RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs

[ender100 <ender100@aol.com>]

Bob,

I agree that Pictorico is the way to go.  I have used it for years and have always been happy with the outcome.  SInce Mitsubishi has taken over Pictorico, they have also improved the packaging and cut the price, as Chris mentioned.

For the 3800, I would suggest the 17" roll of Premium OHP film.  You can easily cut it to any length you want.  The Epson 3800 does not have roll feed, but I don't like using roll feed anyway since it wastes too much film.  When you cut sheets from the rolls, I would suggest always cutting so that the curl of the Pictorico is in the direction of the paper feed rather than the direction of the print head travel.  

I use the top feed mechanism (the 3800 has three paper feed paths) on the 3800 and insert the sheet I have cut so that I can bend the top of the sheet in a reverse curl and conveniently "hook it" against the back side of the control panel on the printer frame.  This will cause it to feed well, since it puts a little tension on the Pictorico feeding into the machine.

The Premium OHP should be sufficient for most people's use.  The Ultra does have a higher base plus fog, so exposure times are longer.  I use the ultra when I want to increase the ink load a lot for very dense negatives using the Ink Configuration setting (or with some printers this is found under Paper Configuration for some odd reason.)  The Ultra will take almost all the ink you can put on it with this method without any puddling or running.  The Ultra also cures faster and is a bit more scratch resistant (I believe.)  

The inks in the new printers such as the 3800 cure faster than the previous Epson inks.  One downside is that the black inks do not provide enough density with some processes to put a border on the negative that will hide brush marks.

Hope this helps.

Best Wishes,

Mark Nelson

Precision Digital Negatives

PDN Print Forum @ Yahoo! Groups

Mark Nelson Photography

On May 21, 2008, at 9:47:50 AM, "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@caribsurf.com> wrote:

From:	"BOB KISS" <bobkiss@caribsurf.com>
Subject:	RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs
Date:	May 21, 2008 9:47:50 AM CDT
To:	alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

DEAR DON, CHRIS, & DIANA,
Two more questions:
1) On the Pictorico web site I see Premium and Ultra Premium. What
is the difference and which to your recommend.
2) As I need to make 16X20 prints I need the 17X22 film but I don't
see if on the Pictorico site. Am I missing something?
CHEERS!
BOB

-----Original Message-----
From: Christina Z. Anderson [mailto:zphoto@montana.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:32 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs

Hi Bob,

I second Don. Pictorico is wonderful. It is now cheaper, too--20 sheets 
for what used to be 15 in a packet of 8.5x11. I just finished a project that

required me to print about 140 negatives and I had nary a problem. And I 
figure at $1 a sheet, that's only $3 per gum print and with all the time I 
put into gum that isn't so big a deal.

Pictorico.com but I think Mitsubishi now owns it or something...
Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@caribsurf.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:50 AM
Subject: RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs


> DEAR DON,
> Thanks for the quick reply! A few questions:
> 1) Which of the two do you prefer, Pictorio or Inkpress?
> 2) From which supplier do you prefer to buy the Pictorio?
> CHEERS!
> BOB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Bryant [mailto:dsbryant@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:39 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs
>
> Bob,
>
> Since price isn't a consideration go for Pictorico OHP. Or you may wish to
> try Inkpress Transparency:
>
> http://www.inkjetart.com/cart/press-transparency-film-c-1_753_937_986.html
>
> Don Bryant
>
>
>
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