2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
Joe, ... I currently recommend the R220 as the starting place. It s so cheap that the downside risk is minimal. However, it s an amazingly capable printer.
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2005-12-22 by Barbara Woolner
... Have used my dedicated B/W 1280 with MIS refillable carts and UT2 for more than 2 years with minimal clogging. No complaints. Barbara Woolner
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
... I just downloaded, sharpened, and printed as a B&W the landscape sample. I m sad to say it s not close to my 645 Tech Pan. But, it could be the Jpeg or
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2005-12-22 by finnkrogvig
... ... and I have started using a 1290 with CIS and PiezoTone Pigment Inks for Selenium tone B&W printing. ( iQuads from Inkjetmall/Cone editions) After some
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2005-12-22 by Diane Fields
Scott, what did you print it on (since I haven t been on the list this time again to know what others have)? Just curious. I ve been looking at those samples
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2005-12-22 by Tom Baker
Tyler - Is that new or used eqeuipment. If it s used equipment it could be that folks are just taking advantage of the current low prices to have something
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2005-12-22 by scott_now_coming
... B&W print ... a full ... stash in the ... Paul, You can go here: http://www.mamiya-op.co.jp/home/camera/digital/zd/sample/sample.html and download a 10 mb
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2005-12-22 by Tyler Boley
... actually, large format equipment sales are apparently up. But, whatever... Tyler
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2005-12-22 by Carl Schofield
Some fine print on rights and copying here: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/258_mats.html This varies with the different collections.
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
... See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fares.html Remember a couple of years ago there was an Ansel Adams book that used bad copies of his work that was
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2005-12-22 by Vincent Orlando
Mark, I have printed with a 1280, CIS and MIS inks for over 2 years and never experienced what you are. I only traded up for a 7600 or I would still be using
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2005-12-22 by Joseph Chandler
Help! I m new too all this, and you g (all ofyou) seem to have quite a grip on B&W printing on injet printers! I m looking to buy an inkjet to soley dedicate
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
Claude, ... Yes, but they are fun to make and look at. Luckily, my little Bronica RF 645 with Tech Pan in it can make nearly perfect 40 inch prints.
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2005-12-22 by sburger104@aol.com
Harry, What were the problems you had refilling the cartridges? I haven t encountered any problems. The CIS systems I have used in the past, all worked well
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2005-12-22 by Sam McCandless
If you still have the URL for the Cape Cod pictures you found, Paul, please post it. Thanks. -- Sam
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2005-12-22 by Mark Savoia
There is a company in New Mexico or Arizona (can t find link right now) that is printing these and many more from the Library s collection and selling them,
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
... Although the sample size may be the only real difference, I ve had the impression the old 2000P could be more reliable than the 1280. It might just be due
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2005-12-22 by Carl Schofield
There are also some very nice high res scans of 5x7 B&W negatives in the Matson negative collection from the middle east. Here is one of taken in the Crusader
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2005-12-22 by claudej1@aol.com
Choice. All you have done is to voice your PREFERENCE here. IF one can find lenses to contain, on a per square inch of imaging area basis, the superior
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2005-12-22 by Diane Fields
Thought I would add a link for 3rd party pigmented inks for 1280 http://www.inksupply.com/quadtone.cfm ARE there pigmented inks from third parties for the
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2005-12-22 by Diane Fields
I don t use my 1280 with QTR and Epson inks because it is not archival. That s the partial reason, as I understand it, why others made their 1280 s dedicated
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2005-12-22 by djon43
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WETMOUNTING/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SuperCoolscan5000/ Neither is focused on 8000, but there are 8000/9000 users in the
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2005-12-22 by djon43
ARE there pigmented inks from third parties for the 1280? I thought they were all non-pigment dyes...? For B&W is MIS the best bet, beauty-wise? Is MIS as
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2005-12-22 by Diane Fields
Yes, I think that s so--I have one of the original 1280 s which is still going strong--and not too much problem with clogs, but I have not used pigmented inks
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2005-12-22 by Ernst Dinkla
... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coolscan8000-9000/ ... There are some clipping issues on negatives with NikonScan. Either scan as positive and reverse in PS
