Digital BW, The Print

Hi Ton,

<OT>

>> The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will unveil a new $20
>> bill that will introduce a predominant but subtle color into
>> the background, marking the first time in modern history that
>> a bill will feature a color other than green.
> 
> You mean: that a UNITED STATES bill will....etc.
> In the Netherlands we used to have (till 2002) really beautiful bills

Uh, that was a quote from the CNN link...  :)

> 
> You definitely should go to http://home.wxs.nl/~j.piers/home.html
> (scroll down on that page)
> 

Oh, I full well know what non-US currency looks like. On top of current
coin/paper, I have a file of notes my father collected during his time in
the Navy in WWII. And a few from when my grandfather was in the Army in WWI.

A Deutschmark from 1914 is really big--and oh, the engraving!

> Since Januari 1, 2002 we have the Euro. MUCH less interesting bills,
> still with various colours, see:
> 
> http://www.euro.ecb.int/nl/more/communication/download1.html

Yes, but still much more attractive than the US funny money!

</OT>

How is that Canon S900 treating you? I'm going to be looking into the
Canon's in the next few months... was going to get a 2200, but I'm holding
out for a bit.

Thanks,

Jon

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Jon [mailto:vze249jf@...] 
> Verzonden: donderdag 6 maart 2003 2:10
> Aan: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Onderwerp: [Digital BW] RE: Money Metamerism/Canon S900 query
> 
> 
> Hi Ton,

(...)

> How is that Canon S900 treating you? I'm going to be looking 
> into the Canon's in the next few months... was going to get a 
> 2200, but I'm holding out for a bit.

I didn't put it to its limits regarding photo quality yet, but for what
I've done, I'm completely satisfied. I have done only color so far (and
text). A friend who is a part time professional photographer, and with
lots of wet printing experience, has a S900 too. He is amazed by the
quality of his B/W prints (just from the shelf).
BTW, the 2200 is larger, you can compare it with the S9000, but the
quality is the same. 
BTW 2: Canon just brought new printers, a.o. the S950i. No new model for
the S9000 (yet?)
Best,
Ton

I've been using my S9000 (big sibling to the S900) for over a year now..

Bottom line is I love it...

Especially when I use Lyson Fotonics inks and my own profiles..

The Canon canned profile for the OEM inks is crap.. Hell, it's not even 
a proper profile.. It says it's a CMYK monitor profile.. Find me one of 
those and I'll buy you lunch..

As for printing B&W with  the OEM inks, it's do-able.. The best results 
are obtained with OEM inks IF you do Black Only printing. 
 Unfortunately, you'll still get some metamerism then.. (and I won't 
even mention the fact that the black ink will shift to brown over time, 
AFAIK the cyan dye component/colorant in the Black is as fugitive as in 
the EPSON 1270/1280/1290 series)

The Lyson Quad Black are better, but they suffer from metamerism as well..

The best answer for B&W with the S9000/S900 family is:

Lyson Small Gamuts when available
Jon Cones promised new black pigment-based hexset, designed for the 
Canons - how they got the pigs to stay in suspension with such a low 
viscosity is beyond me..

For  info on the S900 from those using it try:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Canon-printers

For unbiased info as the new Cone ink saga plays itself out, go to 
Martin Wesley's:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint

Keith

 

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User Community (highly recommended by Vogon Poets and MegaDodo 
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