Digital BW, The Print

I usually use a C86 with MIS UT EZW inks for A4 prints.

But I have this R800 sitting around and I hardly ever work in color. I 
don't do digital capture. I scan b/w negs.

So I got curious.

Mode -> greyscale
Mode -> assign profile Gray 2.2

Print with preview. Document source Gray 2.2, Print Space as source

In the Epson driver I set ICM and then turned off further conversion 
(just pass it through).

It was a little too dark. Warm, but too dark.

I piffed up the brightness in Photoshop (+5) and tried again.

Not bad. Not bad at all. I'm printing on Epson Premium Glossy. I wanted 
to see a glossy print, that's why I even bothered with this. I have the 
CIS with Eboni black so glossy is usually not an option on the C86.

You might want to give it a try. I suspect the Kirkwood everyone is 
pleased with would work quite well also.

Daniel Ridings
http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005/16.html

Danial,

I printed a few b&w with my R800 also.

If I could get rid of the cyan cast, they would look awesome (I did 
use the Kirkland, btw).

I think this printer has great up-side potential for B&W printing.

I hope someone makes a "rip" for it. IJC, QTR, .......

Scott


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Ridings 
<daniel.ridings@e...> wrote:
> I usually use a C86 with MIS UT EZW inks for A4 prints.
> 
> But I have this R800 sitting around and I hardly ever work in 
color. I 
> don't do digital capture. I scan b/w negs.
> 
> So I got curious.
> 
> Mode -> greyscale
> Mode -> assign profile Gray 2.2
> 
> Print with preview. Document source Gray 2.2, Print Space as source
> 
> In the Epson driver I set ICM and then turned off further 
conversion 
> (just pass it through).
> 
> It was a little too dark. Warm, but too dark.
> 
> I piffed up the brightness in Photoshop (+5) and tried again.
> 
> Not bad. Not bad at all. I'm printing on Epson Premium Glossy. I 
wanted 
> to see a glossy print, that's why I even bothered with this. I have 
the 

> CIS with Eboni black so glossy is usually not an option on the C86.
> 
> You might want to give it a try. I suspect the Kirkwood everyone is 
> pleased with would work quite well also.
> 
> Daniel Ridings
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005/16.html

Scott, don't use the Epson color controls (= cyan). Choose ICM and then 
"not color conversion" (after using Print preview, Gray 2.2 source and 
print space same as source). Jack up the brightness +5 before you get 
that far ... and see what you get.

I get warm pictures, not cyan. Quite pleasant, actually.

Daniel

scott_now_coming wrote:

> 
> 
> Danial,
> 
> I printed a few b&w with my R800 also.
> 
> If I could get rid of the cyan cast, they would look awesome (I did 
> use the Kirkland, btw).
> 
> I think this printer has great up-side potential for B&W printing.