Re: [Digital BW] Printer inconsistencies, was VM curves
2001-11-17 by Steadman Uhlich
Todd, Am I understanding this right.....You are getting inconsistencies with MIS VM inks? Steadman ... From: Todd Flashner To:
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Re(2): [Digital BW] Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by Cort Anderson
Here are some thoughts on better storage options. There are some good Firewire storage options available for external storage. I have seen at least one
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by ternahan
i have until 12-31 to decide and get the $500 monitor rebate....looking for best price...
Print Exchange
2001-11-17 by Scott Hendershot
I am putting together the submission guidelines for this print exchange and I wonder if anyone can tell me what the approximate weight of the completed
Print Exchange Submissions
2001-11-17 by Scott Hendershot
To all who are participating in the Print Exchange, I would like to have all of the prints by December 15th. That gives us about 4 weeks to get them completed.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by Carolyn Frayn
I have SCSI drives in my old mac... always good to me too. My SCSI chain never worked well for me. I determine which scanner I ll need and plug it up to the
Re: [Digital BW] B&W phto album
2001-11-17 by SKID Photography
... Try Light Impressions. http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping Harvey Ferdschneider partner, SKID Photography, NYC [Non-text portions
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by ternahan
I use SCSI hard drives now...they have been good to me. I also have my scanners - LS2000 and Uma 2400 on a SCSI chain. That G 4 dual processor sure sounds
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by Carolyn Frayn
Helene, I always thought that the ultra SCSI were best for Photoshop work (the scratch disk reads and writes and wears down cheap hard drives), and I know they
Printer inconsistencies, was VM curves
2001-11-17 by Todd Flashner
... I ve noticed that my separation of lower values had diminished recently. I used all 4 of Paul s VMM11 curves (for Mac and 1160) to print out Tyler s Zees
Piezo ink
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
Bob, The inconsistencies of the Piezo ink may relate to the use of a CIS. If that is the case, it might be a good idea to take some ink from the 7000 carts I
Re: [Digital BW] Varnished Prints
2001-11-17 by Mark Tucker
... amber kind... I ve also tried waxing prints with some kind of block of wax , I think it was beeswax, that I got from this multiple-piercing salesman girl
Re: [Digital BW] Varnished Prints
2001-11-17 by SKID Photography
... We tried waxing one of our images with Butchers Wax (the amber kind...had it for something else) and it took several coats to get it even. It was
B&W phto album
2001-11-17 by jlzinger@iximd.com
I m new to this group. I am trying some digital B&W pics now. I ll post some soon. I am looking for some old style B&W photo albums with the black pages. I
1520 and CIS
2001-11-17 by grdglass@aol.com
Has anyone tried the Weink CIS for the 1520? Helene [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Varnished Prints
2001-11-17 by jeffm@gis.net
... Hi Bruce; Nice to bump in to you on the list! Making the leap in to the digital realm? A friend of mine finishes her B&W hand colored silver prints with a
Re: Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-17 by grdglass@aol.com
Carolyn, Is your rationale for that speed or something else? Helene ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: FS ink density compared to Piezo
2001-11-17 by spdolha@cadeon.com
Paul, Visually it appears that the prints are close to identical in range and FS is able to achieve the same darkness in the 90-100% parts of the image. I was
FS ink density compared to Piezo
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
For those who have used both Piezo and MIS FS inks, how would you compare the density of the prints. Are the FS prints about the same density/darkness as the
Piezo ink
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
Bob, The inconsistencies of the Piezo ink may relate to the use of a CIS. If that is the case, it might be a good idea to take some ink from the 7000 carts I
Re: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-17 by Adrian Joyner
Paul I ve now switched VM to my other 1160 and regretfully found that this made no difference to the output. So the only new variable that has been introduced
[Digital BW] Re: Polaroid 120 user feedback!
2001-11-17 by mh@toomanyartists.com
I can respect your bad experience with the 4500, but I must say that Nikon seems to have done a pretty good job with the 8000. I ve made about 20 scans with it
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Polaroid 120 user feedback!
