Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Greg
... slip :-) ... on the 50% ... for ... and stuff ... too easy... ... Well, when you get really bored, you might want to download some of the different demos
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Re: [Digital BW] [Epson-R2400] softproofing in advanced B&W
2006-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... You would have to build differing print-preview profiles at differing luminance slider settings to contol that with standard printer profiles of the type
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
... Yes this is the one ink. ... I agree ... Yes. Personally I think the only tests that matter are side by side comparative tests similar to the ones Paul
Helen on Silver Rag....
2006-01-13 by claudej1@aol.com
Perhaps they are leaving room for a Gold and Platinum as well, in the line, rather than nostalgia for the smell of fixer. Claude Silver Rag printed in a 2200
Re: [Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review Price?
2006-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Street price for PrintFIX PRO is $499 US. Street price for PrintFIX PRO Suite (which includes Spyder2PRO monitor calibration, and DoctorPRO printer profile
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by john dean
L* 9.8 (density 1.96) on HPR does look very, very nice and is a big jump over Epson MK or MIS Eboni. There s not much, if anything, to be gained beyond an L*
Epson Ultra Smooth Paper on the R2400
2006-01-13 by steveh0607
Hello Everyone, The Epson site does not list Ultra Smooth as a paper for the R2400. Has anyone used this paper anyway? What setting do you use to make it work?
Re: Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
2006-01-13 by Jonathan Borden
Ken, ... I have a 2200 with UC/IP6 which I use for matte prints and a 4800 K3 which I use for glossy/ luster prints. A major benefit of the 4800 is that it is
Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by Steven Karafyllakis
Mark; I own an 1800, and I m with Steve Kale on this one: save your money and buy the 2400. I bought this one because I want that small droplet size to make
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
I meant to say I did NOT relish - perhaps quite a Freudian slip :-)
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
Ken I m not sure about image quality - I suspect out of the box you d be hard pressed to tell the difference but I have not tested this. There is no doubt
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
I think one would classify this as a dye ink although the border between dye and pigment is getting blurred and there have been advances in dye longevity.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
Yes it is more expensive. The list of reasons as to why it s worth it over the 1280 is likely quite long but to highlight a couple of key reasons: 1. The B&W
Re: [Digital BW] [Epson-R2400] softproofing in advanced B&W
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
Rejean - yes there is. If you have a spectrophotometer such as an EyeOne, you can (and should) use QTR Create ICC to profile the output of Epson Adv B&W at
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Steve Kale
Yes your last sentence is the killer - especially since I passed on the 50% discount day and my $400 voucher expired 4 days afterwards. As for enjoyment, I
Re: [Digital BW] Best printer
2006-01-13 by Sam McCandless
... Yes, I think you (and Walt) are right about that John. And a few days ago, I paid Amazon s US store 765.69 US dollars for a 2400. Used or re-furb ed would
Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by Drury
Steve, Would really like to hear why the 2400 is the one to get. It¹s definitely more expensive. Thanks, Mark ... [Non-text portions of this message have
Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by Drury
Yes, I have seen these on Craig¹s list occasionally but I was hesitant to buy what I thought was a printer that had seen better days. Having read the
Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by Drury
Eddie, That¹s a really great tip on the 1280. I had assumed that because I didn¹t see it on retailers shelves that it was over and done with. I should have
[Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review Price?
