advice for buying papers (and inks) for 1160/1290
2002-03-11 by bjornaagedk
I have followed this list for a couple of weeks, and am now about to order inks and papers from MIS to print my first BW and Color Archival prints. I have 2
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Re: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-11 by DanielPérez
The short answer is that Epson reformulated it s inks for the 12xx printers. They are now manufactured in China, not Japan. Before the reformulation, I used
Clogging problems (personal update)
2002-03-11 by ruhrfoto
Clogging has never been a big issue for me (neither with Cone inks nor with= MIS inks - knock on wood). Maybe because we have enough humidity in the air= over
Need Help With Epson 980 and Quad Workflow
2002-03-11 by craig_spaulding
I am new to quad printing and have been experimenting with MIS FS inks on an Epson 980 using Somerset Velvet. I have been printing, printing and PRINTING! step
MIS Neutral FS, First Impressions
2002-03-11 by Martin Wesley
I have been doing all my printing on a 1280 with MIS VM inks and a CIS since last summer and have been very pleased with the results. I purchased a second 1280
Vacuum Filling Virgin Cartridges for the 1280
2002-03-11 by Martin Wesley
Yesterday I had my first experience filling empty cartridges for my 1280. This is something I have previously managed to avoid since I started with Piezo ink
APRIL PRINT EXCHANGE UPDATE
2002-03-11 by tomoc
Final notice folks... Need to hear by noonish on Monday... Posting over the weekend resulted in 2 signups and 1 drop out, so we are at 11 right now...would
Re: [Digital BW] Using MIS VM inks, a question ongoing
2002-03-11 by Michael Kravit
Cleavis, Go into Photoshop /edit/color settings/ change the Gray setting under Working Spaces to Gray Gamma 2.2 Save and you are back to normal. Regards,
Using MIS VM inks, a question ongoing
2002-03-11 by lyonscox
I m attempting to refine the curves for MIS VM for my 1270. Each time I open the file it first informs... Embedded is Grey Gamma 2.2 Working is Grey Gamma 1.8
Re: [Digital BW] Next Generation Epson Printers
2002-03-11 by Martin Wesley
Ted, The next generation of Epsons is supposed to come out in the US in the Fall of this year. So for color it depends if you can hold out that long. If you
Re: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-11 by Michael Kravit
Paul, Supposedly the 10k dyes are 26 year dyes. Hannemuhle claim longer, somewhere around 50 years. The 10k is also able to use pigments. I will send you a
Printing the Piezomultistep target.
2002-03-11 by wilfred71118
I am about to print the Piezomultistep target on a paper that I have never used. This paper is not supported in the Piezo software.I am guessing that I can
RE: [Digital BW] New printer or not?
2002-03-11 by Paul Roark
The hextone printers may have a small advantage is smoothness, but the more I deal with them the less I like them. I like the quads in part because they are
RE: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-11 by Paul Roark
Mike, I ll be interested to hear what the color-inkset B&W print looks like 1 year from now. All of the B&Ws I ve done have shifted color and look bad. Also,
[Digital BW] 7000 confusion
2002-03-11 by Paul Roark
Bill, For the 7000, the MIS FS inks are available for the Piezo driver, and for the PC, the MIS VM curves are in good shape. The curves have not been done for
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-11 by Michael Kravit
Jerry, If I shot my own building I guess I could not as we shoot everything on 4x5. But, I hire architectural photogs for that stuff. Mike ... From: Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Profiles for grayscale - was[Re: Purple cast on B&W prints]
2002-03-11 by Michael Kravit
Antonis, We used the Epson driver and the RGB targets. Regards, Michael J. Kravit Architect/Photographer Boca Raton, Florida www.kravit.net ... From:
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-11 by Jerry Olson
Carl, you have GOT to be kidding! I think I can swing that without selling anything! I sure hope you are right! I m really happy with the D30 camera, and a 6
Re: AW: [Digital BW] B&W Printing on 1280 with Standard Epson Ink?
2002-03-11 by Jerry Olson
I bought a profile for the MIS Archival and Generations Archival inks from CD Tobie. It is possible to get VERY good black and white prints using these color
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-11 by Jerry Olson
Micheal, Yes. I got rid of my darkroom, and have scanned all my good negatives and have prints of them. I can do practically anything I need to do with the
Profiles for grayscale - was[Re: Purple cast on B&W prints]
2002-03-10 by antonisphoto
... [.....] For example, I recently had Profile City make me a profile for the Epson 10k inks and H. Torchon. Yesterday I printed 30 16x20 images for a
Re: 7000 confusion
2002-03-10 by antonisphoto
Bill, from everything I hear, ImagePrint 4 (from Colorbyte) has the potential to do the trick. They would even make profiles for your favorite ink and paper
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Carl Schofield
It is over 6MP Michael, but the chip size is the same as the D30 and the multiplier is still 1.6. Smaller pixels, but the images still look pretty clean.
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Carl Schofield
You can subtract $1000 from your budget Jerry. The current price is now $1995! I think a price war is about to start between the Canon D60, Nikon D100, and
AW: [Digital BW] B&W Printing on 1280 with Standard Epson Ink?
