Digital BW, The Print

Does the paper still show through with this method like the original BO?

thanks,
Sarah

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes" <sagaface@...> 
wrote:
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> Does the paper still show through with this method like the original BO?
> 

Hello Sarah, Yes it does.  I have a new 1800 I'll be setting up for 3k printing and am 
looking forward to it.  As a test before hand I set up a 220 with 3mk, 4mk and then 4pkn 
just to get an idea of what it could do.  I was very impressed with the 3/4 mk prints (on 
PAHP205).  There was a luminosity I'd not seen on matte papers before.  Images where 
local contrast is important seem to do particularly well with this approach.

The only real difference between 3 and 1 BO seems to be that the dot placement patterns 
are different, smoothing out banding and so forth, the amount of ink getting on to the 
paper seems the same.

With the r220 there is a significant difference in a matte print between  3/4 MK and the 
UT3D that I also use.  Not better or worse but distinctly different. (and a difference I like 
depending on the print)  I am curious as to whether or not that difference will be as 
pronounced on the 1800 with its smaller drops.  

Robert

Thanks for the reply and your added comments, Robert.....I was hoping that was the case.

Sarah




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "robert49brake" 
<robert49brake@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes" <sagaface@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Does the paper still show through with this method like the original BO?
> > 
> 
> Hello Sarah, Yes it does.  I have a new 1800 I'll be setting up for 3k printing and am 
> looking forward to it.  As a test before hand I set up a 220 with 3mk, 4mk and then 
4pkn 
> just to get an idea of what it could do.  I was very impressed with the 3/4 mk prints (on 
> PAHP205).  There was a luminosity I'd not seen on matte papers before.  Images where 
> local contrast is important seem to do particularly well with this approach.
> 
> The only real difference between 3 and 1 BO seems to be that the dot placement 
patterns 

> are different, smoothing out banding and so forth, the amount of ink getting on to the 
> paper seems the same.
> 
> With the r220 there is a significant difference in a matte print between  3/4 MK and the 
> UT3D that I also use.  Not better or worse but distinctly different. (and a difference I like 
> depending on the print)  I am curious as to whether or not that difference will be as 
> pronounced on the 1800 with its smaller drops.  
> 
> Robert
>

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake" 
> <robert49brake@> wrote:


> > With the r220 there is a significant difference in a matte print
between  3/4 MK and the 
> > UT3D that I also use.  Not better or worse but distinctly
different. (and a difference I like 
> > depending on the print)  I am curious as to whether or not that
difference will be as 
> > pronounced on the 1800 with its smaller drops.  
> > 

Hello Robert,

I used the 1800 with 3MK and was having the occasional micro banding
issue. I installed a 4th MK cart in the Cyan position (duplicating the
MK curve to the C curve in QTR and reducing the ink loads to 3x 52.5%)
and to my eye the prints seem a little bit better. I have never since
seen micro banding.

Denis Bouchard
www.denisbouchard.ca

Hello Robert,

  would you share the QTR curves you use for 3MK and 4MK with the
R220? I would like to try them on my R2400 which has twice the nozzles
as the R220.
Thank you very much.

Daniela



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake"
<robert49brake@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes"
<sagaface@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Does the paper still show through with this method like the
original BO?
> > 
> 
> Hello Sarah, Yes it does.  I have a new 1800 I'll be setting up for
3k printing and am 
> looking forward to it.  As a test before hand I set up a 220 with
3mk, 4mk and then 4pkn 
> just to get an idea of what it could do.  I was very impressed with
the 3/4 mk prints (on 
> PAHP205).  There was a luminosity I'd not seen on matte papers
before.  Images where 
> local contrast is important seem to do particularly well with this
approach.
> 
> The only real difference between 3 and 1 BO seems to be that the dot
placement patterns 
> are different, smoothing out banding and so forth, the amount of ink
getting on to the 
> paper seems the same.
> 
> With the r220 there is a significant difference in a matte print
between  3/4 MK and the 
> UT3D that I also use.  Not better or worse but distinctly different.
(and a difference I like 
> depending on the print)  I am curious as to whether or not that
difference will be as 

> pronounced on the 1800 with its smaller drops.  
> 
> Robert
>