New Canon iPF 6100 vs. HP vs Epson
2008-01-04 by Mr_Misty_44
Could someone answer this question? I notice the new Canon printers feature Kyuanos incorporates the advanced Ambient Light Adjustment function for select
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New Canon iPF 6100 vs. HP vs Epson
2008-01-04 by Mr_Misty_44
Could someone answer this question? I notice the new Canon printers feature Kyuanos incorporates the advanced Ambient Light Adjustment function for select
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
2008-01-04 by elwood@wsnconsult.com
If it were me I would get the 2400 and not look back. The K3 inkset does a great job with the Epson printdriver and is absolutely robust when compared to the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
2008-01-04 by Brian Ellis
Here s another perspective on the 2200 . . . I ve been told by techs who repair huge numbers of Epsons that the 2200 is a MUCH more solid machine than the
Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Rick Colson
Tony Sleep wrote: I missed the original, but the idea that OBA s cause metamerism is not right. If you use carbon inks on OBA paper, you do not suddenly get
Profiling Arches Natural Soft
2008-01-04 by Juan Riera
Today I have buyed a pack of Arches paper (Natural Soft grain satiné and Natural Textured grain fin). I m printing on Epson 2400 using OEM driver (B&W
Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by djon43
... That s my experience. It s especially important to keep unused paper in the plastic bag. As well, paper edges abrade, producing dust when heavy papers are
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Well oof is definitely the sound I make when I see dust and scratches on negs ;) (Sorry, I thought it was funny anyway) AnnMarie AnnMarie Tornabene
Re: [Digital BW] Wilhelm Tests, OBAs and Archival
2008-01-04 by Peter De Smidt
... On a related point, I m amazed when I hear people disparaging all ... Absolutely! My mother-in-law has professional portraits of each of her children (5
Re: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk, K3 and ABW
2008-01-04 by scott_now_coming
OOOPS! Forgot to mention, I use an Epson 4800. Scott ... DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, scott_now_coming ... greyscale ... similar ... to
Ilford Gold Fibre Silk, K3 and ABW
2008-01-04 by scott_now_coming
I got great results from using this combo last night. I made adjustments in CS2 and saved the file as a Tiff with a greyscale profile of Dot Gain 20%. Inspired
Re: [Digital BW] Wilhelm Tests, OBAs and Archival
2008-01-04 by pr_roark
... Some un-brightened papers are nearly as white as the brightened papers. See the left end points (the paper white measuers) on the graphs at
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
The focus thing isn t just epson flatbeds. I have two scanmaker III s and one is much sharper. Or rather, one much worse. I mistakenly developed some unexposed
RE: [Digital BW] 4990 test - this is it
2008-01-04 by David Whistance
AnnMarie For keeping film flat nothing beats wet mounting - it makes an amazing difference even with the relatively low end flatbeds. Have a look at Doug
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test - this is it
2008-01-04 by Peter De Smidt
... No, you probably wouldn t. What 16 bit gives you is editing headroom. When you apply curves, levels, or any tonal adjustment, you end up getting rid of
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test - this is it
2008-01-04 by AnnMarie Tornabene
I honestly had no idea how much excitement my scanning process would raise, but after reading these posts and conducting several tests on my own, this is what
Re: 4990 test
2008-01-04 by Michael
Here s a link to a thorough test of the Epson 4990; also click the Reviews link in the left column and there are reviews for the V750 and numerous other
Re: Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Doug Fisher
... ppi. So it would seem that scanning at anything higher is just increasing the file size without gaining anything in useful information. I use a 4990 with
Re: [Digital BW] Ilford Gold Fibre Silk - Surface?
2008-01-04 by Michael King
Yes I find the surface scratches easily. As to rubbing the image off, I just tested it against a few other glossy papers and I find its no worse than Harman or
Scanner
2008-01-04 by jt_wall@bellsouth.net
I wanted a Nikon CoolScan scanner but couldn t afford it back in the day. I do all my scanning with a vintage Canon Canoscan FS4000US and I scan at maximum
Re: [Digital BW] Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Richard Smallfield
As an aside, I just read this on a website: Velvet Fine Art Paper - With a base that is 100% cotton rag, buffered and acid free, this paper is coated with the
[Digital BW] Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by scott_now_coming
Hi Richard, It s strange that I can go through a box with no problems and then strike a bad patch of flaking. Have you ruled out the possibility of dust
Re: [Digital BW] Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Andrew Darlow
Hi Clayton: Over the years I ve seen and tested a few hundred fine-art matte and watercolor papers, and I think Hahnemuhle Museum Etching is a good contender
RE: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
Hey!! That ll work!!! If Linus had spent his QL time working of solitare instead of Unix, I d be happier. gar *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
Re: [Digital BW] Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Richard Smallfield
... Entrada Natural is pretty good. I might add that initially I had a really bad flaking problem with Entrada, but then with a hake brush and a cyclone blower
RE: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Paul D. DeRocco
... Don t you just call random_shuffle(deck.begin(), deck.end())? -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com
Re: [Digital BW] Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Tony Sleep
... I missed the original, but the idea that OBA s cause metamerism is not right. If you use carbon inks on OBA paper, you do not suddenly get metamerism.
