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2010-01-27 by Larry Heath
Steve I ll let you in on a secret, I buy bulk ink by the PINT! for each of 8 colors at $50.00 a pop and for TWO printers, 8 color and 8 back tints ($50 a pop)
2010-01-26 by frankg_photo
Is there a profile, or can anyone recommend the best settings to print neutral black & whites on my 2200 epson and Ilford Gold Fibre Silk, with QTR ? I have an
2010-01-26 by horstenj
I have a R285. That s a European type number. I m not sure if it s the same as yours. It s an A4, 6 ink, 1.5 pl printer. I have it loaded with UT3D inks in
2010-01-26 by horstenj
... Thanks again Paul. I ll check at my pharmacy if I can get it. To pre-empt subsequent questions as it turns out that we in Europe have difficulties to get
2010-01-26 by pr_roark
Joost, ... ... Photo Flo and other consumer products use propylene glycol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol). It s safe, but probably not as
2010-01-26 by pr_roark
... Yes, so it will not meet your smoothness standards. ... I d call most of the Y-K work as experimental. The Eb6-Y does not settle very fast and is a bit
2010-01-26 by horstenj
Thanks Paul for the clarification. I d rather stick as close as possible to your formulation. That allows much better sharing of experience. A logical approach
2010-01-26 by Tony Sleep
... I haven t bought any for many (15?) years, but used to buy 200 from Process Supplies in UK http://www.process-supplies.co.uk/ Process Supplies sold both :
2010-01-26 by Peter Marquis-Kyle
Has anyone here used third party cartridges in an Epson Stylus Photo R290 printer? This is a model sold in Australia, similar to the R280 but, according to
2010-01-26 by m_r_tomlinson
Hi Joost I didn t know there were different versions of Tergitol. The one from Eurodyne is the BASF NP40S version so I am not sure if this is OK. They don t
2010-01-26 by Mark Tomlinson
I didn t realise the UK version of Photoflo was the 600. So I have been using it in the original formula without alteration. I have had no ill effects and a
2010-01-26 by Foon Hoe
Thank you Ken and Paul for the excellent response. You both have cleared up many of my confusions, a lot of the reading make more sense now. I am aware of
2010-01-26 by pr_roark
... The Epson driver in its grayscale mode does still use the light inks. QTR is using just the black ink, and with a few profiles I made also a little of the
2010-01-26 by pr_roark
... There is no perfectly neutral 100% carbon ink, particularly for glossy paper. Eboni MK at full concentration is the closest we have to a neutral 100%
2010-01-26 by kwalsh74
I only feel vaguely qualified to partially answer your questions. I m sure someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly. ... I believe your cheapest
2010-01-26 by E.Neilsen
That s the ONLY aspect of a platinum/palladium print that means anything to me; a platinum/palladium printer since 1982. How it looks as a print. And there is
2010-01-25 by Foon Hoe
After spending hours reading here, as well as Paul Roark and Clayton Jone s excellent site, I have decided to try my hands on digital black and white printing.
2010-01-25 by Michael King
Joost, Note that I have used 50% and 100% (accident) Photoflo 600 in the C6 base, both seemed to work and I didn t have problems with either. Mike 2010/1/25
2010-01-25 by john eckenrode
thanks davidyup, i was not pressing firmly enough.all good now!je ... From: David Miller Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Spyder 3 spectro
2010-01-25 by pr_roark
Joost, If there is not enough glycol in the mix, the base will cloud. The Photo Flo is not in the mix just for the surfactant. The glycol is an active part
2010-01-25 by pr_roark
... The carts would allow you to be sure the inkset is what you want. The pre-filled MIS carts are refillable (or were the last time I saw or used any). Paul
2010-01-25 by Richard Sintchak
Look good on screen. How do they print? -- Richard S. Albany, CA (San Francisco bay area) My Photography Website http://www.lightshadowandtone.com My Flickr
2010-01-25 by edgarangelone
I am new to this group. I would like to ask a general question about black and white printing. I come from a traditional silver gelatin and platinum
2010-01-25 by Roger Smith
This best reproduction of the Platinum look that I have ever seen is with the plug-in filter Toned Photos from Power Retouche. Here:
2010-01-25 by frankg_photo
quote AF functions when the button appears greyed out Just checking that this is what you intended because normally greyed out would mean off , and
2010-01-25 by horstenj
Just this afternoon I ordered some Photoflo 600, the only version I can find here in the Netherlands (already difficult enough....). But Paul I don t fully
2010-01-25 by Daniel
Paul--thanks for the insight. I ll have availability to a color laser on campus for those papers that really need color, but for the most part, grayscale is
2010-01-25 by Michael King
Just to add to Paul s comment on Photoflo - the standard version in EU is Photoflo 600. As far as I am aware you can t get Photoflo 200 in EU off the shelf. I
2010-01-25 by pr_roark
... Most of the approaches listed at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/ will print just fine on plain paper. Eboni is a good black ink for text, etc. Most of
2010-01-25 by pr_roark
... Tergitol 15-S-7 is what I found worked. See http://www.dow.com/surfactants/products/second.htm for the listing of the Tergitol family of surfactants.
