Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by how786
I used to visit Luminous Landscape a great deal. I respected Michael s opinions and reviews a lot. Then I really got burned. I read his glowing review of the
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Re: [Digital BW] Gutenprint
2006-09-14 by Ernst Dinkla
... Gutenprint doesn t have the curve + linearise functions. Don t know how well the Gutenprint driver can be tweaked to get similar output, I guess a curve in
Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by David Meddings
André, I may be wrong but I read that as Neil saying metamerism on B&W prints was quite apparent with this printer. Happy to be corrected if need be but seems
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by Diane Fields
Thanks Peter. Interesting that I ve been using Ken Lee s duotones plus some that I created with his as a base for several years. However, he s just updated
Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by andre1moreau
... Gary, I ve read the review by Neil Shape from the link you ve posted above. There s an item he listed in the CON section of his review: Illuminant
RGB workflow with Minimum color (was Newbie)
2006-09-14 by Paul Roark
... I think the 2400 with carbon in the yellow cart may allow a limited RGB workflow that uses minimum color inks. I would assume that less LK and LLK would
Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by zonepeter
Diane, If you are interested in printing in RGB, you might check out Paul Butzi s site and Ken Lee s site. They each have articles about using RGB curves for
[Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by Shilesh Jani
Walt, When used on matte papers, the PK ink has a lower density than the MK ink. So essentially you have in order of decreasing density MK, PK, and LK. Viola,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-14 by Walt Mucha
That may well be but I don t think it makes sense. I fail to see how using a photo black along with a matte black and light gray is going to make any real
Re: [Digital BW] Cone v. MIS
2006-09-13 by Michael Vendrell
I have had several issues with MIS quality control including mislabeled carts (e.g Neutral ink in what was supposed to be warm), non-functioning chips, etc.
[Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Nick H. Nugent
To overcome the Epson-R1800/QTR/fineart/black-only mode s graininess I used the PK as medium gray and it worked out quite well. I wouldn t be surprised if this
Re: [Digital BW] Gutenprint
2006-09-13 by crosslink770
Ernst, Thanks for your response. Please say more.
Re: Epson R2400
2006-09-13 by S G
I ve never heard of them before. I checked B&H Photo Video and they have it for 779.00US. B&H is pretty much the place a lot of people swear by. ... Get your
Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Barrett Benton
... statements? More or less the same as yours, Gary. :-) But I just had a chat with someone at HP, and I ll offer a qualified mea culpa here: it appears that,
Re: [Digital BW] HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Diane Fields
I apologize for leaving the entire post intact. I am unable to delete portions of the text--only all or nothing. I m going to check and see if choosing one
Re: New to Digital B&W
2006-09-13 by Clayton Jones
Pierre, ... In #6 you ll find a short form of the conversion technique. The more complete version is in #9. Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital
How to speed print spooling
2006-09-13 by how786
Sorry for this somewhat off-topic question. I fired up my Epson 1800 today which I generally use for color printing instead of my 2400. I am currently printing
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Then this is not a black and white mode, its a carbon pigment tint mode, with differing tints on differing media. This can be great, when its what you
Re: [Digital BW] HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Early reviews are from those with close connections, who must speak very carefully, so fuller info always must await other critics. ... Let me say this
[Digital BW] Re: Newbie
2006-09-13 by dizpark
Frank! I gather that you like the toning aspect of Convert to BW Pro. But if you are ready to ditch the toning tab control, then you can still use the other
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Gary Udstrand
That is not true, it uses all three at the same time when printing on fine art media. I don t claim to know how it works and I am only repeating what I have
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Gary Udstrand
Maybe I was not clear, the B9180 uses all three, both blacks and light gray ONLY for its B&W prints.
