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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by sdmey4@aol.com

In a message dated 8/25/2002 3:50:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, grdglass@aol.com writes: SNIP ... You won t have to worry until you ve made over a 100 16x20 s,

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Re: Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by grdglass@aol.com

Hi Austin, Can you elaborate on the differences between the 1160 and 3000 and why the 3000 is so much better? I have been wanting to get a 3000 for larger

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by Ernst Dinkla

Austin, you wrote; ... must ... that ... not ... Right, that s why they do droplet counting. ... if ... I ll ... the ... It is a dubious counter so you look at

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by Ernst Dinkla

... for ... Don t know, could it progress :-) ... In the driver, based on sheets printed instead of droplets. But it isn t working like that. Excerpt from the

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Re: [Digital BW] Densitometers?

2002-08-25 by CDTobie@aol.com

... You could get a densitometer for that, but for the same kind of money, you could get the patch reader that ColorVision is offering with its bundles now;

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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by Paul Roark

Peter, My serious printing is with a 3000, PC, and the MIS VM-sepia inkset. I have the Piezo software, but prefer the variable-tone/mix inkset and the Epson

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Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-25 by Thomas Keesling

Jerry, I am unable to use the Photo Rag 308 in my 3000. It just won t feed properly because of its thickness. This results in banding problems and a shortened

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Epson Printer Service Utility

2002-08-25 by qdfb

Als on on the Gray balancer utility disk is something called the Epson Printer Service Utility, allowing for advanced print head alignement. I assume this is

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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by sdmey4@aol.com

Yes I do use Piezo software but with the original sundance Inks. I did take a file over to a friends Piezotone Warm neutral 3000 and even with these two inks

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Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 924

2002-08-24 by jrandall1149

... transparency? ... mean a color ... that transparency ... negative ... projection ... Jon: Two basic types of scans, transmission/transmissive and

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printer that gets "tired"?

2002-08-24 by rich8155

Hello all, I use an Epson 1160 with a CFS running MIS FS-N inks. It s been doing quite well printing mostly on EAM and Legion Photo Matte. On occasion I

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Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 924

2002-08-24 by Jon

... Martin, I was always under the impression (possibly mistaken) that transparency was a term used for positives, such as Velvia or Scala. True that a

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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by Austin Franklin

... Jerry, I have tried Piezo on an 1160, that I specifically bought for Piezo when the 3000 had banding problems...before the driver was updated to eliminate

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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by Austin Franklin

Hi Jerry, ... No, I stick to EHWM only. ... I have heard that rear feeding those works fine. Set the printer up far enough from something that you can add a

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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by impact4u2

Steve, Thanks for your response. Sounds like Somerset Enhanced does a good job for you. I ll give it a try to see if it works with my current project. One

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Epson 700

2002-08-24 by norman sams

I thought I d give my Epson Photo 700 a shot with using the MIS Variable Mix Quodtone cartiridges, but I can t find a workflow for that particular printer.

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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by sdmey4@aol.com

You should t have any problem with the 225 Sumerset Enhanced. I ve run a couple hundred 17x22 through my 3000. The 308 photo rag I would have to say probably

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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by impact4u2

Austin, I recently purchased a new Epson 3000 and, like you, I appreciate the quality of its prints using the Piezo software. Slow yes, but the quality is

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Re: [Digital BW] BW densities ??

2002-08-24 by jrandall1149

When I adjust the scan histogram of a slice from a CMYK 4-ink purge pattern so that the white of the paper is 0% and the black patch is 100%, I get the

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Re: [Digital BW] Densitometers?

2002-08-24 by Martin Wesley

Andrew, The entry level choices are the X-Rite Digital Swatchbook (~$1,400), the Spectrostar, now Avantes, Spectrocam (~$1,300) or the Color Savvy Systems

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Re: Densitometers?

2002-08-24 by johnvphoto

... http://www.colorvision.com/special_spectrosuite.html I have not tried this yet but it from what I m reading it s a great bang for the buck. John V.

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Re: [Digital BW] BW densities ??

2002-08-24 by a_pettit_jr

Hello Paul, Yes, what I meant to say was that I created an image with areas of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow then did a conversion to B&W via a Luminance layer

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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by Austin Franklin

If you get a good 3000, it s an exceptional printer. My two have been more than realizable, and the Piezo images from them are superb, but slow... I have no

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Print exchange

2002-08-24 by andrevallejo

Is the print exchange still open for sign up? I m willing to participate... André Vallejo

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[Digital BW] BW densities ??

2002-08-24 by Paul Roark

... and PM needed to be replaced..... True. The FS E series just replaces the PC & PM inks. The Piezo driver uses equal density ink in the light/photo

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Epson 3000 opinions

2002-08-24 by petervongaza

I currently print b&w with an epson 1200 using MIS VM (epson driver) inks with awesome results (Paul, latest curves are GREAT!). I ve been printing a lot

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Densitometers?

2002-08-24 by andrewmbiggs

Ok, here is a newbie question. Are there any entry-level densitometers out there, new or used, that will be acceptable to be used with b&w output from piezo

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Re: BW densities ??

2002-08-24 by jrandall1149

... (epson) hex inksets for my 2000P. ... the PC and PM needed to be replaced..... ... between ink density and printed shade and the PC and PM for the Epson

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