[alt-photo] Re: Epson 2400 ink density problems

[Christina Anderson]

John,
I agree with Marek.  I have used the 2400 now for several years and with all processes, even black and white, and plenty of ink density.

You aren't on snow leopard are you?

Is you pic you are printing out in sRGB and not Adobe 1998 (BIG dif)?

Are you turning off printer manages colors and using "no color management"?

Are you on a Mac or PC?

These kinds of things.  But the sRGB is the number one problem that my students have when they print out namby pamby negs that don't hold back light; no. 2 is they do not select "no color management" as the very last step before printing.
Chris


Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

On Jan 22, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:

> 
> Pigmented inks of Epson have plenty of density. What colour do you use. I have used black only on my old Epson 2200 with excellent results. Currrently I am using black and yellow on Epson 3800
> 
> Marek
> 
>> From: john at johnbrewerphotography.com
>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:04:44 +0000
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Epson 2400 ink density problems
>> 
>> Hi list,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At home I use a 1290 for digi negs with no problem. At work I have an Epson
>> 2400. I've printed out my calibration chart which is all the two colour
>> permutations from 0 to 250 in increments of 10 on the Epson 2400 and can't
>> get anywhere near the ink density needed to block UV. I've increased the
>> colour density to +15 in the driver as Mark mentioned here
>> http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process/2005/jul05/0470.htm but that
>> makes little difference. Is adding the third colour a viable option creating
>> some neutral density? Is this a know issue with these Epson ink sets? As I
>> work for a charity, costs need to be kept to a minimum so I can't use
>> Pictorico or install third party drivers. I'm initially testing for Herschel
>> formula cyanotype with the aim of adding gum for tricolour images.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John.
>> 
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