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2005-12-22 by kenstrain2000
Here is a slightly different view, neither arguing against your points, nor failing to appreciate the frustration and expense that is often associated with
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2005-12-22 by Walt Mucha
After looking at your photo I can tell you that your print head or it s controller is shot. Regards, Walt
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2005-12-22 by Steven Karafyllakis
Hi Mark; I totally sympathize with you re the 1280. The original beige 1280 did much better, the fancier looking 1280s sucked. But in fairness to Epson, it was
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2005-12-22 by Walt Mucha
I think that Epson is going to tell you that if you re using inks other than Epson all bets are off. I would be pointing a finger at the ink manufacturer if
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2005-12-22 by Harry Saddler
I m liking the combination of Epson premium semimatte and K3 inks, but notice that I have to reduce the Ink Configuration : Color density setting to avoid
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2005-12-22 by mark_roth_505
After only 2 years of owning this printer, $300 printer $200 CIS system hundreds of dollars in ink $$$$$$ paper $$$$$$$$$$$$$ hassle all internet
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2005-12-22 by Bob Michaels
Don t discount the 10-12Mb Tiff s. As they are 8 bit grayscale files, they work out to 400 dpi for an 8x10 print. And these are really great scans which seem
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2005-12-22 by Timothy Atherton
... There are lots of others - but it s fairly random I ve downloaded maybe 20+ hi-res Walker Evans over the years (look nice on the wall...), some Dorothea
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2005-12-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... ype=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8b29516:@@@ ... It looks like they only have a handful of hi-res ones online, 15 most popular, and 15 staff choice. I found a
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2005-12-22 by Harry Saddler
Thanks for the report; I ve been waiting for someone to be the guinea pig... er, do the research and report the findings. So far, so good... but how easy is it
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
It s the grain removal algorithm. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
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2005-12-22 by garethjolly
Thanks. Hadn t noticed this. Sometimes the links don t work from the staff favourites and frequently requested photo s. Instead you need to do a search under
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2005-12-22 by Tom Baker
I use the same procedures as Paul, and am quite happy with the results. Just be careful about setting your black and white points. Tom Baker ... I don t do
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2005-12-22 by Ken Carney
Here is the link to the 55mb tiff version: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall:8:./temp/~ammem_OfRY::displayTy pe=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8b29516:@@@
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2005-12-22 by Ken Carney
Also check the FSA site: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/pds/photo.html#negreg They say 8x10 copy negatives are available for $33. Ken
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
... The warm ink is supposed to be pure carbon. It should be half way to sepia. ... No curves are used. The tone is controlled by what ink combination is put
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2005-12-22 by terry lindquist
Paul: ...what is GEM? Thank you. ...anyway... terry
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2005-12-22 by ccolbertbw
Follow the link below, or more directly: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fatop1.html Don t click on the image, but instead the Reproduction number , which
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2005-12-22 by Richard Smallfield
... Where are these profiles available? I ve been wanting such profiles for ages. ... I ll second that. thanks, Richard -- http://smallfield.vze.com
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2005-12-22 by Paul D. DeRocco
... The images I looked at had TIFFs, but they were the same tiny size as the JPEGs. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul
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2005-12-22 by Paul Roark
... I don t do anything fancy in my Nikon 8000 scanning. The key for B&W negatives was to scan them as positive grayscales (14 bit). The Histogram can set
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2005-12-22 by edrudolpho
... Gareth, where precisely is the link to the 10-50mb TIFFS. All I see is jpegs.
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2005-12-21 by Greg
... placing ... historgram ... Try Viewscan software and this for film flatness (and possible other benefits):
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2005-12-21 by sinar001
... wrote: SNIP ... Gareth: Take a look at Dan Burkholder s techniques for making contact prints using Inkjet Negatives!
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2005-12-21 by Doug Stockdale
I noted a remark by Paul regarding his use of the Nikon 8000 scanner, which I also use for scanning both 6x6cm color and 6x7cm color b& w film. Is there a
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