London meetup
2001-11-21 by Julian Thomas
Hi all, I m looking forward to the London meet - finished printing yesterday, so I have a box of prints to share. My Uk mobile number is 07890 471996. Julian
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Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-21 by Julian Thomas
Photorag in either weight. Julian ... From: To: Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:59 AM
Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Martin Wesley
Peter, I bought mine locally from a company called Primesouce, which sells prepress supplies and equipment. They have branch offices all over the US.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Peter Lindman
Martin, Can you tell me where you bought the Kami. I ve had trouble finding a place online to buy it. Based upon user reports of easy cleanup, it was my first
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Scott Hendershot
Martin, Thanks for the information. I remember talk on the list about George s article but was unable to find it at the news stands or bookstores. I will
[Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Martin Wesley
Scott, This is from an article by George DeWolff in Camera Arts magazine. Basically you tape a piece of optical grade Mylar to the glass plate of the scanner.
Question (or 3000)
2001-11-21 by Cleavis
... everything I want (larger print size, larger paper, 4 colors). But all the problems with the 3000 prevent me from making a purchase decision. ... Helene,
Drydown mental chuckle
2001-11-21 by Cleavis
Sometimes I chuckle when others (& myself) strive for WYSIWYG. Silver based printers always had to deal with drydown and paper surface change depending on the
Re: [Digital BW] CIS without Carts filtration of ink
2001-11-21 by ternahan
I hope the technical folks at Cone s shop will look into this.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Scott Hendershot
Martin, Can you elaborate on what the optical mylar is used for? Does it prevent newton rings? Scott ... From: Martin Wesley To:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-21 by Scott Hendershot
Martin, I m anxious to hear your experiences with the kammi fluid. I havn t purchased any yet but would like to soon. I m getting very good scans from my
Re: MIS FS vs. PIEZO vs. Platinum Density Comparison
2001-11-21 by Michael J. Kravit
One thing that I neglected to mention was that Gordon Brown and Tom McCartney plotted the H&D curves. They are basically identical for the Piezo and MIS FS
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-21 by tomoc@yahoo.com
Mike- Julians reply hints at my interest in both Piezo and a 7000. I love Piezo because it prints so great and so quickly... I hate Piezo because I spend so
Re: [Digital BW] Greenies (cross-post)
2001-11-21 by Jim Hayes
Yes, but the rules for diagnosing DSS disregard the symptom of greenish cast just because our perception of color is problematic...AND because this symptom
Banding on 1290 - What to Do?
2001-11-20 by pflower@netcomuk.co.uk
I have an Epson 1290 (the same printer as the 1280 in the US as I understand matters) through which I am running Lyson Quad (or Hex) Black Inks. So far I am
Re: [Digital BW] ColorSettings/ColorSync/Embedding?
2001-11-20 by ternahan
I won t say I get it, but Martin Evening s book Adobe Photoshop for Photographers helps a lot! trish
MIS FS vs. PIEZO vs. Platinum Density Comparison
2001-11-20 by Michael J. Kravit
I thought some of the folks here might be interested in a bit of test data that we ran this weekend. I printed out a 21 Step Tableb on Epson Archival Matte and
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners - Imacon Photo Flextight vs. SprintScan 120
2001-11-20 by jennifer drucker
What is the maximum scan area? Does it scan up to 4x5? Thx! - Jennifer Drucker http://www.jdrucker.com jdrucker@jdrucker.com ... From: hslavitt@cpdb.com To:
Re: [Digital BW] Greenies (cross-post)
2001-11-20 by Steadman Uhlich
Mark, What a remarkable post. I think your hypothesis has merit. Steadman ... From: Mark Carpenter To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com ;
[Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Martin Wesley
Peter, Thanks for the offer but I have an unopened pack of optical Mylar ready to go when I have the time and inclination. Let me know if you want some
Scanners - Imacon Photo Flextight vs. SprintScan 120
2001-11-20 by hslavitt@cpdb.com
Just thought I d share my experiences and impressions with the Polaroid SprintScan 120 and Imacon Photo Flextight for those still making similar purchasing
[Digital BW] Re: CIS without Carts filtration of i nk
2001-11-20 by Paul Roark
... I think the more filters the better. I have even heard that the CIS may not have the same filter as the Epson carts. That might be letting too-large
Re: [Digital BW] MIS VT with Paul's curves
2001-11-20 by Paul Roark
Tom, ... These are two different sets of numbers. The 360 dpi is the image file at printing size. I use 360 dpi as my standard. That is, in Photoshop I like
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Having seen a piezo 7000 version of your man with the bags - if you made the switch, I thought I d be ok! Those of you who saw this in the print exchange - I
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Michael J. Kravit
Julian, At the current time I am running MIS FS inks and the PiezoBW2Pro RIP with the Epson 7000 and loving it. I find that the images look identical except
FS: ss4000
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
