Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by Michael King
... on screen than on prints and I hoped monochrome inks would improve it, but no luck. May be QTR curves will improve it? to get 7900 ABW soft proofing
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Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by pr_roark
... I pulled an old UT14 file (Kirkland) and looked at the print Lab L. It s posted with the 7900 Lab L results here:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by pdesmidt tds.net
I was at Staples yesterday. They too had the 1400 on special for $200. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by Kip Babington
Where did you find a 1400 for $200? The Office Max site I checked says they re $299. Is there a coupon out there that s available? Cheers, Kip ... [Non-text
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by pdesmidt tds.net
You ll probably want to come up with custom QTR curves with the 1400. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-09 by flashinet
I m back to report my first experience with monochrome printing. I ve bought brand new Epson 1400 from OfficeMax for $200 and MIS UT14 inks. Today I had
Re: [Digital BW] 1400 w/HP-PK only w/Silver Rag?
2009-09-08 by Tony Sleep
... I use a B9180. HP printers are borderline compatible with Ilford papers, though Gold Silk is the most successful of the range I believe it is slow to dry
Re: 1400 w/HP-PK only w/Silver Rag?
2009-09-08 by pr_roark
... I have HP-PK in the C position, and it prints very well in a black only mode with QTR. Below are the CSR Lab L, A, B numbers (pre-linearized): L A
1400 w/HP-PK only w/Silver Rag?
2009-09-08 by scott_now_coming
Anyone here using the HP-PK as a B.O. set-up in an Epson 1400 and printing through QTR? I m wondering that set-up would work with Crane Silver Rag, or Ilford
Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-08 by unnytg
... I have been following Paul s black and white odeyssey a while now and wholeheartedly agree with his ideals and goals. I am committed to pure Carbon black
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-08 by deanwork2003
That s a real good tip. Brings me back to my old 1270 days. Guess the idea is to buy flat sheets of thinner paper of the same thing I ve been using. j
Re: Good "practice" papers?
2009-09-08 by jc_tardiff
What a great idea to start with double-sided! Never even occurred to me. I ll check out both the Hawk Mountain Sparrow and the Red River, I ve really been
Re: [Digital BW] Printing in a Dry Climate
2009-09-07 by Gary Weaver
Thanks for the post. We re monsoon righht now, but it won t be long before we get back to below 10 percent. My printers are bigger than this, but I will have
Printing in a Dry Climate
2009-09-07 by outdoornm
Hi folks, I am printing with an Epson C88+ printer configured with a MIS CFS system. It works pretty well, but I notice a few cleaning cycles are required if
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by tboleyyh
the 1400 will be fine for what you originally asked about. THe paper feed is worth paying attention to, if fine art papers start mis feeding or being passed on
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by deanwork2003
If you want to work with gloss fiber papers you ll need the extra channels for the glop and also have room for a PK . But I think for what I want to do the
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by tboleyyh
yup. I thought perhaps due the the higher price that the paper feed may be a bit more robust, but I m not sure that s the case. I never had them right next to
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by deanwork2003
Thanks guys. john
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by peter_desmidt
... More inks?
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by andrevallejo
Good point.What are the advantages of the 1900 over the 1400 in your opinion? Andre
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by tboleyyh
... no I haven t, I committed to ink prints all the way some time ago. Actually I sold the 1400 and moved to the 1900. But no, not with either. T
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by peter_desmidt
... Tyler, have you printed any digital negatives with your 1400?
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by tboleyyh
Yeah, John get a CIS. I haven t only because I m playing with the ink, and rarely use the setup except for testing stuff. If it got regular use I d have a CIS
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-07 by pr_roark
... I ve used the cheap (about $50 empty) SuperJetUSA (on eBay) CISs on 2 printers for 9 months for each one without trouble. It s fairly obvious how to prime
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by deanwork2003
Man. This all sounds like a big headache, removing carts when they are half full ( exactly what Epson wants of course). And I assume you have different carts
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by tboleyyh
I d better correct my post... it was in reply to John s questions about 1400 carts, and my comments were directed at the behavior of my 1900 carts, which I did
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by pr_roark
... That could be an improvement. ... That s the part of the old ones I found irritating. So, I ve tended to ignore them, which, of course, leads to other
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by Michael King
Paul, There have been various revisions of the ARCs to try and keep up with Epson s efforts to thwart ARCs. The latest versions of the latest printers i.e
Full-Day Inkjet Printing Workshops in New Jersey, 9/12 and 9/13
2009-09-06 by Andrew Darlow
Hi folks: I m conducting two full-day workshops in New Brunswick, NJ at Alfa Art Gallery on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. Both are limited
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by pr_roark
... There may be different types of auto-reset chips. The ones I have either reset themselves as a matter of course when they get too low, or at most require
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-06 by deanwork2003
Great, that is a good price. When you use these chipped carts do they work until refilling before having to reset the chip? john
Re: Good "practice" papers?
