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.
Walter, that doesn´t sound very good, you seem to have a lemon there. But before threwing it away, could you answer the following questions: (1) Which version
RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000
2003-04-11 by Austin Franklin
Does it band if you use the Epson driver? How about if you use the Epson driver and say, Paul s curves? Of course Cone is going to say that using anyone
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Roy Harrington
... McQueen ... Peter, Very nice write up about inks and dithering an all. A minor nitpick is that you show how 2 inks give more gray values. Quite true, but
inks arrive...good BZ manners with MIS
2003-04-11 by Lyons Cox
Just got a mixed order of inks from MIS (vm and perpetual) and the bottles have a use by date (a year out) along with the label. Thought this was a nice
Epson 3000
2003-04-11 by Walter Scott Martin
I am currently stuck in a dilemma. I have an Epson 3000, with John Cone software, and MIS Quad Tone bulk ink sets. I have been printing outputs for 3 months
Re: refilling cartridges of a 2100
2003-04-11 by dsmithhfx
I posted recently about cartridge refilling in the archivalcolor group ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archivalcolor/message/2508 ), describing how I recently
Re: [Digital BW] It might be a sin, but ...
2003-04-11 by Timothy Hammond
Thanks, Al. Maybe I ll see if I can get some of my dye sub prints into an image swap soon. Thanks for pointing out the bad links on my web site too. I need
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Peter Nelson
... Yes, and that is the usual pattern with the 2200 - magenta under flurescent and green under daylight. See my website for a discussion of this:
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Peter Nelson
... No. The adjacency has nothing to do with it. If you read carefully you ll see that the discussion of dot patterns was in the section describing dithering,
Print head cleaning
2003-04-11 by Loris Medici
I want to clean the underside of my 1160 s printhead because I m experimenting many bad nozzle checks just after adding some MIS FSN-K to my CIS system (the
It might be a sin, but ...
2003-04-11 by acamp@televar.com
Tim, Good question in my book. I ve kind of wondering a bit about dye sub, too. Of note, you need to fix a few links at your gallery. Went to landscapes, no
RE: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Paul Roark
... Without attempting to get into the physics of metamerism, ... I agree. I always try to be careful to qualify my statements about metamerism with some
JUNE EXCHANGE FULL
2003-04-11 by tomoc
Hi again- The June exchange is now full...we could add one alternate, but that would likely wind up in the July exchange. Thanks for your support, tom
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Alan Zinn
... Peter, Thanks for the URL. Of course the mind adjusts to the light in a home or office environment where the lighting is mixed or dim. Objectively the
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-11 by Stan McQueen
... My friend s black and white prints, printed on his 2200, look magenta under fluorescent and green under sunlight, but neutral under tungsten. (I may have
Re: [Digital BW] It might be a sin, but ...
2003-04-10 by photographs42
... neophyte and can learn a lot of valuable things by just sitting back an listening. But, even though I have a feeling I m about to commit a sin, I have to
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-10 by Alan Zinn
... Keith, Please elucidate then sir. What do you mean respond and optical color crossovers ? The way you put it, it seems that in the final analysis
Re: [Digital BW] Metamerism and MIS VM Inks
2003-04-10 by Peter Nelson
... I disagree that this is a significant issue with most artwork. My wife and I are art collectors (and I m an artist and photographer). We have oil,
Re: [Digital BW] It might be a sin, but ...
2003-04-10 by Robert Morrison
Jerry, There are many, many photographers that find no need to print larger than 8x10 or on one side of the paper. While I do dapple in printing larger with
It might be a sin, but ...
2003-04-10 by Mitch Alland
... I used to have a Kodak 8650 dye sub that was very linear and print neutral b&w. The trouble was that the quality of the prints was like that of