Re: [Digital BW] Re: Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-16 by Todd Flashner
... Let me try this again, cause it eluded all of us the first time. e-inks is $18 for only 25 sheets Media street is only $22.28 for *50* sheets. That s 50 vs
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Legion Photo Matte Comments
2001-08-15 by Steadman Uhlich
This message is cross posted to PiezoBW and DigitalBW forums so I apologize if you get two copies. I used a sample sheet of Legion Photo Matte (LPM) on a 1160
Re: Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... sheets, ... shocking price ... though not ... Todd, But e-inks Torchon is double mediastreet s price! Maybe e-inks made a mistake on the 8.5x11 LPM? Martin
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Michael J. Kravit
... Brrr, I feel a chil in the air. Personally I prefer the MW (Medium Warm) curve which I feel is neutral. That is why this system is so great. Everyone can
Re: [Digital BW] Lyson Quad/Hex Black Inks
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
Correct. Brown to blue only. The small gamut inks from lyson gives you any color, but you see the dots. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
... Martin, From their respective websites it looks like einks is $18 for 25 sheets, while mediastreet is $22.28 for 50 sheets. That seems like a shocking
Re: [Digital BW] Lyson Quad/Hex Black Inks
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
... Just to clarify, you can not get any tone (hue) that you want, but you can vary it across a yellow/blue spectrum. You ll get no green (hopefully) magenta,
Re: [Digital BW] Lyson Quad/Hex Black Inks
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
Hi Sheridan, Lyson small gamut can make any color black and white print you want, but you see the dots. Get a continuous inking system from
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
Hi Martin, I only got 2 sheets in the sample pack, and I have one left I m going to use to profile my printer to my recently profiled monitor. The first print
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
Agreed, AND you can use the epson magenta slider to add more or less blue to a curve to fine tune it to perfection. I prefer the Neutral curve now, with +20
Re: Interesting new papers
2001-08-15 by Mark Tucker
... smooth availible in ... up against a ... Just a minor correction, but the sheets come in 24 x30 size at 425gsm. And at Sparco s price, they come in at
Re: [Digital BW] Glossy paper & MIS Variable-tone
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
... I happened to have gotten a bunch of papers to test recently, so I dropped in some Epson Photo glossy to have a look. I m using your Piezo/generations
Re: [Digital BW] Re: for Andy re: digital print exhibition Was: Digest Number 36
2001-08-15 by Michael Petry
If you are going to be in Brooklyn and want to see some Piezographs on display be sure to check out my show which just opened this past weekend. It s at
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
... I would like to add my thanks to Paul. I was way too shy of the warm tone of Piezo to buy into that system. Plus, I ve done too much darkroom toning to be
Re: [Digital BW] Lyson Quad/Hex Black Inks
2001-08-15 by clive sanbrook
Sheridan, I ve tried using the quad black in my epson 1200 but didn t have much success - partly due to wrong workflow I think and knowing when/whether to
Lyson Quad/Hex Black Inks
2001-08-15 by sheridan.jones@ntlworld.com
Has anyone on the list any experience of using the Lyson black inks. Has anybody used the small gamut black inks that allow toning and split toning effects
Re: Interesting new papers- Eclipse, Epson FA
2001-08-15 by antonisphoto@yahoo.com
Steve, could you comment on the relative strength of the black on these papers? Have you seen them both with the hexatones and the piezo (side by side
Interesting new papers
2001-08-15 by sdmey4@aol.com
Had a chance to run a couple prints through my 7000 On Bright Cube Eclipse Velvet.MIS standard hextones! This is a smooth bright white 350gsm sheet. Printable
[Digital BW] Re: Glossy paper & MIS Variable-tone
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... (snip) ... reasonably well ... quantity ... dark ... That s impressive. The bronzing has been one of the biggest drawbacks to glossy papers. ... on it, ...
Re: New Clog Buster Technique Worked
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
Steadman, The alcohol sounds good. I believe from the odor that the solvent in the Piezo inks is a glycol or heavy weight alcohol. These tend to get sticky as
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
Jerry, I am making some more prints on the Legion Photo Matte with the Piezo inks. I have noticed there is a significant dry up time. At least 5 minutes,
Re: Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by antonisphoto@yahoo.com
Thanks Mike. You are a man of your word!! I posted excerpts from these messages in the Files section. ... Antonis
[Digital BW] Re: Glossy paper & MIS Variable-tone
2001-08-15 by Paul Roark
Paul wrote: ... ... No, the ramp looks good and the 5% patches are all spaced reasonably well with no real flat spots. The paper seems to be able to handle
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Michael J. Kravit
Steve, The warm end is a lot like Piezo, perhaps a bit warmer. Paul can provide more details as he has been working with these inks far longer than anyone.
