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Printing B&W from a Pixma iP4200.

2005-11-29 by German Bejarano

Hi All, this is my first post, I have bought a printer Canon Pixma iP4200, and I have a problem; when I tried to print in B&W I get a slightly magenta copy

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-29 by Carl Schofield

Clayton, I will try the MIS MK (Eboni) as well in the 2400. I expect that dmax will be less with Eboni on Epson VFA (1.77 with Epson MK) and more on HPR

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Just another 21 step greyscale target

2005-11-29 by Ernst Dinkla

Just another greyscale target. Has some lines and rectangles added to see whether Dmax and detail are possible on the same patch + some bleeding control along

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B&W Copies from Canon Pixma iP4200.

2005-11-29 by German Bejarano

Hi All, this is my first post, I have bought a printer Canon Pixma iP4200, and I have a problem; when I tried to print in B&W I get a slightly magenta copy

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[Digital BW] Re: MIS plugs

2005-11-29 by kenstrain2000

... compared ... perfectly. I ... in-curable ... That fits with my experience: more than once I found a problematic cart (leaks or printing problems) worked

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HPR Satin and 'Bronzing'

2005-11-29 by Martin Carrington

Hi, Does anyone have experience using inksets other than UC with HPR Satin? I love some aspects of the paper, however I find that the bronzing that is evident

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Re: 2400 vs. 1280

2005-11-29 by Clayton Jones

Hello George, ... Ok, this will help a lot. ... Ok, so let s go with one printer for now. This means you ll use color inks rather than grayscale inks. This

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Re: 2400 vs. 1280

2005-11-29 by glemasurier

Clayton, I appreciate the help. Here s my answers to the questions you posed: 1. I m using two different printers at the moment and am not adverse to that.

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-29 by Clayton Jones

Carl, Thanks for the K4 report. Are you planning to test the MK version on matte paper? Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at

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Re: 2400 vs. 1280

2005-11-29 by Clayton Jones

Hello George, ... With so many options available it s hard to make a decision. Answering these questions may help narrow it down: 1) Do you want to do both

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Re: MIS Spongeless Cart Plugs

2005-11-29 by Greg

... illustration ... You can get nylon (or other) 10/32 threaded plugs from http://www.usplastic.com , or go with a nylon screw and get an O ring to help

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2400 vs. 1280

2005-11-29 by glemasurier

I m considering a purchase of the Epson 2400. I now do B&W on a C86 with EZ MIS inks and color on an R200. I want to go larger format. Should I go to the 2400

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-29 by Greg

... Well if that photo RPM is the same as RPM on my CX6600, that should have given it plenty of dry time between passes. I only mention the BiD/UniD difference

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RE: [Digital BW] Re: MIS plugs

2005-11-29 by Paul Roark

... The first clear C82 clear carts I received had no open fill hole at all. So, I bought a drill to make my own. Maybe a badly-made hole should be sealed and

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Re: MIS plugs

2005-11-28 by kenstrain2000

... in the ... have ... As one of those describing problems (on a 1290 and 1270s) I should make it clear that I believe support (Rob) at MIS when he tells me

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Re: Acid Free Foam Core?

2005-11-28 by bwinkjet

Hi Clay, An inconvenient and time consuming solution would be to dry mount a 2ply archival board of your color choice to the foam core. Not sure it would be

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Re: Acid Free Foam Core?

2005-11-28 by Clayton Price

A couple of you suggested painting the off white paper on the surface of the foam core - to white. An interesting idea, but we re talking about a fine art

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by Carl Schofield

Paul, I ll try the MIS R2 PK and see if that will boost the dmax. Does MIS have this ink on their web site yet? I see MIS Pro listed for the R220, but no

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MIS Spongeless Cart Plugs

2005-11-28 by xylonic2000

Been lurking for several months and recently purchased an Epson C86 to try my hand at B&W printing. Have Canon i860 and i950 printers for day-to-day use; been

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by Carl Schofield

Greg, Print settings were identical for prints made with Epson and MIS inks. I used 2880 (Photo RPM, HS un-checked) in both cases. The dmax difference is a

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Re: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by Carl Schofield

Paul, I ll try the MIS R2 PK and see if that will boost the dmax. Does MIS have this ink on their web site yet? I see MIS Pro listed for the R220, but no

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RE: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by Paul Roark

Oddly, the 2400 can t handle the high loads of the older MIS PK inks. I ran into that issue with the R200/220 also. So, for that system I found the best dmax

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RE: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by John Moody

I’m not entirely surprised at the Dmax Carl reported. When I asked MIS directly if the K4 photo black achieved the same Dmax as OEM K3, the reply was “K4

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MIS plugs

2005-11-28 by Paul Roark

There are a couple of threads that seem to be identifying the plugs in the clear carts as problems. I ve used a lot of these carts and seem to have avoided

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MIS k4 black density

2005-11-28 by Greg

Carl, are you printing in BiD or Uni-direction? If BiD, try using UniD to see if the extra dry time between passes will bring your dmax back up (or is it

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Which black for UT-7 in Epson 2100?

2005-11-28 by bjornaagedk

I want to set up my Epson 2100 for UT7, but I am not sure which black to choose. Most important is the best possible archival print on Semiglossy paper, after

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Low Dmax on Epson 2200 with K7 inks

2005-11-28 by reederimages

I m new to this forum. Having a big problem getting a reasonable print on my new K7 inkset using the latest QTR RIP and profiles. Printing on Epson Enhanced

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Re: upcoming show

2005-11-28 by Roger Loeb

... the ... in my ... You might take a look at the clip frames from http://www.quadroclip.com/quadroclip.html They are reasonably inexpensive and

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Re: 1280 / MIS SPONGELESS CART PROBLEM

2005-11-28 by davidkeasey

I ll chime in with my $.02 on the MIS Plug problem... From the moment I saw them, I knew that these plugs would be trouble. So far, I ve only had one leak, but

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Re: canvas printing and mounting???

2005-11-28 by chipcarterdc

If you re going to print the images on canvas yourself, you can just take the canvas print to any (good) frameshop, and they ll be able to mount it on

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Re: Acid Free Foam Core?

2005-11-28 by Clayton Price

On Nov 28, 2005, at 10:20 AM, in another thread, Clayton Jones mentioned; ... I only post occasionally, but think others might be interested in this, as well.

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canvas printing and mounting???

2005-11-28 by Jim Panzer

Hi All, I wanted to print my parents up some images on canvas and have them mounted, not framed mind you, just mounted so it s more like a painting. I would

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Re: Make ICCs with a Scanner

2005-11-28 by dlruckus

Hi Paul. You can also get and use a very inexpensive calibrated step scale from Stauffer to calibrate the scanner or an only slightly more expensive one from

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