Re: [Digital BW] Epson Hot Press Natural
2010-04-08 by Richard Sintchak
Very nice Clayton! I just ordered a couple boxes from Atlex..... -- Richard S. Albany, CA (San Francisco bay area) My Photography Website
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Re: Epson Hot Press Natural
2010-04-08 by zz_ir
Sounds like an exciting new prospect. I m heading to the paper store this weekend, so it sounds like I need to add this to my shopping list. I believe I will
Re: Epson Hot Press Natural
2010-04-08 by shileshjani
Clayton, I will add this paper for future trials - even though I don t do much MK printing at present. Thank you for your examplary service to this printing
Epson Hot Press Natural
2010-04-08 by ClaytonJ
Hello All, I ve been testing Epson s Hot Press Natural and have just updated the Great Paper Chase article on the web site with a review (article #5 at the
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by pr_roark
... The HP Z3100/3200 PK and gray inks are very lightfast and stable according to the Aardenburg Imaging and Wilhelm tests. I will continue to use the HP PK
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by shileshjani
Today must be a one for rants; here s my humble contribution. All forms of inkjet printing have their advantages and disadvantages, all of them. It is the the
RE: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by Gary
Paul, No mention of HP inks? Do you have new thoughts on their use or longevity? Gary Wagner garywagner.com From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by piezobw
I know this will sound weird...but we recently found a skid of 100 rolls of Piezography Museum Bright White 44 paper that had gone missing at our shipping
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by piezobw
David, Sometimes on the weekend. I leave my laptop at work for a taste of life...no email...no surfing...no MotoGP updates....just nature. My cell phone does
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by piezobw
Tyler, I ll rant with you! lol You are of course right. The two issues are really convenience and good enough . I have never been shy to be shot down in
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by C D Tobie
... A sad statement, even with the heavy editing... I just realized on the way to the car with my briefcase, that I had an iPhone, an iPad, and a MacBookPro;
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by piezobw
George, I have a solution/idea for you that would be quite the upgrade to what you re doing now. I lost my internet connection last night, so I had some time
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by Mark Savoia
To quote the Beatles in Hard Days Night, he s very clean ya know Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by mrjimbo
Tyler... Damn... this post is a fine example of why your input is appreciated on this group....thanks jimbo ... From: tboleyyh To:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by Bruce Watson
... Hear, hear! ABW is about lowest common denominator printing. Good enough isn t what I m after. I want to eclipse the techniques that came before. ABW isn t
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by pr_roark
... Well, BO works for some and not others. I personally use it in the 1400 for my brochures with HP Z3100 PK, and it works very well for that. Similarly, ABW
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by andre1moreau
... Paul, Thanks for mentioning BO printing with an E-1400. Reading this tread I was beginning to question the wisdom of using such a system :) BTW, I m now
Re: Epson K3 Magenta ink
2010-04-08 by ClaytonJ
Hello Keith, ... Glad it was helpful. K3/ABW isn t a perfect system, but it s very good and with a bit of care and attention is capable of producing superb
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-08 by tboleyyh
... .. ... well because it sucks. I can get away with that, perhaps the backlash for you would be too great if you don t maintain a more civilized voice and
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-07 by pr_roark
... That should work. You ll have to so some profiling. I d guess following the instructions in the notes of the Dmax test and Start profiles will work with
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by pr_roark
... I ve been told by MIS and IS they are, and in my tests they perform as I d expect carbon to. However, my tests are not as thorough as Mark s. ... And with
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-07 by pr_roark
... The Epson Hot Press Natural using Eboni Black Only in an Epson 1400 is about dead neutral. The 50% Lab B is less than one unit above the paper base Lab B.
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-07 by igor_mountain
Speaking of print fidelity - based on a completely unscientific approach and merely judging by comments made by people, Piezography prints are in a different
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-07 by togeorge626
My holy grail in my darkroom days was a French bromide enlarging paper (no longer available) toned in dilute selenium. I currently use an R1800 3MK setup
Re: [Digital BW] Black, as in Chocolate...
2010-04-07 by Bruce Watson
... I perhaps like mine a little more sepia than full black. And while I miss M&Ms a bit, I m not feeling deprived in the least. Not when there s all those
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by shileshjani
So if it is surfaces of pigments you are looking at, it would be scanning electron microscopy (SEM). If these particles are truly sub-micron (say 0.1 micron),
Re: [Digital BW] Black, as in Chocolate...
