Re: [Digital BW] Re: Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by Bruce Watson
... I believe the Cone conjecture is correct. The Epson inks do not appear to be 100% pigment inks. I don t believe that Epson claims that they are either. I
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Carl Schofield
Roy, Yes, I checked with the seller and they are autoreset chips. Excellent price, so I placed an order. I ll let the group know how they work. Carl
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Roy Harrington
In case you hadn t noticed on the QTR group this link shows what looks like similar carts for $36 for the whole set. I think they are auto-reset chips, too.
[Digital BW] Re: Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by wwodets
Richard, Clayton and Michael-- Thanks for the input. At this point I have a few other thoughts and items on the K7 experiment. 1. Short of doing my own QTR
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Greg
... No, it is not Epson ink. It is compatible pigment ink made by Image Specialists. The only place to get real Epson ink nearly that low is through a Noritsu
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Steven Karafyllakis
I just looked at that again- the R1800 carts are priced PER cart at 57.99, while the R2400 are priced for the set of 9 at 264.50. That makes a set of the R1800
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Steven Karafyllakis
The carts are the same, but the auto-reset chip is not. Still, one could buy the R2400 chips from MIS at $15 each and have the setup for about $200. You might
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-20 by Manuel Toledo Quinones
... The same site offers much less expensive sets for other printers (C88 and the R1800 for less than $60/set). Perhaps they work in the R2400? I notice they
Re: Epson 2000P Printer and 1200P
2006-10-20 by Andrew Rodger
I would also like to know if the person who was considering using an old ESP1200 had any success? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by Michael King
Very interesting thread, as I have been thinking about experimenting with Cones K7. Thanks for sharing Walt. I am using K3 on Silver Rag and the challange I
Re: Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by Clayton Jones
Hello Walt, Thanks for the detailed report. I have some sample K7 prints someone sent me awhile back, and your observations are right in line with my own
Re: [Digital BW] Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by CorrPro96@aol.com
In a message dated 10/19/2006 9:33:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, odets@comcast.net writes: Richard- So, I m wondering what you re going to do with the K3 s
Re: [Digital BW] Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by wwodets
Richard- So, I m wondering what you re going to do with the K3 s in the 4800, i.e. what are you going to use for what? Best, Walt ... a ... look ... a ... ABW
Re: [Digital BW] Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-20 by CorrPro96@aol.com
In a message dated 10/19/2006 6:22:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, odets@comcast.net writes: So at this point I m going to stay with and work with the K7 s for
Hands-on impressions K3/ABW versus K7/QTR
2006-10-19 by wwodets
I have spent the last 12 months doing a lot of printing on a 4800 with the Epson K3 inks and the ABW driver – about 600, mostly Super A3, prints. I have
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-19 by Carl Schofield
I agree. Thought about trying to make them, but MIS wants $15/chip (auto reset) to add to a blank cart. Saves about $80 on a set, but still expensive. Carl
[Digital BW] Re: Changing 2400 Carts With the Printer Off
2006-10-19 by Steven Karafyllakis
Yep, refilling is the way to go. Even if you stick with Epson inks, buying the 110 or 220 ml carts and refilling from them is still less expensive. Steve ...
Re: Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-19 by Steven Karafyllakis
Sounds like a good idea, but the price is absolutely ridiculous Steve Karafyllakis ... they
Re: Epson 2000P Printer
2006-10-19 by Tyler Boley
... I m sure it would do wonderful K6s. Can t get much better than that. Tyler
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Glop for Base?
2006-10-19 by Paul Roark
Greg, ... Yes, on glossy paper MIS inks diluted with the Glop have the same very low bronzing that the MIS inks have. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: Glop for Base?
2006-10-19 by Greg
I think the key to stress is that if the ink you have uses a different (old) base, that you shouldn t use the GLOP to dilute it, and of course the reverse is
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Glop for Base?
2006-10-19 by Paul Roark
Greg sent me the Glop he had (WJ 824 from Image Specialists, I believe). The Glop Greg has looks like light beer and smells just like the newer MIS inks. I had
RE: [Digital BW] Epson 2000P Printer
2006-10-19 by Paul Roark
... I set up a 2000P for a few people using the MIS FS & FSN inks. It worked very well. See http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/2000P-FS-Readme.htm I appear to
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 2000P Printer
2006-10-19 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The original drivers for the 2000p used color rich blends for gray components, causing lots of metamerism under differing light sources, so (the only time
Xprint replacement carts for Epson R2400
2006-10-19 by David Keenan
Anyone have experience with this ink and cartridges for the 2400? Is is a viable option for serious print making?