2006-01-13 by John Vitollo
What s the price of PrintFix Pro? It comes with Dr. Pro? John V
[Digital BW] Re: Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing
2006-01-13 by scott_now_coming
With EZ-N in a C86 I get a midtone Lab reading of 60, -0.7, -1.1. Again, some green, but more bluish than greenish. I increasingly prefer an ink tone that
Re: Suggestions re: adjustments to 2400 default profiles to compensate for MIS K
2006-01-13 by mambo445
These are my R2400 MIS K4 findings. To my surprise, Advanced B/W Photo option using the standard Neutral color toning printed on Epson premuium glossy papers
Re: [Digital BW] [Epson-R2400] softproofing in advanced B&W
2006-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There s really no direct way of defining what non-neutral tones are in this non-ICC system. But you can print a profiling target at a given set of
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
2006-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Mostly that a particular 4800 is more likely to start out in the middle of the sweetspot, and match the canned profiles for it nicely. Over time this
[Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review
2006-01-13 by helen_bach2003
Can someone point me to the sample data that I recall being mentioned? I m guessing that it s a fairly easy task to write a little routine to convert the
[Epson-R2400] softproofing in advanced B&W
2006-01-13 by rejean94
I use an epson r-2400. Very good printer but I have a question when using advanced B&W. Are there any profiles to softproof images in that are printed in
Re: Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
2006-01-13 by lou4photo
Ken, I have both printers and I can t see any difference in image quality between the two. The 4800 seems to print somewhat faster and the 17 width is great
Re: K3 B&W in a 2200 (was Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing)
2006-01-13 by Steven Karafyllakis
Helen; You re right, I for one haven t been paying attention, sorry. Interesting that we wound up at essentially the same place but for different reasons-this
[Digital BW] Re: Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing
2006-01-13 by helen_bach2003
OK, the postcard results are in. It survives very well. A little distress, but not a lot, and that s all part of the postcard thing anyway. Verdict: excellent
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by John Custodio
Steve- 1.96 Dmax for the black ink on Photo Rag sounds great. Is this because their black ink has dye in it to acheive such a high Dmax, or is this ink a
Re: K3 B&W in a 2200 (was Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing)
2006-01-13 by helen_bach2003
Josh, Yes, I m using IJC/OPM. I started my trials with just the black inks. These produce slightly warm images that remind me of good old Agfa Record Rapid,
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-13 by Greg
... were ... this black ... under the ... (The EPSG ... excess ... bleed even ... minor ... am not ... toned ... RIP. I m ... driver as ... Other than the
Re: Help re MIS ink changes to Epson Stylus Color 2400
2006-01-13 by Greg
OK... I ll bite. First thing is to understand how to use profiles with your color workflow. Once you understand how to do that, you should get some custom
[Digital BW] Re: Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing
2006-01-13 by helen_bach2003
Chris, Sorry, I split my full reply over two posts. I use IJC/OPM, but I assume that QTR would also work. Best, Helen
Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
2006-01-13 by Ken Carney
I have read that the 4800 is linearized in production, i.e., to tighter tolerances, whereas the 2400 is more of a consumer product. So far I have not been
Re: Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-13 by esharamaki
I don t know if you have craigslist in your area but I bought a used 1280 for $30 and they regularly go for
Looking for Folio's
2006-01-13 by suzannep2424
Hi everyone, I was looking on line trying to find where I can buy Folio s in bulk. I really like the tri-fold with the 8X10 in the center and the 2 - 4X5 s on
Re: [Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review
2006-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The general trend of color management products has been from standalone hardware and standalone software, each of which supported various brands of the
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-12 by Steve Kale
The only B&W prints I have done thus far were with the Epson driver in colour mode. I just ran them under the tap! I didn t really check for metamerism just
Help re MIS ink changes to Epson Stylus Color 2400
2006-01-12 by vs343434
Well, I noted Jerry s posting and it is exactly the help that would be right for me. Nobody seems to be responding to it, so is it ok if I ask the same
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-12 by Steve Kale
I definitely think the bulk of the issue is the calibration charts were printed with a 100% ink load which as I noted is way too much for this black ink. So I
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-12 by Greg
... (so ... and ever ... this ... Thanks. You might try some extra limiting with QTR to see if the run off was just from too much ink, which can happen even
[Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review
2006-01-12 by Greg
It would be good if there was a way to export measurements to a text file like there was with the CM2C(or S), which should be a stand alone application. And
Re: [Digital BW] Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-12 by Steve Kale
If you can, don t buy anything other than the 2400.
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-12 by Steve Kale
OK I just ran the calibration charts I had printed under the cold tap (so HPR, EAM and EPSG). There is definitely run-off from the black ink and ever so
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Crane Museo Silver Rag/beta testing
2006-01-12 by Paul Roark
Just to add a couple of thoughts based on very limited testing ... ... Maybe. I can see where some think it s texture is a bit much. Still, I think many are
Re: [Digital BW] Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-12 by Edward Wiseman
OK mMark.. Who told you that the 1280 is GONE?? ..Get yourself onto http://www.pricegrabber.com and do a search on Epson 1280..You will find 50+ vendors with
Re: [Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review
2006-01-12 by Tom Baker
With all due respect, it can t calculate the profile 2 1/2 minutes faster than the Pulse. My pulse calculates the profile in a matter of seconds. I ve just
Epson r1800 replaces 1280?
2006-01-12 by Mark Drury
Hi, I m new to digital B&W and am looking to buy a 13 width printer. Since the 1270/1280/1290 Epsons seems to be gone (except used, of course) I m wondering
Re: [Digital BW] Initial Nanochrome Testing
2006-01-12 by Carl Schofield
Steve, Did you see any metamerism in the nanochrome prints? Carl