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2010-01-28 by pr_roark
... I m sure there are. When I started this I checked a couple of the wetting agents mentioned in the article, and availability in the age of the disappearing
2010-01-28 by -= Chris =-
Hi Paul, back in the days of B&W, I used either Triton X-100 or Igepal 630, never had a problem - I left out the propylene glycol. I usually prepare an
2010-01-28 by Ernst Dinkla
... Check www.emergo.nl and www.emergolab.nl for supplies like that. Chemicals as well. You have to make an account. There s a printed catalog too. 100 and 150
2010-01-28 by igor_mountain
Hi Richard, Did you finally get a chance to try Alise Natural on Epson 1400? If yes, could you share you impressions? Thanks, Igor
2010-01-28 by pr_roark
... The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) are a very good way to find out what things are. Here is the guts of the Kodak Photo Flo 200 MSDS:
2010-01-28 by Paul
Ben, I take your points... that workflow is certainly ideal. I ve done something very similar on a previous project (see a few messages back) but I am not
2010-01-28 by pr_roark
William wrote: Welcome to the group. ... This was my shot at it: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800.htm Good luck with the B&W. Paul
2010-01-28 by Richard Sintchak
Hi Michael, I just hooked myself up with a 1400 with the MIS Eboni ink set. Loving the results. Been doing this for years, previously with an Epson 2200
2010-01-28 by ender100
Epson 2880 with Advanced Black & White feature. If you can afford the initial cost, go with the Epson 3880—the amount of ink you get will more than make up
2010-01-28 by -= Chris =-
PhotoFlo is nothing but a cheap wetting agent. PM me. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2010-01-28 by sMITH
Hi, There is a lot of interest in Paul Roark s home brew inks, but for those of us in UK/EU a couple of the base ingredients are impossible to obtain locally.
2010-01-28 by john
Thanks Paul for the feed back. We have a lot to learn but we re finding out more every year. john
2010-01-28 by pr_roark
Hi John, ... The 1800 3-MK is 100% carbon (as best I can tell) and what I d call medium warm. One of the reason s I selected it is that it s more neutral than
2010-01-28 by Michael
Hi, everyone--I m a newcomer to this list--and to digital photography. For nearly half a century I have done b&w printing with a pair of Beseler 45ms. Now, I m
2010-01-28 by ben
Why not shoot the originals as 4x5 B&W negatives, scan them, then print 3k carbon prints on RAG paper. That would give you the best quality, and permanence.
2010-01-28 by john
Thanks Paul. I guess I m a little out of touch, is the 1800-3-MK neutralized carbon or is it natural warm carbon? I m not so much concerned about warm
2010-01-28 by William
Hello All I am Willumm A Celt living in Glamorgan South Wales UK. This is my first post and I would like to ask the group how to produce stunning Black and
2010-01-28 by frankg_photo
I just messed up what should have been straightforward. I downloaded the QTR curves to my desktop (Mac) and unzipped them. They were in the .qidf & .quad file
2010-01-28 by Jorge Gaj
Sent from my iPhone Jorge Gaj
2010-01-28 by pr_roark
... See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R260-Color.pdf Paul www.PaulRoark.com
2010-01-28 by Paul
Thanks, Richard, I have to say I also posted this question over in www.photo.net, and someone there mentioned .dng files - and I had to respond by saying I d
2010-01-28 by Marko Milisavljevic
Paul, Apologies for dragging color into this, but how did you go about profiling MIS K4 inks on R260? I used to get very nice result on R280 using Gutenprint
2010-01-28 by richardeskin
It seems to me that if they want files (not just prints), they would be much better off with .dng than raw files. If long duration accessibility is important,
2010-01-28 by Paul
Thanks, Jimbo. One of the architects I did a project for is familiar with HABS, and she s been very supportive of my work. I think I do understand their
2010-01-28 by Richard Sintchak
I ve used both in the past years ago and was less than impressed with the dmax of the black using either Eboni black inks or Epson s Black in my 2200..... --
2010-01-27 by dlruckus
Hi. I ve used both the Somerset Velvet and the Epson Watercolor paper often over the years. The velvet comes in a radiant white version and is also available
2010-01-27 by Steve Blair
Thanks for the comments. I agree with you 100%. I am not trying to fool viewers, just trying to get better prints that would be closer to the platinum look.
