RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs
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- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 21:21:15 -0400
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DEAR
MARK, Thanks!
I will await your info tomorrow. CHEERS! BOB From: ender100
[mailto:ender100@aol.com] Bob, that looks like it is an error. I notice they also show the 8.5 x
11 as having 15 sheets instead of 20, and they haven't put up the thumbnails
showing the new packaging. Order the cheaper roll! Priced at $115. I will call them tomorrow and double check for you. I have to
order a roll anyway. Best Wishes, Mark Nelson
DEAR ALL,
Checking the Pictorico web site http://www.pictorico.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=51 I see two different products called Pictorico OHP 17” X
66’ with a significant difference in price. What are the differences and
which do you use? First: Premium
OHP Transparency Film 17" x 66' - 1 roll Your
Price $202.00 Second: TPU-1766/2 (20166) Premium
OHP Transparency Film 17" x 66' (TPU100)- 1 roll Your
Price $115.50
Just in case we weren’t having enough fun with the Ultra vs. the non
Ultra! ;-))
CHEERS!
BOB -----Original Message----- I am using the regular NON-Ultra for Pt/Pd, cyanotype, salt prints, albumen, and gum with no problems. I get newton rings when using
the Ultra Premium and had to spray the back of the negatives with a
non-UV blocking Krylon matte finish to get rid of the interference
patterns against the glass of the NuArc, no problems at all with and the NON-Ultra. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:46 PM, BOB KISS
<bobkiss@caribsurf.com> wrote: > DEAR MARK, > >
Thanks for the clarification. Yes,
the 17" should do it. > >
Still wondering about that "extreme density" issue. Please > recall that I mentioned that I have used ImageSetter
negatives with > excellent resulting PT/PD prints. They produced pretty
high densities. > What do you mean by extreme? Can you give me a
number? Have you ever > needed those densities I can drag out my densitometer
and read one of my > ImageSetter negs. Also, what kind of increase in
exposure does the Ultra > require. 25%? 50% Double? More? > >
I am sorry to be so persistent about this but, as I live in > > wrong I will be stuck with it and still have to get a
replacement. > >
CHEERS! > >
BOB > > > > ________________________________ > > From: ender100 [mailto:ender100@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:18 PM > To: > Subject: RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs > > > > Bob, > > > > I found the curing time with the 3800 inks to be about half
an hour for the > Ultra and an hour for the Premium OHP. Not a big
difference, since you will > probably have some time between printing the negative and
making the print > anyway. You can also hurry the curing with a hair dryer. > > > > Imagine that you were feeding the roll of Pictorico into the
printer from a > roll feeder—that is the direction you want to have the curl
going. you > should be fine with the 17"—it is perfect for the 3800. > > > > The extra ink holding capacity would only be necessary if you
need extreme > densities. I think you will be fine with Premium OHP
instead of the Ultra > OHP. > > > > Enjoy! > > > > Mark Nelson > > Precision Digital Negatives > > PDN Print Forum @ Yahoo! Groups > > Mark Nelson Photogrphy > > On May 21, 2008, at 1:17:24 PM, "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 1:17:24 PM CDT > > To: > > > > DEAR MARK, > >
Thanks to you and all others for the great info. > > *********Yet one more question. I use a NuArc 26-1ks
plate burner and have > always had very reasonable exposure times with ImageSetter
negatives. Given > that I will be making negs mostly for PT/PD printing are
there any real > advantages to using the Ultra Premium over the Premium?
Will I need that > extra ink holding capacity? The scratch resistance
sounds useful and the > faster curing sounds even more important. How long do
the Ultra Premium and > Premium respectively take to cure? > >
Re: Cutting the film and curl. Below you stated,
"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 want to
make 16X20 prints. If I buy > the 17" wide roll, this dictates that I must cut the
film about 22" long > (brochure says max size 17X22 and I want the extra clear film
outside my > 16X20 image area) and that dictates the direction of the curl,
yes? Does > this mean that I must buy the next wider roll, i.e. the
24" wide roll? > >
The reason I want to get this right is that, if I must buy a > roll, I will be making a significant investment in film which
I am happy to > do as long as it will be the RIGHT film. > >
CHEERS! > >
BOB > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: ender100 [mailto:ender100@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:37 PM > To: > Subject: RE: best film for 3800 PT/PD negs > > > > 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, > > > > phy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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: > > > > 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: > 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: < > 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: >> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:39 AM >> To: >> 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: >> >>
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