2010-01-25 by Lew
If this is standard photoflow, the Photographers Formulary sells user reasonable amounts. ... From: horstenj Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010
2010-01-25 by horstenj
... Hi Mark, Not sure if it s economical but perhaps we could share: you get one shipment, take your part and send me the rest (perhaps combined with our UK
2010-01-25 by firewoodtech
I have checked with a chemical Co. regarding getting small quantity of Tergitol but they asked which type: 1. Tergitol NP - 4 2. Tergitol NP - 6 3. Tergitol NP
2010-01-25 by E.Neilsen
Hi Frank, Yes I mean keep the triangles, the set value points, away from what looks like your new 0 and new 255. Once you can verify your output values you can
2010-01-25 by E.Neilsen
Steve, As mentioned by Mark, I found the Epson s ABW did a good job of matching what I d already though was more PT/PL look Cone s Piezo Sepia Set on HPR 308.
2010-01-25 by m_r_tomlinson
Hi Joost At present I just use the simple Eboni-6 setup for the 2200. So all I need is Glycerol (available from any pharmacist), Kodak Photoflo which I bought
2010-01-25 by Vinny
Check out Dan Burkholder s site. He had a tutorial on it that I found very good. Vinny www.wulfsden.com
2010-01-25 by horstenj
Hi Mark, As I m now preparing my newly acquired 4800 with a modified EbHp setup: have you been able to get all ingredients? What suppliers did you use in the
2010-01-25 by Ernst Dinkla
... Alright, often Imacon users think that they do not edit the image and get a straight scan from the machine while in fact there has been some image
2010-01-25 by ender100
Pure Palladium prints tend to have very open shadows and very long upper midtones and highlights. The actual density of Palladium prints is only about log
2010-01-25 by Steve Blair
Platinum or Palladium, like the old style. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_prints It has a cypia look but the tonal range is greater. Steve To:
2010-01-25 by David Miller
... This is very likely to be a problem with calibrating the spectro, but there should be an easy fix: Make SURE that you press down firmly on it, in the
2010-01-25 by Mark Nelson
Platinum color or platinum curve? Mark Nelson www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com PDNPRint Forum @ Yahoo Groups www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com sent from my
2010-01-25 by Daniel
I ve read basically everything I could on the subject and I m still a bit mystified what would work best for my needs, so please help ;-) In short, I d like
2010-01-25 by Paul Kohl
The -120 figure was quoted as being from tech support at Hasselblad/Imacon/Flextight. I have seen it on various groups such as this one and the Imacon users
2010-01-24 by john
If you want to see what the base color will end up like, just turn it over. john
2010-01-24 by spbimages
Has anybody been successful in getting the platinum look using a ink printer. I am using an Epson R2400, photoshop CS4 with Silver Efex and have not quite had
2010-01-24 by Marks
The (grain) reduction is also in set-up under the texture tab and should be set to 0 to turn it off. There is no (-) value for that setting. Mark
2010-01-24 by Ernst Dinkla
... I m not familiar with the Flexcolor driver. The sharpening is a more or less hidden default setting and you gave the right instruction to get a true scan.
2010-01-24 by Marks
Frank, To clarify some of your points. The USM setting of -120 is universally accepted setting in order to completely turn off sharpening in flexcolor. b.