Printing neutral tone B+W from CMYK files
2009-02-23 by d.burges
Hi, Does anyone have an answer to obtaining neutral tone B+W images when printing as a CMYK file. I m a photographer in the UK putting together a 62 page
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[Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... I thought it was a good, inexpensive matte paper. However, there are others that are very similar. Red River s Polar Matte is about the same -- very
[Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by Paul Whiting
-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, pr_roark I may be wrong, and will attempt to do a comparative fade test if and ... Hello Paul, The
[Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... Yes, that should do it. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
I just printed my Jumbo Rocks image -- http://paulroark.com/Jumbo-Rocks.html -- with the 1400, QTR, black only, HP PK, 2880, uni-directional, on Red River
RE: [Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by Gary Wagner
Paul, Thanks for the clarification. I was planning on trying this in my 1400 which currently has Eboni 6 in it. I am planning on leaving the Eboni K and LK in
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... I now have 3MK of Eboni, 2 Eb6-Y (2%) positions, and one HP PK (full strength) in my 1400. I have not done much glossy printing with it, but so far, I
[Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... Yes. I d also use the 1% Edwal wetting agent. ... Yes. By the way, some are starting to use a 30% - 9% HP mix in a cool- neutral channel and then LK-LLK
[Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... I believe the Wilhelm tests give an edge to HP over Epson. The third party B&W inksets do rather well compared to the Epson ABW mode printing, but this is
Need a Gretag Spectroscan
2009-02-23 by Greg
I may need a Gretag Spectroscan, pulled mine out to check it and it no longer talks to the computer. I m assuming that the Spectrolino is still functioning.
[Digital BW] Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-23 by pr_roark
... I m using Premier Art s Smooth BW now with the dilute Eboni inksets, but I intend to switch to un-brightened papers when I start printing with the dilute
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-23 by andre1moreau
... I have an Epson 1400 printer and had hopes of printing on the Ilford Gold paper with the UT14 inkset. But pizza wheels tracks have made it impossible to
RE: [Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by Gary Wagner
Paul, I would like to try the HP PK mix but am a little uncertain on how to achieve the dilutions. I read the HPC6 article and it says to use by volume 62%
Re: epson r220 help
2009-02-22 by Roger
Try putting a cleaning cartridge in that position and then printing solid black pages. Let the printer sit a day, put the regular cart back in and see if it
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by Ernst Dinkla
... AFAIK the B9180 Vivera pigment inkset is the same as the one of the Z2100 + Z6100 which is again very similar to the Z3100 inkset. Where the last has the
Clogging risks
2009-02-22 by Myron Gochnauer
I have used MIS color and B&W inks with Epson 84/6/8, 2200 and R1800 printers for about three years. Clogging is not a *major* issue, but it does occur with
Re:Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some
2009-02-22 by Myron Gochnauer
... I don t know what the 2400 is like, but I solved that problem on a 2200 by keeping the pizza rollers up off the paper. On the 2200 they can be levered up
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by Randy Rancier
Ok, I ll give the glop as a base a try as soon as I can get some of the HP PK. Also, I m curious if the HP PK from the HP Z3100, I believe you said you are
epson r220 help
2009-02-22 by ade
can some one help me ... i have a epson r 220.. and i now find the black ink is no longer working . i have done all the normal things ,,like cleaning,new ink
epson r220 help
2009-02-22 by ade
can some one help me ... i have a epson r 220.. and i now find the black ink is no longer working . i have done all the normal things ,,like cleaning,new ink
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by Gary Wagner
Paul, With the Premier Imaging paper are you using the Museum (natural white) or the Photo ( bright white)? Gary Wagner I m looking forward to getting back to
Re: light prints with UT14 on glossy
2009-02-22 by Matthew Newhook
To follow up on this, I checked into this today, and to make a long story short, I was out of ink in three of the carts! After re-filling the carts, life is
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by pr_roark
... The glossy dmax figures are hard to pass up, and I understand the visual appeal of glossy photos that are not framed under glass or displayed in ideal
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by pr_roark
... The Edwal LFN is used in addition to the Photo Flo in the latest C6 base mix (sometimes referred to by me as C6c ). Photo Flo has yet another surfactant
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problem
2009-02-22 by rh.gaunt@att.net
I have the same sort of problem with my 2200. What works (so far) for me is opening the paper clamp for back feed (forward on the 2400), quickly pulling a