2001-11-17 by Shire,Stanley
Can t agree more. We have had a 4500 for a number of years and it didn t seem as sharp as it used to be. We sent it to Nikon for a checkup and 4 months later
Re: [Digital BW] Varnished Prints
2001-11-17 by Bruce Kinch
I vaguely recall reading/hearing that Paul Strand preferred waxing his prints. I understand Renaissance Wax or even Butcher s wax works very nicely on
Re: [Digital BW] Piezo density changes
2001-11-17 by Jim Hayes
The other possibility is that you started out with DSS (it s not called DDS), and when you switched you had first run either Epson ink or an ink composed of
Re: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-17 by Tim Mimpriss
Paul Roark wrote:
Re: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-17 by Adrian Joyner
Paul I think that you may be right about printer variation. You may recall that I have discussed with you in the past how VM handles low value detail compared
Re: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-17 by Tim Mimpriss
Chris Patti wrote:
Re: [Digital BW] Piezo density changes
2001-11-17 by Julian Thomas
Paul there is evidence to suggest that batches of CIS are very variable. NMC and IJM don t buy enough to specify exactly what is in each CIS. This might
Piezo density changes
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
I have not followed all the discussions of density changes on the Piezo list, so maybe some of the Piezo users can help me understand the density changes I ve
RE: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
Tim, I m not sure why Adrian s prints would be off by as much as they are described. Usually if an image is really off it is because of settings being
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-17 by Paul Roark
... long ... Not for me. The Museo doesn t print well in the 3000 -- blotchy. I have no idea why it looks worse in that printer than the 1160. Anyway, I
Re: [Digital BW] Adjusting MIS VM curves
2001-11-16 by Intro234@aol.com
Paul,
Re: [Digital BW] Better Storage, was Better Scans
2001-11-16 by Carolyn Frayn
Todd said: Snip... ... Thanks for the info and the link Todd. I filled my first large hard drive very quickly too... it amazed me. The thing that probably
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by Todd Flashner
Robert Your posts are always very informative, thanks. You ve spoken in the past about OBs and now buffering agents, do you have any think to share with us
Concorde Rag in UK
2001-11-16 by landmarks@lineone.net
Does anyone know of a supplier for Concorde Rag in the UK? I understand the stuff is made over here, but can t find anyone who sells it :-( TIA Peter O Reilly
Paper Permanence was Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints
2001-11-16 by Martin Wesley
Robert, Thanks for the good information. We talk a lot about acid-free papers but the issue is much more complex than that as you point out. Your earlier posts
Paper Permanence was Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished
2001-11-16 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... detrimental ... cotton, or ... negative ... permanence, ... that cheap ... while not ... Paul, The pH pens are a pretty
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by Robert Rex
Excellent post, Martin! the only thing i would add is that the amount of buffering agents tend to affect the archivalness of a paper. Libary of Congress
Re: [Digital BW] VM curves
2001-11-16 by Christopher Patti
Tim: What paper was used? I ve experienced the type of problem you describe printing on Museo (on a 1280), but not so much (if at all) on EAM. I haven t done
Re: Polaroid 120 user feedback!
2001-11-16 by Mark Tucker
For what it s worth, I bought the early LS4500 Nikon, and it was absolutely the worst customer support I ever witnessed. Absolute Keystone Kops. Unless
Polaroid 120 user feedback!
2001-11-16 by Jeff Bunting
I have had the SS120 since June for scanning mostly B&W, I doubt that it is up to drumscan quality, but if the choice between Nikon and Polaroid comes down to
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by Martin Wesley
... wrote: (snip) ... statement. ... detrimental to inkjet inks and also, that if ... or rag fibers ) the buffering agents ... Harvey, There are
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by SKID Photography
... Shouldn t the Museo cover both issues? Harvey Ferdschneider partner, SKID Photography, NYC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
VM curves
2001-11-16 by Tim Mimpriss
Following an earlier question of mine, one of the members of this list, Adrian Joyner, made me some prints using VM and Paul Roark s curves on an ESC 1160. He
Re: [Digital BW] Ilford Archiva Quadtone Inks
2001-11-16 by Joe
... Hello Mike, I own an Ilford NovaJet 700i, 60 . It is OEM¹ed from Encad and is basically an Encad 700. We use both Ilford Archiva (color Dye) and
smooth textureless paper surfaces
2001-11-16 by fh.g
In my quest to gather a shortlist of suitable inkjet paper surfaces, I have come up with the following names and would welcome comments from users. I am using
Varnished Prints
2001-11-16 by the Don
Hi Everyone, I used a matte Damar varnish on a print with epson dye inks. It dried down and left a coat of white powdery stuff that covered the print. Now I
Re: [Digital BW]Museo was 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by Julian Thomas
You know Museo is a kind of secret weapon. I keep standardising on PR and WR, but everytime I m having trouble making a print work, Museo wins. PR and WR are
Re: [Digital BW] 19th Century Varnished Prints and Other Observations
2001-11-16 by Paul Roark
Harvey, ... I think I agree with this. From what I ve heard buffering has a negative impact on image permanence -- which may not correlate with paper