Re: [Digital BW] Cone v. MIS
2006-09-13 by Craig Roberts
I should have said I ve NEVER gotten a bad cartridge from MIS (and of course I engage in refilling, not refiling . :-) Craig
Re: New to Digital B&W
2006-09-13 by ve2caz
Clayton, I found a number of articles on your site yesterday and I am now at article #5. I will continue reading them in order. Thanks for taking time to
[Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Barrett Benton
... have done. ;-) ... Well, that depends. :-) You correctly state that the B9180 has photo-black, matte-black, and light-grey inks; however, unlike the HP
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Adam Maas
That is one grey, as opposed to the two grey system that HP s dye-based printers use (Black + grey, plus light grey). grey != black. One grey is a two black
Re: [Digital BW] Cone v. MIS
2006-09-13 by Craig Roberts
I ve never used the Piezography inks, but enjoy printing with the MIS UT2 series. I m very happy with the results. For the sake of economy I buy the ink in
Re: New to Digital B&W
2006-09-13 by Clayton Jones
Hello Pierre, ... I use a routine that combines ChMx with a Hue/sat layer, and is very effective while remaining relatively simple. It is described in detail
Re: Epson R2400
2006-09-13 by how786
Atlex is superb. Howard
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... While I can envision using both blacks together in some media, that does not address the issue of the single gray, which is puzzling for neutral-based
Re: [Digital BW] Cone v. MIS
2006-09-13 by James Haney
I have experimented extensively with both on Epson 1160, 2200 and finally 7600 printers. I currently use Piezotone Museum Black, with both the Selenium and
Re: [Digital BW] Epson R2400
2006-09-13 by Alan Kearney
For what it s worth, www.atlex.com sells the same printer for $5 more and I know you can trust them. Great suppliers of papers, inks, printers, icc profiles,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I find black-ink-only, or black-and-gray-inks-only to not be enough: the tonality is uncontrolled and varies with each media. I find color modes that mix
Re: [Digital BW] Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Gary Udstrand
It is ironic that you fault Reichman for the very thing that you have done. ;-) The B9810 used a photo black, a matte black and a light gray for its B&W
Re: HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Barrett Benton
As with a lot of stuff Reichmann writes about, it s the details he omits that can be just as irritating as the gaffes he creates. In regarding the B9180,
[Digital BW] Re: Newbie
2006-09-13 by Roy Harrington
QuadToneRIP and Epson ABW are both grayscale print drivers. Any color that you edit in RGB will be lost. If you want RGB color to be maintained then you must
RE: [Digital BW] Gutenprint
2006-09-13 by Gary W. Weaver
Well, I can insert foot into mouth pretty well. When I was searching for a stylus rip replacement recently, I ran accross Gutenprint but downloaded the
RE: [Digital BW] 4 color QuadTone setup
2006-09-13 by Gary W. Weaver
Hello Ernst, If any of you still have a 3000 QTR curve laying around, I wouldn t mind looking at it. I d like to see what the Graph/chart looks like. gar ...
Re: [Digital BW] HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by Gary Udstrand
All the early reviews of this printer that I have seen have consistently stated that the 9180 delivers exceptional B&W prints superior to those from the Epson.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Newbie
2006-09-13 by FRD
Clayton et al., Yes, Convert to B&W Pro does in fact maintain RGB mode. If AB&W on the Epson driver is going to wash the tone out, that will be very
Re: [Digital BW] HP Photosmart Pro B9180 review at LL
2006-09-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... For Black and White? Reichman is amazing lenient on that point, noting that the B9180 produces nice b&w but with no controls or adjustments. He also
New to Digital B&W
2006-09-13 by ve2caz
Hello all, My name is Pierre and I am new to this group. In the past I dabbled in B&W photography and wet development. As of late (2 years or so) I got started
RE: [Digital BW] Re [for Paul Roak]: Printer / ink options
2006-09-13 by Paul Roark
Craig, ... Actually with it being set up for gloss optimizer, it might be a terrific glossy paper printer with the right inkset and the Epson driver. However,
[Digital BW] Re: Newbie
2006-09-13 by Clayton Jones
Hello Frank, ... I don t have experience with that software but am assuming that it s a color image if you can see toning effects. The ABW mode assumes it s
Re: Epson R2400
2006-09-13 by Manuel Toledo Quinones
... I purchased a camera there about 5 years ago. I didn t have any problems, altough the salesperson was not very pleasand. You can see reviews of photo
Re: [Digital BW] 4 color QuadTone setup
2006-09-13 by Ernst Dinkla
... Olivier has informed you already but: On a 3000 you may be lucky if you get the limit above 50. Limiting the other inks is usually only done if there are
Re [for Paul Roak]: Printer / ink options
2006-09-13 by craig
Paul, ... By implication of this statement are you saying the Epson 1800 cannot print on these papers? regards Craig
online exhibition and call for entries
2006-09-13 by Andrew Darlow
(cross posted) Hello: I recently had the honor of being the juror for an exhibition held at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Colorado called People,
Epson R2400
2006-09-13 by garyphoto6
Hello, I am looking at buying an Epson 2400 at Buydig.com. Has anyone used them before and were there any problems. They seem to have the best price on the
RE: [Digital BW] 4 color QuadTone setup
2006-09-13 by Gary W. Weaver
Hey, O, Warning heeded!!! I hope to play with it tonight. Though, I opened up some other curves to look at the numbers, I never thought to look at their