Digital BW, The Print

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carl Schofield 
  To: digitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:49 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Septones


  The new septone inks and RIP (Windows only) for the Epson 7600/9600 are 
  now available (http://www.bwguys.com/septone.aspx).  Does anyone have 
  info on when these inks will be available in carts for the 2200 and if 
  there will be a Mac OS X driver?  I hope that the actual prints look 
  better than the screen shots on their website - seemed to be a lot of 
  weird colors and posterization, but that is hopefully only a scanner 
  effect. 


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From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...>
To: <digitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:49 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Septones


> The new septone inks and RIP (Windows only) for the Epson 7600/9600 are
> now available (http://www.bwguys.com/septone.aspx).  Does anyone have
> info on when these inks will be available in carts for the 2200 and if
> there will be a Mac OS X driver?  I hope that the actual prints look
> better than the screen shots on their website - seemed to be a lot of
> weird colors and posterization, but that is hopefully only a scanner
> effect.
>

Carl,

The samples they sent me on Photorag look really great. Five warm to cool
versions of the same 6x8 image of a rose on the same strip of paper. Same
shot as on their website. Nice delicate tones and a good range of hues. Hard
to tell without running it yourself and looking at some test wedges but they
really seem to have nailed the profiles seamlessly from hue to hue. No info
on the 2200 version release date or the Mac side.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
>

On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 01:57  PM, Martin Wesley wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...>
> To: <digitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:49 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Septones
>
>
>> The new septone inks and RIP (Windows only) for the Epson 7600/9600  
>> are
>> now available (http://www.bwguys.com/septone.aspx).  Does anyone have
>> info on when these inks will be available in carts for the 2200 and if
>> there will be a Mac OS X driver?  I hope that the actual prints look
>> better than the screen shots on their website - seemed to be a lot of
>> weird colors and posterization, but that is hopefully only a scanner
>> effect.
>>
>
> Carl,
>
> The samples they sent me on Photorag look really great. Five warm to  
> cool
> versions of the same 6x8 image of a rose on the same strip of paper.  
> Same
> shot as on their website. Nice delicate tones and a good range of  
> hues. Hard
> to tell without running it yourself and looking at some test wedges  
> but they
> really seem to have nailed the profiles seamlessly from hue to hue. No  
> info
> on the 2200 version release date or the Mac side.
>
> Martin Wesley
>
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
>>
>
>
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From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Septones


> Martin,
>
> Thanks for the comments on the Septone print quality.  I see that Rob
> has answered the question on 2200/Mac availability.
>
Carl,

I am real curious as to how Rob will price Septone software for the 2200. If
it is low enough, the 2200 could become a top choice for a dedicated
variable tone B&W printer. Although at $700 for the printer, $300 for the
CIS and $210 for ink (7 - 4 oz. bottles) things are getting pretty pricey
but still way below getting into a 7600.

Martin