I won t be around on Friday, soI m posting this early. SS4000 scanner. £500, Buyerpays shipping. Julian ... Julian Thomas Bruc 168-6-1 08037 Barcelona Gallery
Re: [Digital BW] Greenies (cross-post)
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Mark, you are dead right in that people see things differently. However, the greenies is when you take an ink swab with a paper towel, and it is VERY green. I
Greenies (cross-post)
2001-11-20 by Mark Carpenter
I just wanted to make a quick comment on the greenies . I tend to see green when the midtones are compressed. As an experiment, I was able to skew a greyscale
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
I ve always sworn by vuescan but for the1680 silver... seems better. I need to try this oil mounting bit. More experimentation! Julian ... From: Peter
FS film
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
I m clearing out my fridge of 35mm film. I have about 200 rolls of trix, some Tmax 400, all with at least 12 months before expiry date, been in a fridge since
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Peter Lindman
Martin, Also I d be glad to send you some mylar sheets if you d like to give that a go. Lots of prepress shops wrap the film with mylar in a kind of
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Peter Lindman
Julian, I use both (though I ve found VueScan seems corruption prone; lots of hiccups on a Mac). But my thinking was that it might be easier to mount on a
Re: [Digital BW] CIS without Carts was Re: Piezo ink
2001-11-20 by toliwel@aol.com
Just a thought: Why not take an old cart and cut off the top, remove the sponge, and cut off the outlet ports. The cut up cart would hold the chip in
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Chris, that is what I m doing: Cone driver with MIS FS inks. I didn t really say what i wanted to say very clearly in my last email. I think that the only
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Julian, I love mystique...always have. I know you have been happy with Piezo in the past and have had your share of problems too. But the real message of
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Chris Hargens
Sounds to me like the middle path is to use the Piezo software and go with one of the alternative inksets. Sure, you might have to do some tweaking here and
Re: 1280 vs. 2000P Question (or 3000)
2001-11-20 by grdglass@aol.com
This is my dilemma. I need another printer and the 3000 has everything I want (larger print size, larger paper, 4 colors). But all the problems with the 3000
Re: [Digital BW] For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Steadman, thanks for the post. I too love the output of piezo - and until I started having problems I wouldn t have changed for the world. Like you I ve spent
For Julian: To Piezo or Not to Piezo...that is a question.
2001-11-20 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Julian, In answer to your question, no, I have not seen any MIS VM or FS prints. I would like to see Bernd s comparison prints if possible...mostly
Re: [Digital BW] Back to basics
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Steadman, I have to ask, have you seen MIS FS output through the cone driver? Like Mike K, I think that piezo software is bang on, especially for 4 colour
Oh Happy day
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
My MIS FS arrived today, I m not going to have time to install them before my trip to the UK, but already the grass is greener, the air smells more sweetly,
[Digital BW] Re: CIS without Carts filtration of ink
2001-11-20 by Martin Sluka
... Sponge - it should mechanicaly blocked the plash by head moving and increase of hydraulical resistance of system - reason you should raise the printer if
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Julian Thomas
Peter, what software are you using? Both vuescan and silverprint allow you to use the tranny lid and put the focus to 0. Julian ... From: Peter Lindman
Re: [Digital BW] MIS VT with Paul's curves
2001-11-20 by tomoc@yahoo.com
Paul- I ve never seen anything that stated that greater than 360 dpi would produce better output, but I have seen claims that the Piezo driver either printed
[Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Martin Wesley
Peter, Does sound like a lot of work! The Kami fluid is supposed to clean up easily. I will probably go with putting the neg directly on the scanner glass like
somerset velvet
2001-11-20 by poortenga@home.com
Does anyone have a profile or transfer file for an Epson 3000 with MIS VM inks and somerset velvet on a PC platform? I m looking to stay dead neutral. Scott
Re: 1280 vs. 2000P Question
2001-11-20 by TerryR
Martin, I never did try the VM with the 1280, so I can t honestly answer. I know Paul classified the 2000P curves that we did as draft , but the output was
Re: [Digital BW] ColorSettings/ColorSync/Embedding?
2001-11-20 by SKID Photography
... Sorry if this is a bit late...been too busy to do list stuff for the past few daze, but... You are not a dunce and not alone! There was a month long
Re: [Digital BW] Re: UltraBase
2001-11-20 by Peter Lindman
Martin, I ve been trying anti-newton ring oil and other mounting supplies from Prazio. Got some good, clean scans Saturday from two 4x5 negs but it s otherwise
paper comparison
2001-11-20 by mokenny74@hotmail.com
Is there any other paper that is similar to Kodak ultima satin in terms of its printing characteristics. I have used the kodak ultima satin and I am pleased