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

[EJ Photo]

Chris, In looking at the print out I can see the lighter one coming from the
3880. I don't use Mark's method and don't know his workflow. That is why I
ask if your prints are turning out light or dark?  I am also seeing a
banding in the second row of green on the left side.  

I can load a 4800 driver on to a Macbook, and see what happens compared to
same images printed through my PC with CS4 and proper profiles, but I have
no 3880 to test against. 

Eric

Eric Neilsen
Eric Neilsen Photography
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Dallas, TX 75226
 
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[mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
Christina Anderson
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 8:33 AM
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Epson 3880 and Snow Leopard

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
> 

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