Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

Who has tried the new 3800 for digital negatives? I would like to know
how this printer handles the sometimes curly transparant OHP
substrates (Agfa CopyJet, pictorico) cut from rolls as it has no
vacuum mechanism for holding the paper flat. Are there any output
rollers that might make traces on this material?

kees

Hi Kees;

I bought one with the hope that the new dither algorithm would finally 
give me a smooth banding-free digital neg; but even though I've had it 
for several days I haven't yet tried the OHP, I want a chance to do a 
full head/platen gap allignment first. I don't see that it should have 
trouble feeding the material, one the three feed-paths should handle it 
well enough. I'm more worried about pizza-wheel marks which I've seen 
already on a luster-rag paper I'm trying.

I'll post results as soon as I can, in the meantime perhaps someone 
else will be able to give you feedback.

Steven Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kees" <ctb@...> 
wrote:

>
> Hi,
> 
> Who has tried the new 3800 for digital negatives? I would like to know
> how this printer handles the sometimes curly transparant OHP
> substrates (Agfa CopyJet, pictorico) cut from rolls as it has no
> vacuum mechanism for holding the paper flat. Are there any output
> rollers that might make traces on this material?
> 
> kees
>

>  I'm more worried about pizza-wheel marks which I've seen 
> already on a luster-rag paper I'm trying.

Hi Steve,

So the dreaded pizzawheels are back in this one? Any chance to lift
the upper wheels a little like the 2200 output rollers?

kees

Steven,

I found this on dpreview, there might be a setting to turn of the
eject rollers. Can you try if this works?

http://tinyurl.com/y9j58q

kees





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kees" <ctb@...>
wrote:

>
> 
> >  I'm more worried about pizza-wheel marks which I've seen 
> > already on a luster-rag paper I'm trying.
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> So the dreaded pizzawheels are back in this one? Any chance to lift
> the upper wheels a little like the 2200 output rollers?
> 
> kees
>

Kees;

Sounds like the guy was referring to his 4800, not the 3800. My 
driver does not have the 'eject roller' option he talks about. I 
don't know how bad a problem its going to be, at least there is the 
option of increasing the drying time... 2.5 seconds between passes? 
Aieee!

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kees" <ctb@...> 
wrote:
>
> Steven,
> 
> I found this on dpreview, there might be a setting to turn of the
> eject rollers. Can you try if this works?
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/y9j58q
> 
> kees
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Kees" <ctb@>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > >  I'm more worried about pizza-wheel marks which I've seen 
> > > already on a luster-rag paper I'm trying.
> > 
> > Hi Steve,
> > 
> > So the dreaded pizzawheels are back in this one? Any chance to 
lift

> > the upper wheels a little like the 2200 output rollers?
> > 
> > kees
> >
>