2009-09-05 by slcphoto73
Try Red River paper (http://www.redriverpaper.com). And look for a 2-sided paper (for practice that halves the cost). - susan
RE: [Digital BW] Lenswork -- Rabbi Sinclair feature
2009-09-05 by Howard Rodkin
Congratulations! Lenswork is such a beautiful magazine. I look forward to my next issue with your work in it. Howard ... From:
Re: Good "practice" papers?
2009-09-05 by benjschneider2
I too am scanning 4x5 B&W negatives with a 750 and printing them with 3K QuadToned RIP in a R1800. I am printing on Hawk Mountain Sparrow Hawk paper and am
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by Eddie Wiseman
I ve been using MIS UT14 inkset since 11/08 with great results and no issues whatsoever, whether I m using Paul s ACV curves, or QTR..I have their
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by pr_roark
... MIS 1400 carts are good. See http://www.inksupply.com/inkjet_cartridges.cfm?search_getmodel=512 They are similar to carts I ve bought from Inkjetcarts.us.
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by tboleyyh
John, I got mine from MIS. There may be some always full chipped carts now, mine are a pain as it s hard to make more than a few prints before another needs
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by andrevallejo
I did the day it was out!
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by deanwork2003
What are you guys using for refillable ink carts on the 1400 for carbon inks? john
[Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-05 by pr_roark
... Aside from the ends of the paper, as noted above, my 1400 is relatively banding free. My 1800 bands unless multiple inks are used (thus the 3-MK). Paul
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by Michael King
So I haven t done any direct comparisons (though keep meaning too, but would have to do an black ink switch), but it was seeing the sharpness of a 1400 print
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by peter_desmidt
Do the 1.5 pl printers get more detail on the prints than printers with larger drops? How do the 1.5 pl printers do regarding banding?
Re: [Digital BW] Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by Cdtobie
If you have PrintFIX PRO, you should go to the Datacolor website and download the Spyder3Print SR software to use with it. C. D. Tobie Global Product
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by andrevallejo
Humm...seems good enough for me...now I have to find a 1400 and set it up.I do have a PrintFix, so I guess I can make all the profiles I need with it, and as
Re: 1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by pr_roark
... Correct. ... The 1400 is a standard hextone -- 6 inks: C, LC, M, LM, Y, K. The 1800 and 1900 have 8 inks. These include the usual CMYK, but they have no
Re: [Digital BW] OT: Phone Bridge Recession Relief EFT Workshop (Free)
2009-09-04 by Mark Savoia
I hope not for long. Moderator? Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
OT: Phone Bridge Recession Relief EFT Workshop (Free)
2009-09-04 by tgparker_nyc
OT: Phone Bridge Recession Relief EFT Workshop (Free) This is not strictly DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint related HOWEVER I ve already attended 3 of these
1400/1800/1900 printing
2009-09-04 by andrevallejo
So, Epson 1400,1800 and 1900 are all 1.5 picoliters, 6 inks colors,right? Means UT14 can be used in any of them,is that so? I ask because on MIS web site, UT14
Re: Dedicatd B&W printer - is it worth it?
2009-09-04 by pr_roark
... I wrote up a very brief description starting on page 7 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eb1400.pdf that deals with the normal partitioned curve
Re: [Digital BW] Dedicatd B&W printer -- Arches
2009-09-04 by pr_roark
... Eboni MK seems to print with a better dmax. It looks even better than the numbers suggest due to its more neutral tone. At the weak dmax Epson MK gets