Re: converting grayscale image to 4-color CIS-MIS
2001-08-15 by antonisphoto@yahoo.com
Richard, glad to have helped. The vacuum bottle analogy is precious, btw...! Antonis
Re: [Digital BW] New Clog Buster Technique Worked
2001-08-15 by Moreno Polloni
... isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol). I carefully swabbed the tip of the nipple that stick up into the ink carts. This nipple is in the head unit, not
New Clog Buster Technique Worked
2001-08-15 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Folks, This message is cross posted, so I regret you may find a couple of copies in your mailbox if you are on all three lists. I have a new 1200 with
Paper Trade Available: Somerset Papers
2001-08-15 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Folks, I have three boxes of Somerset Velvet Radiant White available for trade...even if just for some green paper ; ) This is the uncoated paper that
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by sdmey4@aol.com
Mike great news! And congrats to Paul. I am dying to hear more! How does the neutral tone compare to piezo? Is the warm tone goal to be like piezo or warmer?
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
The nice thing about Media Street is you can get in touch with Norm Levy, the company s owner. He is very personable and always answers you, usually within a
Re: [Digital BW] Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Jerry Olson
I sure agree! Paul has done wonders with those curves. Piezo quality and variable cold tones. You can even use the magenta epson slider to get between two
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... link the ... Velvet. ... Nope. Just get in your car and..... ;-) Their site needs some work. Martin
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
Todd, Second your oppinon on Media Steet. Good prices and good customer service. E-inks is in Sunnyvale, CA 2 miles from where I work so it is a great place to
Variable Tone Inks - Update
2001-08-15 by Michael J. Kravit
I promised Antonis that I would provide the group with an update on the development of the Variable Ink Curves for the 7000. After a marathin session with Paul
Re: Glossy paper & MIS Variable-tone
2001-08-15 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... wrote: (snip) ... appears to ... Paul, No bronzing? Did you get much dust off the prints and do you thing a shot of Krylon spray of
Great Site
2001-08-15 by pix6611@yahoo.com
Worth checking out: http://www.photoworkshop.com Incredible amount of information. - PiX
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
... Martin, Did you have to phone in your order? When I click one paper size link the window doesn t fill properly, and another size comes up as Radiant
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-15 by Todd Flashner
Haven t tried the paper yet, but I do want to vouch for Media Street. They seem to have the cheapest prices across the board for the Hahnemuhle papers (maybe
Glossy paper & MIS Variable-tone
2001-08-14 by Paul Roark
I just printed a test strip of the MIS variable-tone/mix inks on some Epson Photo Glossy (SO41141). The results look fairly good -- if glossy paper is your
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-14 by Jerry Olson
Well that IS a good price. Lordy I hope this stuff lasts as long in a sunny window as the epson. IT s gorgeous!!
[Digital BW] Re: Image Histograms Destroyed
2001-08-14 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... (snip) ... wondered if ... area of ... darkening ... film and ... direction ... test it. ... your ... really ... after the ... You actually have a print of
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-14 by mwesley250@earthlink.net
... 1.67 - 1.70 D-Max. ... out of the ten ... MIS variable tone ... piezo inks. I agree with Jerry on the blacks. Up there with the best I have seen with Piezo
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-14 by Jerry Olson
The Blacks are much deeper than somerset enhanced. I d guess at 1.67 - 1.70 D-Max. Somerset, I believe was 1.44. Only the torchon has blacks this deep out of
Re: converting grayscale image to 4-color CIS-MIS
2001-08-14 by RHRohlfing@aol.com
... RIP, you ... thinks is real ... grayscale will ... tinted (see Paul ... tonal areas. ... convert ... set. ... Reminds me of the great attributes of an old
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-14 by Todd Flashner
... Alright Jerry, you sold me. If I ll be picking up a pack to try. So long as the whites aren t lavender I ll probably be okay with it. The Holy Grail for
Re: [Digital BW] Legion Photo Matte, the "acid " Test
2001-08-14 by Jerry Olson
... This is the holy grail of photo papers, if it turns out to be archival as the others. It is about twice as thick as Aspen, thicker than Epson Archival, 2
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Image Histograms Destroyed
2001-08-14 by Jason DeFontes
Oh, I wasn t trying to dispute your methodology regarding defects, just to illustrate the more basic concept of histogram movement. Obviously, increasing
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Image Histograms Destroyed
2001-08-14 by Todd Flashner
... Thanks Martin, very informative! Todd
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Image Histograms Destroyed
2001-08-14 by Todd Flashner
Jason, I don t disagree with anything you are saying, but I mean that even in in an analog scenario, contrast and density reveals inherent flaws. So, assuming
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Image Histograms Destroyed
2001-08-14 by Jason DeFontes
Increasing contrast (which I find is what I m doing most of the time) is the thing that kills the histogram, because you are stretching a smaller range of