[alt-photo] Re: Epson 3880 and Snow Leopard

[Christina Anderson]

Eric,
I use the PDN system and no profiles. I've used PDN now since 2005 with nary a problem in salt, BW, argyrotype, cyanotype, pt/pd, gum and VDB. Even on the R1800 with an inkset that is not great, I get predictable colors printed out although not dense enough to dispense with black ink.

I don't know what Version 2 or 4 is, but I am on CS4, Snow Leopard, and a 3880 printer (NOT a 3800--now I wish I had bought that printer instead...).

As far as I can tell, the 3800 is fine, it is the 3880 that I am fearing the worst--that it is like the R1800 with not dense enough inks.  However, when you see the colors I posted, I am hard pressed to think that if I command my printer to print emerald and it prints sage green that it is the printer ink set and not the driver. So I am going to continue to hope.

My negs are pale easter egg colors and printing Mark's CDRP they do not hold back light even for gum!  That means, no platinum for this woman.

I do have the ability in the driver to lay down more ink.

I've posted a comparison between the two PDN CDRPS here as well as a one printed in gum:
http://christinaanderson.visualserver.com/Text_page.cfm?pID=2076
to give a visual with what I am talking about.

I will continue to work with this with the suggestions by Kees and Marek, although I have a grantwriting workshop to attend all week (wohoo) so my testing will be limited.
Chris


Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

On Apr 11, 2010, at 12:13 PM, EJ Photo wrote:

> Chris, If you are making profiles, what are you using to make them? Are they
> Version 2 or Version 4 profiles? Version 2 apparently work with
> Epson/Apple/Adobe but Version 4 may not. 
> 
> Chris, I may have missed some of your post here on this. Your negs are
> light, Are your Epson prints dark? 
> 
> 
> Eric Neilsen
> Eric Neilsen Photography
> 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
> Dallas, TX 75226
>