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by Randy Rancier
Thanks Paul, one question I have about using the the Edwal LFN that I was not sure about when reading your pdf was, is the LFN used in place of, or in addition
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by Bob Frost
... I m using it on a 3800, and haven t seen any obvious pizza wheelmarks (but haven t looked with a lens). With both the R2400 and the 3800 you can slow down
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by pr_roark
... The HP pigments are coated. So, they do not need the binder in glop to hold them down. I m not sure if the glop as a base would lead to more clogging or
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-22 by Randy Rancier
Paul, I am very excited about trying the HP PK since I generally like the higher dmax you can achive with the newer semi-glossy fiber based papers, especially
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by lessimnz
... Oh, Paul, your commons sense solution breaks my heart! I can indeed make very nice prints on matte paper (without the pizza wheel marks), but the stunning
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by sinar001
... Sometimes it helps to remove some of the pizza wheels that are the worst offenders. John Nollendorfs
Re: Pigment versus Dye: a layman's explanation
2009-02-22 by sinar001
While this explanation is one way of comparing dyes and pigments, many of the analogies are not very accurate. In both dye and pigments ink formulations the
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-22 by pr_roark
... Matte paper is the best solution. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: [Digital BW] Pigment versus Dye: a layman's explanation
2009-02-22 by Cdtobie
Most of this quote is useful, but the bit about pigments being more vibrant is not. Dyes have an upperhand in vibrancy, but at the risk of fading for the same
Pigment versus Dye: a layman's explanation
2009-02-21 by Andrew Sharpe
Hi folks, Even though the level of expertise of the contributors to this list is very high, there may be others who, like myself, are just getting started. I
Re: Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-21 by espen.aasheim
... Hi. I had this/a similar issue with the r1800 and I haven t heard of a real solution to the problem. My suggestion is one coating of Premier art print
[Digital BW] Re: Status of Eboni 6?
2009-02-21 by pr_roark
... I see what you re saying. I think the problem is that the people on the phone and who made their web page for Eboni-6 -- at http://inksupply.com/eb6.cfm
[Digital BW] Re: Status of Eboni 6?
2009-02-21 by Greg
... available, ... month ... available. I ... Would be nice to know what that component is.
Canon 5d2 (was Golden Trout Photo Workshop)
2009-02-21 by pr_roark
... I just spoke with a Canon service representative, and according to this person there has not been any internal service bulletin on the issue yet. Paul
Re: UT-14 on glossy
2009-02-21 by dpgoldenberg33
Dale, I have made a set of QTR curves for the UT-14 inkset. These are posted on the QTR Yahoo group. David ... result ... years, so ... something,
Almost perfect prints with Ilford Gold Fibre Silk on R2400, but some problems
2009-02-21 by lessimnz
I m getting those tiny white pin prick tracks down the length of my prints (only on the black ink areas; lighter regions are fine) on an Epson R2400, and on
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Status of Eboni 6?
2009-02-21 by Gary Wagner
Paul, When I click on the link to order K,LK and LLK it says Item not available, Sorry this item is not in the database . This is why I called MIS a month ago
RE: [Digital BW] Golden Trout Photo Workshop
2009-02-21 by Gary Wagner
Sam, I do not have the battery grip. Condensation is always a problem in going from a cold to a warm environment but it has never stopped any camera I have had
Re: HP PK BO
2009-02-20 by pr_roark
I ve posted a graph of the Crane Silver Rag tones when printed with HP PK, black only, on the 1400. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Tones-HP-PK-CSR.jpg
HP PK BO
2009-02-20 by pr_roark
I wanted to update and correct my previous post on printing Black Only in a 1400 with full strength HP Z3100 PK. First, after just over 1 week on sitting idle,
[Digital BW] Re: Status of Eboni 6?
2009-02-20 by pr_roark
... I recommend the C6 base described at page 2 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf The glycerol will help stop the pads from drying out. The
Re:Nik Silver Efex Pro
2009-02-20 by David Schneider
I have used Silver Efex quite a bit although I haven t printed anything yet because of chronic problems with my Epson 2400. For general B&W you may be just as
Canon 5D2 (was Golden Trout Photo Workshop)
2009-02-20 by pr_roark
... I have not read every LL posting on this, but the 2 comments I ve seen that seem to have been attributed to Canon suggest that corrosion or the like was
Re: Nik Silver Efex Pro
2009-02-20 by atrembly2001
Thanks for that Alan. Much appreciated. ... down ... free ... at a ... have ... Capture ... wondered ... been.
[Digital BW] Re: Status of Eboni 6?
2009-02-20 by Greg
... That is Eboni6, not the straight Eboni matte black ink. And if they did decide to kill it, until there is something better Image Specialists should