Digital BW, The Print

I'm using QTR with my Epson 1280 printer and have been very satisfied.
But I am beginning to feel constrained by the limited paper types for
which curves are supplied. Thus, I'm considering calibrating other
papers. I would appreciate suggestions as to the least expensive
reflection densitometer which would do the job satisfactorily.

Thank you.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "adolphamster" 
<dolph@m...> wrote:
> I'm using QTR with my Epson 1280 printer and have been very satisfied.
> But I am beginning to feel constrained by the limited paper types for
> which curves are supplied. Thus, I'm considering calibrating other
> papers. I would appreciate suggestions as to the least expensive
> reflection densitometer which would do the job satisfactorily.
> 
> Thank you.

You could make an old Xrite DTP32R work, and if you don't mind typing 
in the numbers, you won't even need a computer to connect to the 
densitometer, you can read the measurements off the LCD. You could also 
find a Color Mouse (for some reason I can not remember who makes it), 
those were fairly cheap when new, if you can find one. If possible you 
may want to shoot a lot higher and go for the Eye-one 
spectrophotometer, or the Pulse spectro. There are a few different free 
of inexpensive applications that can take density readings from each of 
those. Price of the spectro's will be $700 or more. Old DTP32R machines 
can often be found for a little over $100. An old DTP22 would do the 
job too, those often go for around $400. There are also a few models of 
densitometers for photo work from Xrite, I think the 810 and 820, but I 
don't know anything about those.

You can usually find used XRite 810's on ebay for a
song. Now that so many film labs are closing they are
putting their equipment up for sale at a fraction of
the list prices. For example the 810 I believe sold at
about $1600 list price. On ebay, I got a very good
quality unit for less than $400. And every day they
seem to be going down.

good hunting
Woody Spedden

--- dfaprinting <dfaprinting@...> wrote:


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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"adolphamster" 
<dolph@m...> wrote:
> I'm using QTR with my Epson 1280 printer and have
been very satisfied.
> But I am beginning to feel constrained by the
limited paper types for
> which curves are supplied. Thus, I'm considering
calibrating other
> papers. I would appreciate suggestions as to the
least expensive
> reflection densitometer which would do the job
satisfactorily.
> 
> Thank you.

You could make an old Xrite DTP32R work, and if you
don't mind typing 
in the numbers, you won't even need a computer to
connect to the 
densitometer, you can read the measurements off the
LCD. You could also 
find a Color Mouse (for some reason I can not remember
who makes it), 
those were fairly cheap when new, if you can find one.
If possible you 
may want to shoot a lot higher and go for the Eye-one 
spectrophotometer, or the Pulse spectro. There are a
few different free 
of inexpensive applications that can take density
readings from each of 
those. Price of the spectro's will be $700 or more.
Old DTP32R machines 
can often be found for a little over $100. An old
DTP22 would do the 
job too, those often go for around $400. There are
also a few models of 
densitometers for photo work from Xrite, I think the
810 and 820, but I 
don't know anything about those.




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