2002-03-10 by Andreas Wistuba
Hi Ted, First I tried a lot around with my 1290 (= 1280) with Epson inks anly to learn the hard and expensive way, that no matter how perfect the profile is,
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Michael Kravit
Jerry, are you going 100% digital? Believe me I have been thinking about it as well. Regards, Michael J. Kravit Architect/Photographer Boca Raton, Florida
Re: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-10 by Michael Kravit
www.profilecity.com Regards, Michael J. Kravit Architect/Photographer Boca Raton, Florida www.kravit.net ... From: grady carter To:
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Michael Kravit
Jerry, It looked just like the D30. I am not familiar with the different Canon bodies. I was told it is a 24x36 chip and over 6mp. Regards, Michael J. Kravit
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
Well, it looks like the D60 is a real winner. $2995. 6.3 megapixels! I ll be getting one as soon as I sell a couple pieces of equipment. I have these for
Re: [Digital BW] New printer or not?
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
Dots are smaller with the 1280, tones are smoother. (Glows reproduce much better on the 1280 than they do on the 1160. The 1160 seems to be a TINY bit sharper.
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Printing on 1280 with Standard Epson Ink?
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
The 1280 runs rings around the 1200. No comparison ! It s also better than the 1160. A test print from the epson 1280 inks withstood 2 months in a sunny window
Re: [Digital BW] The Edge, was FS-N part II
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
But if they aren t available in bulk, at MIS prices, who s going to care? Jerry
7000 confusion
2002-03-10 by ashleyzack
I am ready to purchase my printer, but I have many remarks about using the Cone inks. I like the idea of his driver/rip for the 7000, but would hate to clog
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Carl Schofield
Jerry, The D60 is basically a D30 with the same size sensor, but twice as many pixels. Details and sample images here:
Re: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-10 by grady carter
Hello Michael Kravit, I am in Houston, Texas. As large as this city is, there is nothing here of acquiring profiles or anything else as specific as B&W
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
Mark, we were born too soon. I can hardly wait for an affordable 22 inch or larger monitor, with flat screen. Jerry Thanks for the link, I couldn t understand
Re: [Digital BW] large LCD monitors
2002-03-10 by Jerry Olson
Michael, Any hint as to its Price? Camera body EOS 3, or 1V? and was it a true 6 megapixel, full size chip? I m about to sell a bunch of gear to get this
New printer or not?
2002-03-10 by regis rampnoux
For B&W Printing with MIS inks what it is better, a photo 6 inks printer (for now I have an old Epson EX) or a 4 inks one like the 1160? May be a lot of guys
Re: [Digital BW] Printing a list...?
2002-03-10 by Moreno Polloni
... Although it s not built into the operating system, there are a number of shareware and freeware utilities that let you do this. A simple search should
Workflow for standard MIS and The Gimp
2002-03-10 by regis rampnoux
Hello, I have put my personal workflow for The Gimp/MIS standard hextone/Somerset Enhanced on the web page: http://www.regix.com/info/workflow.shtml I hope
Re: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-10 by Michael Kravit
David, Yes and no. With a well profiled inkset you can get b/w prints with no color cast and little of no crossover in the shadow areas. For example, I
B&W Printing on 1280 with Standard Epson Ink?
2002-03-10 by visionone
I know that most of the discussion on this forum is about third party inks and papers. I was wondering, what is the quality of black and white printing using
Next Generation Epson Printers
2002-03-10 by visionone
Any ideas on when or what the next generation Epson printers will be? I am considering the Epson 1280. However, I understand that Epson has been introducing
RE: [Digital BW] Purple cast on B&W prints
2002-03-10 by David J. Bookbinder
I have the same problem printing black and white prints using the built-in profiles. When I use the Epson Colorlife profile, the images come out more-or-less
[Digital BW] Paul, a question (was MIS Full Spectrum Neutral Inks - Absolutely Impressive
2002-03-10 by Paul Roark
Garry, Fear not, the MIS VM workflows for the hextone printers work fine for those printers and the hextone MIS VM inks. The problem I was outlining is that
Re: [Digital BW] The Edge, was FS-N part II
2002-03-10 by Michael Kravit
Nij, I received info from a very reliable source that Epson will be offering a grayscale inkset for their new printers. I was given this info yesterday
Re: [Digital BW] Printing a list...?
2002-03-10 by Tim Spragens
... Clevis, I often capture directories, for every CD I burn. I go to the command prompt and type dir dir.txt This generates a text file of the contents. One
Paul, a question (was MIS Full Spectrum Neutral Inks - Absolutely Impressive
2002-03-10 by garrysarre
Paul I have two hextone printers (890 and photo EX) that I want to start experimenting with before purchasing larger format. I do very warm/yellow sepia with
APRIL PRINT EXCHANGE - LAST CHANCE
2002-03-10 by tomoc
Sorry to repeat... Just gotta believe there are 5 more people who want to experience a print exchange and can print 14 prints and mail them to me by April
[Digital BW] Re: MIS Full Spectrum Neutral Inks - Absolutely Impressive
2002-03-10 by Paul Roark
Eric, ... Welcome. ... The tone is close to the average midtone of a lightly-selenium-toned Kodak Polymax Fine Art fiber-based silver print. I tone my silver