[alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson Driver

[Amy Holmes George]

Hi Loris,I have not tried your first suggestion. Something to think about. Although, I did try printing on Pictorico with a backing sheet last night. So, I'm going to print those this weekend . . . My fingers are crossed for a weekend of improved printing results!
Again, thanks to all for your helpful advice.Amy
> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 23:26:18 +0300
> From: mail at loris.medici.name
> To: kerik at kerik.com; alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson Driver
> 
> Not that I have experience with 3800 and/or QTR BUT I'd definitely
> give a go and see how that works...
> 
> Amy, BTW, have you tried to print the negatives with no AMC (which
> looks much better), and placing a tranparent substrate between the
> negative and the coated paper? Something like 3-4 mils (75-100
> micrometers) may help in diffusing the pattern... Of course image
> detail will suffer, but you can counteract this by doing slightly more
> aggressive sharpening. Inkjet negatives aren't too sharp generally,
> therefore the overall difference could prove negligible. (A remedy for
> problem images maybe?)
> 
> Plus, how do you feed the transparency into the printer? I mean, do
> you use a support sheet under the negative? Pictorico OHP thickness is
> something like 6 mils (145 micrometers, exactly - if it's the premium
> version and I'm not mistaking; talking from memory right now...),
> whereas photo papers' thickness is usually something around 10 mils
> (250 micrometers). Therefore, you may experience better performance by
> feeding the OHP sandwiching it with a support sheet, increasing the
> cumulative thickness to something around 10 mils - what the printer
> expects / is optimized for. ??? (That's in case the printer doesn't
> arrange itself by sensing the substrate's thickness - I don't know how
> 3800 works in that context.)
> 
> I'd first try the latter, then the former, and then both...
> 
> Hope this helps, (kinda WAG)
> Loris.
> 
> 
> 2010/5/27 Kerik <kerik at kerik.com>:
> > Just to chime in, my experience echoes Marek's. I've had such great
> > results with this printer and QTR for digital negs it's the only combo I
> > recommend when people ask. As with most things, there is a learning curve
> > to hurdle, but after that, life is easy. :-)
> >
> > Kerik
> > www.kerik.com
> >
> >
> >
> >> I have been using that printer for over 2 years now, never had touched any
> >> adjustments and since switching to QTR rip as driver life has been so
> >> simple, perfect negatives every time.
> >>
> >> Marek
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