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Printer suggestions please

2019-01-30 by BT Internet

I am using Eboni 6 ( for which my eternal gratitude to you Paul ! ) in an Epson 1500W. Nothing lasts forever and the printer is becoming somewhat “ flakey

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Re: [Digital BW] Noob

2019-01-23 by Paul Roark

... The 1400 I m familiar with uses dye inks, with no gray inks. So, you start off with the problem that the best B&W uses mostly carbon pigments (not dyes)

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RE: [Digital BW] Noob

2019-01-23 by Mike Johnston

I just went to Paul Roark’s web site, downloaded some documents and his QTR curves. www.PaulRoark.com You should download and pay for QTR. I went with the

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RE: [Digital BW] Noob

2019-01-23 by D Neely

In my case it was trial and error that helped me. Also using Plug-ins for Photoshop was a big boost. I never used B&W ink sets because they were expensive and

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Noob

2019-01-23 by geodesiq@...

I have decades of experience with darkroom printing but none with digital. I want to learn the complete workflow. Most of what I ve found online is dated and

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Digitizing old medium format negatives

2019-01-07 by roark.paul@...

(This forum needs more volume. This post is also on LuLa.) My old, but very good, Nikon 8000 scanner will not connect to my new computers. Even the adapter I

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Re: [Digital BW] Toner Ink Separation

2019-01-04 by Paul Roark

I recall some years ago a member of this forum who lived in a very dry climate had more than the usual issues. What is the humidity in your area? (I live in

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Re: [Digital BW] Toner Ink Separation

2019-01-04 by peterdesmidt@...

Thanks, Paul. Yeah, I m not getting that. That channel, the LLK, appears to be clogged. I ve installed cleaning cartridges, and hopefully after a few days

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Horizontal band on nozzle printout

2019-01-04 by michael3442@...

I have an Epson r2880 that is configured to automatically print two nozzle checks per day, 12 hours apart. Last evening s nozzle check was perfect but this

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Re: [Digital BW] Toner Ink Separation

2019-01-03 by peterdesmidt@...

Thanks, Paul. Before I had problems with organic growth in the inks. That s why I switched to buying the base instead of making it. Regarding the toner ink:

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Re: [Digital BW] Toner Ink Separation

2019-01-01 by Paul Roark

I m not sure what would cause that. I ve been using the toner mix for several years with very consistent results. I use c6b base version (home mixed), but I

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Toner Ink Separation

2019-01-01 by peterdesmidt@...

I m trying to get a 4880 up with Carbon 6 VT. The other day, I mixed up the Canon toner, but I used the old lighter version by mistake. I mixed the inks

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Re: Banding...

2018-12-21 by Michael@...

There is no simple answer. The complex answer is at http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com

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Re: Banding...

2018-12-21 by Peter De Smidt

How quickly do OBAs wear out in a print, assuming a brightly lit room, but not with direct sunlight? There is probably a huge range, of course, but some

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FS: Set of 110ml ConeColor Inks

2018-12-06 by ausdlk@...

Retired my 3880 so have a full set of ConeColor 110mm inks with High Density Photo Black that I cannot use. Plus extra bottle of Ultra HD Matte Black. All

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separating carbon ink prints safely

2018-11-12 by paulmwhiting@...

I have several 11x14 carbon ink prints, sprayed with Premier Art Printshield, that I want to transport (not mail) or store safely. What should I use to

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Epson 3800/3880 Inks Free To Good Home

2018-11-11 by Michael@...

My 3880 died recently from a severe case of head failure and I bought a successor, a P800. I have unopened K, LK and LLK carts, which will work with a 3800 or

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Bonjour from France!

2018-11-08 by faeofavalon@...

Hello gang, Once upon a time, I was part of this group but as life changes, mine did in a big way moving from New York to France near Paris now almost 4 years

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Re: Banding...

2018-11-07 by ramesh_adkoli@...

Thanks Brian for your response. I printed on Epson Archival Matte paper. At present, I used UCmk-EnhMatte-Neut as Curve 1 and rest as blank. Resolution 1440

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Re: Banding...

2018-11-06 by brian_downunda@...

What are you printing on, and what are your QTR settings? Roy created the 2880 Super setting specifically for the P800 to cure this issue (the setting is also

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Banding...

2018-11-05 by ramesh_adkoli@...

Hi, I recently bought an EPSON P800 printer. I print black and white images using QTR on this. Yesterday I noticed banding in the shadow areas. Bands

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-27 by homershannon@...

I have reached out to Cone and they have been supportive but not said that their new carts would fix the issue for sure. I spent some time today searching the

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-27 by pahts@...

Hello Homer.. Inkjet Mall ( John Cone) has a newly designed (2016 or 2017) set of carts specific for your 1430.. I would give them a call and explain your

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-27 by homershannon@...

My problem is looking like a firmware issue in the printer - it no longer accepts third party cartridges. Not sure how this could have happened, I did not do

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Matte Black Only

2018-10-25 by david@...

Hoping someone out there has the answer... Without using QTR or another RIP, how do I force an Epson K3 or better printer, mine is a 3880, to print an entire

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-22 by Paul Roark

Although I m rusty on the specifics, there is or was an end of life light flashing signal on at least some Epson printers. I had this happen and found a

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-22 by homershannon@...

Thank you for your responses. I think I can rule out the firmware revision possibility. I tried turning off the machine and letting it sit unplugged for a few

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-22 by Paul Roark

My 1430 had not been used in a while. I just connected it to my Windows Surface Studio (Windows CC; shows as Windows 10). After installing a new driver, the

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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-21 by Thomas Maugham

FWIW my printer driver is 6.91 and the refillable carts are version 6.0 and I am running Windows 7 Ultimate SP1. My printer works just fine with third-party

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-21 by Brubaker family

I cannot answer your specific question, but I can share that my 1430 is much more sensitive to 3rd party ink carts than any of my 1400s. Various carts will

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Re: Epson 1430 Issues

2018-10-21 by homershannon@...

I got back on to this problem today and I think I ve made some progress. After trying a few different things with no improvement, I decided to put a set of

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