2010-04-07 by piezobw
David, We have had some memorable moments... I remember that. By the way, if you come visit us in Vermont, we keep two automated espresso machines always on
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by piezobw
Shilesh, I wonder if the two pigment particles (unocated and coated) will show up differently? They are not going to be sliced - but rather imaged as dry
Re: [Digital BW] Black, as in Chocolate...
2010-04-07 by C D Tobie
Its not just the candy and colorings on the outside of M&Ms, its the lack of good chocolate on the inside. On a B&W list, I have to assume proper black
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by shileshjani
OK. I get the difference between resinated and encapsulated. I doubt you will see much meaningful differences on an electron microscope (other than size),
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by Bruce Watson
... I miss M&Ms too. I gave em up because of the color dyes. I don t mind printing with them, but there seems to be a fair amount of doubt about their being
[Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by piezobw
... I m lactose intolerant and they actually add lactose to m&ms - I always thought that that might be the thin white layer between the chocolate and the hard
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by Mark Savoia
Hey, they are all sepia inside, ...who knew? Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by piezobw
Shilesh, Encapsulation is an expensive and wasteful process that is difficult and it s not something that many companies can attempt. Epson and HP do. HP
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by shileshjani
Paul, Thank you for the information below. I did not know that K4 (presumably Image Specialist) LK and LLK were 100% carbon. I thought 100% carbon inks (e.g.
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-07 by Paul
... Paul, how do you think this would load in a R1800, even through the single-sheet slot? I know you have a R1800 and wonder if you d mind trying a sheet of
Re: Epson K3 Magenta ink
2010-04-07 by zz_ir
Thanks for the additional info Clayton. With what you wrote, I was able to get on the right track with the testing and stop wasting time without a testing
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by pr_roark
... The MIS K4 LLK, LK, PK, and various UT inks (e.g., UT7 C and LC) are 100% carbon and glossy compatible. They are very warm on glossy paper, with a Lab B =
Re: Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by piezobw
Ben, You might try overprinting with Piezography Gloss Optimizer which is a polyester material - if you can spare a channel on your printer for that purpose.
Re: [Digital BW] Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by Mark Savoia
Try spraying them with Lumijet. Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Glossy Carbon Inks
2010-04-07 by ben
I am wondering what carbon based inks are available for printing on glossy stocks like Epson s Exhibition Glossy paper? I have converted a R1800 to a 3K photo
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by piezobw
If you can live with the warmth of Sepia, and having absolutely the best longevity is important to you... Right now the pure carbon inks with the greatest
[Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by pr_roark
... A warm, what I think of as low gamut sepia print with a Lab B of about 14 is easy with MIS LK (and it s other glossy carbon K4 & UT inks). That s as far
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by Michael King
David, Warm inks (beyond carbon) are just mixing colored pigments into the cabon ink. There is nothing magic about these black and white inksets they are just
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by David Kachel
... To all those in the ink making business... Please remember that not ALL of us view neutral as a holy grail. Some of us would prefer very warm inks that
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by pr_roark
... Piezo Carbon Sepia inks are excellent, 100% carbon inks. 100% carbon is the key. The only thing that is stopping the Carbon Sepia from having overall
Re: New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by piezobw
And at 60 MegaLux, the Piezography Sepia inks are running the strongest of the monochromatic inks with scores still in the 100s. We re resubmitting fresh
Re: Epson 4800 INVALID INK CRTG with MIS funnel fill MK cartridge
2010-04-06 by danielstaver
I m changing from one MK cartridge to another so the black ink swap procedure shouldn t be necessary. I made sure to specify that MIS send me a MK compatible
New Aardenburg Imaging fade tests posted
2010-04-06 by pr_roark
Mark has posted the results for the latest batch of fade tests. These include the 40 Megalux-Hour results for the 3MK carbon and K6 Neutral inks on H Photo
Re: [Digital BW] QTR and a densitometer?
2010-04-06 by Walker Blackwell
If you have a reflective densitometer and can calculate the lab values, then yep. It would work. You just need to add the right headers for the Lin data