2010-01-27 by Larry Heath
Yup, not paying attention. Different steve. Later Larry ... From: steve To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:34
2010-01-27 by dlruckus
Hello Joost. I m not EU but thought I might mention a source in USA for the Propylene Glycol and Glycerin as well. You possibly could do the same for those
2010-01-27 by dlruckus
LOL. Can t say for certain but when I added a bit more ethyl to the mix once it went exothermic and warmed things up somewhat:)
2010-01-27 by pr_roark
... No, only the 1800 3-MK is in the current test series. I ll try to get an Eboni-6 sample in. I would not expect much difference, since they are the same
2010-01-27 by ender100
Richard, When you say the current platinum prints don t match the vintage platinum prints, what do you mean? -- Best Wishes, Mark Nelson Precision Digital
2010-01-27 by ric_kb
Several other subscribers have answered this, and with answers that I can agree with. However, if what you didn t ask, but may have meant to, went something
2010-01-27 by mbrouphy
In looking over some papers sold by InkSupply.com I noticed a few things that brought some questions to mind. Who s using either Somerset Velvet or Somerset
2010-01-27 by john
Paul, Is this MIS carbon 6 inkset in test with aardenburg imaging yet? I d be curious to see that. From what I saw, you only have the 3 gray channel inks in
2010-01-27 by mrjimbo
Paul , It s not as bad as you think.. I suspect you need to talk to a few other offices.. Specifically if your shooting Historic building s they must conform
2010-01-27 by pr_roark
... For Eboni-6 bulk inks, go to http://www.inksupply.com/eb6.cfm Eb6-M is the LK density. Eb6-LM is the LLK density. For Eboni-6 in pre-loaded 1400 carts, go
2010-01-27 by pr_roark
... I use the MIS K4 color inks in my 260. You ll need new profiles. A good profiling system would be best to make those, but I have a crude layer that works
2010-01-27 by m_r_tomlinson
I would be interested as well (I m in the UK). Mark.
2010-01-27 by Michael King
Hi Joost, ... the US a larger batch of the exact same surfactants as Paul has used and divide them amongst ourselves? Maybe a UK location is most logical but
2010-01-27 by horstenj
Thanks again Paul, Your post reveals so much better all the work you have put in this. It makes me to even more admire your expertise and endurance....
2010-01-27 by edgarangelone
... Thank you Paul for your email. I checked Inkjetsupplies.com but unfortunately, they do not have EB6 LK or LLK. Could I use the UT3D inks with the HP: PK,
2010-01-27 by Peter Marquis-Kyle
... Thanks for the suggestion, Joost. It prompted me to do some web searching -- I found an Australian supplier who advertises auto-reset carts for the R290:
2010-01-27 by robert49brake
... Thanks for that tip, Duane. I buy cases of that stuff every year to winterize laid up systems, I m sure there are a couple of half empty jugs around.
2010-01-27 by ausdlk
Does anyone have a QTR curve for an Epson 3800 printer with K3 inks? Or is there a recommendation to use one of the existing curves (i.e., PhotoRag or
2010-01-27 by Paul
... Image file format (Set the camera for highest image quality). BEST: Tag Image File format (TIFF) or RAW format images. This allows for the best image
2010-01-27 by steve
Sorry, you re talking to the wrong person. I mix my own.
2010-01-27 by pr_roark
... Very interesting. (And is it best served chilled or room temperature?) Paul www.PaulRoark.com
2010-01-27 by pr_roark
... It s one of the surfactants. This is is from Dow and appears to be highly thought of. It incrementally improved, particularly, the Arches performance
2010-01-27 by dlruckus
There is an easily available and inexpensive alternate for the Epson fluid. It s sold as a potable water system antifreeze for RVs. It s pink (like those