Ilford Gold Fibre Silk - Surface?
2008-01-04 by garyphoto6
Hello, I tried Ilford Gold Fibre Silk and the images looked very nice but the paper surface seems to be very soft and very easily marked. I also found I could
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
Hi Tony!! I agree. Don t let any programmer do the thinking for you. They can hardly shuffle a deck of cards. gar *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Tony Sleep
... Not the best way, because CCD scanners work best at their optical resolution. Any resampling/resizing is better done in PS, which has more sophisticated
Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
2008-01-04 by tom_email69
Lawrence, I m sure you will get a lot of good answers to your questions here. Another good source is the Feb 2008 (current issue) of Shutterbug Magazine.
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-04 by Tony Sleep
... With any CCD scanner, you ll generally get much better results if you scan at the optical resolution and do any upsizing in Photoshop rather than the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
That could once be had for a song. And even with current prices it s still a good value. gar *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
That only satisfies you, really. The actual test is the print and a magnifying glass. In any case, the scan is heavily manipulated just to display on low
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
Density is a problem with many consumer scanners. It s not a 300/500 projector. I sometimes scan the opposite to fool the scanware. scan B&W negs as
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
I m still partially wedded to the 90 s notion that you scan for the final output. That s a math thing. We usually forget that and just scan high (not weed).
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-04 by Gary Weaver
Nikon Coolscan II for 35mm and Microtek Scanmaker 3 for larger. If you want the look of the print, sometimes you have to make a wet print to scan. $10 for the
Re: OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Clayton Jones
Hello Rick, ... Very interesting, first time I ve heard of that. I d love to use a non-OBA matte paper but unfortunately I ve yet to find one that has as good
OBAs Cont.
2008-01-04 by Rick Colson
While I was consulting at Crane & Co. on Museo II I looked at a lot of papers under strong, controlled UV illumination. The common OBs used in most papers
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Wilhelm Tests
2008-01-03 by Richard Smallfield
Hi Clayton, my test prints were in the living room window - the kitchen is off the living room (without a door) so I guess that s not ideal. But - the test
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-03 by Brian Ellis
The tests I ve seen show that the 4990 is capable of resolving about 2100 ppi. So it would seem that scanning at anything higher is just increasing the file
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-03 by Richard Sintchak
... It doesn t? Even PS 6 handled 16-bit for me. I m confused.... :-) When you re-size are you changing the image size as well? Richard S. ... [Non-text
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-03 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Geoff - Should I assume I should say hello from across the pond? As I have been corrected by Mark, yes, I now know that the max res on the 4990 is 4800ppi. I
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-03 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Richard - I would agree with you, but it s what I see. I scan 35mm - greyscale at 8-bit (I am running PS CS, so it doesn t handle 16 bit). So I will scan at
Re: Scanners being used
2008-01-03 by Clayton Price
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-03 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Dana - I scanned in at 4800 and resized to 300 - same as when I scanned at 12,800. Then I zoomed them both in at 100% and looked at the difference. It s what
Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
2008-01-03 by Clayton Jones
... Forgot to add that the 2400 s ABW prints, using three grayscale inks, produces beautifully smooth tonal transitions that the 2200 can t quite match. 2200
Re: Dilemma - 2200 or new printer?
2008-01-03 by Clayton Jones
Hello Lawrence, The 2200 is a fine printer but can t do good BW as is. At the very least you ll be using a RIP with the Epson inks. That s not too bad a
Re: [Digital BW] Scanners being used
2008-01-03 by Hoppy
Hi AnnMarie. I have that scanner too, as well as a Nikon for 35mm. The maximum optical resolution of the Epson 4990 is 4800dpi. As you noted, interpolation is
Re: [Digital BW] 4990 test
2008-01-03 by Richard Sintchak
... amount of pixelation, especially in the skin tone, and some quick jumps between tones when I scanned in at 4800 Something is not right here. There should