Epson 2000P Printer
2006-10-19 by bb_nardi
I have a Epson 2000P Printer sitting around, would like to use just for B&W. Does any know of any good solution, and is it worth it. Thanks for any imput.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Changing 2400 Carts With the Printer Off
2006-10-19 by Tom Husband
Thanks Steve. I haven t tried that but will the next time. I guess I need to get into refilling as I hate to change multiple carts when there s still ink
Re: Changing 2400 Carts With the Printer Off
2006-10-19 by Steven Karafyllakis
Hi Tom; Have you tried pulling the plug right after you turn it on? If the head stops anywhere except on the parking pad, you should be able to move it
Re: [Digital BW] Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-18 by Bill Morse
Hi David- As has been pointed out many times on this and other forums, a drum scanner is just a tool- making a great scan takes a lot of skill and dedication,
Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-18 by David Wroblewski
Agreed on both points--it is a lovely film, and I ve never yet got a scan that I thought did it justice. That s also true of the few Pan F drum scans I ve had
Curves for NK7 Inks and Epson 2200
2006-10-18 by lawprof2001
I would like to try using QTR with NK7 inks and an Epson 2200, but I have a lot of paper that there are no curves for in the program. Does anyone have curves
Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-18 by john dean
I was only suggesting that the capability of this film can t be captured with that kind of scanner. It s beauty is far more subtle than any ccd that I ve ever
Changing 2400 Carts With the Printer Off
2006-10-18 by Tom Husband
Is there a way to change ink carts in the 2400 without running the cleaning cycle each time? It never fails that I have one cart low and another getting there.
RE: [Digital BW] Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-18 by Eric Neilsen
David, I ll admit to not have done a boat load of scans of B&W with my Nikon 9000, but I have seen some good ones and some not so good scans from it. The scans
RE: [Digital BW] Shaking 4800 cartridges
2006-10-17 by Eric Neilsen
John, It sounds like two things need to be suggested here; 1) look into a cheaper source of ink ( I use my NAPP discount with PC Mall) and 2) relax, I don t
[Digital BW] Re: Epson K3 inks and Advanced B&W mode
2006-10-17 by Clayton Jones
Hello Frank, ... Ok, I think I see what s happening. I think it s because you re going in via the Preview window. I have that too (Crtl+Alt+P). But Ctrl+P
Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-17 by David Wroblewski
... John, could you expand on this comment? I use Pan F almost exclusively when I am working in medium format, and I love it. Like the original poster, I also
RE: [Digital BW] Shaking 4800 cartridges
2006-10-17 by John Moody
Thanks. Sorry to be so anal, but do you need to pull the plug as well, or could that alone trigger yet another cleaning and be a bad idea in itself? I m
Re: [Digital BW] Shaking 4800 cartridges
2006-10-17 by CDTobie@aol.com
... If you pull them while its off, it will never know... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit Datacolor Inc.
Shaking 4800 cartridges
2006-10-17 by John Moody
If you pull the cartridges on the 4800 to shake them, does it do more cleaning on powerup than if you did not pull them? I guess what I’m asking, is, does it
Newbie
2006-10-17 by cpsalm_116
Hi guys, Just picked up an Epson 1200 from the thrift store for a 1$. Wanted to start doing some b&w printing. Should I hang onto it or get something newer?
Top-off refillable carts for 2400
2006-10-17 by Carl Schofield
Has anyone tried these cartridges in the Epson 2400 printer? If they work as advertised then should solve a lot of messy refill problems and avoids tubes,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glop for Base? Image Specialists Inks found
2006-10-17 by CorrPro96@aol.com
In a message dated 10/17/2006 2:03:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dfaprinting@yahoo.com writes: For those following this thread, here is another place to get
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson K3 inks and Advanced B&W mode
2006-10-17 by FRD
Clayton, Yes the Mac driver is different. Well, superficially it is, but maddeningly the ³page setup² which involves paper orientation, scaling is separate
Re: Anyone have a CPP-2 they care to sell?
2006-10-17 by Greg
... You might want to make a post over at APUG if you haven t already. I have seen them on ebay from time to time, and for a while they were selling for low
[Digital BW] Re: Glop for Base? Image Specialists Inks found
2006-10-17 by Greg
... base ... with the ... (In fact, ... due to a ... appears ... from ... product. ... like the ... beer and ... say the ... For those following this thread,
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Glop for Base?
2006-10-17 by Paul Roark
I need to modify a previous post. ... I had previously noted that MIS does not sell its new base, the old base bronzes very badly when used on gloss paper, and
Anyone have a CPP-2 they care to sell?
2006-10-17 by how786
Please email me if you have a CPP-2 that you no longer use. I m one of the few relics still shooting and developing film. Regards to all Howard
Re: When to convert to Gray LAB
2006-10-17 by Paul Thacker
Flexcolor is the application for Imacon Flextight scanners. I use an Imacon 646. Paul ________________________ PAUL THACKER 17133 NW Lucy Reeder Rd.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating
2006-10-17 by Mark Savoia
Try Noise Ninja http://www.picturecode.com/ Mark