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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800 for digital negatives?

Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 3800 for digital negatives?

2006-12-21 by atodzia@cox.net

If the luster rag paper you are using is F-gloss you definitely need to increase the drying time to get rid of the pizza wheel marks. Whatever paper you are using, this should work. For F-gloss I am presently using 2 secs, but I have had it set to 2.5 secs as well.

---- Steven Karafyllakis <stevekphoto@...> wrote: 
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> 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
> >
> 
>

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