[alt-photo] Re: ANYONE? was EPSON 3800: LINE PAIRS ON INKPRESS NEGS

[Mark Nelson]

Bob,

Is this roller marks????

Mark Nelson
www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com
PDNPRint Forum @ Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

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On Oct 7, 2010, at 5:18 PM, "BOB KISS" <bobkiss at caribsurf.com> wrote:

> Anyone have this problem with their Epson 3800?
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> From: BOB KISS [mailto:bobkiss at caribsurf.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 1:57 PM
> To: 'The alternative photographic processes mailing list'
> Subject: EPSON 3800: LINE PAIRS ON INKPRESS NEGS
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> DEAR LIST,
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>            I have been enjoying making up to 17X22 negs with my Epson 3800
> with Inkpress film for about 2 years.  Suddenly I have small parallel lines
> on the neg (clear) and pt/pd print (dark).  They are pairs of lines running
> in the same direction that the film passes through the printer. The lines
> are about 1.5 mm apart, the pairs are about 15 mm apart, and they extend
> over the entire film.    
> 
>            I print the negs using the exact settings recommended by Dan
> Burkholder for the 3800 and Inkpress film:
> 
>            No color management
> 
>            SuperPhoto 2880 dpi
> 
>            High Speed
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>            Flip horizontal
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>            Enhanced Matte Paper
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>            Advanced B&W
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>            Color toning: fine adjustment:  40 horizontal, 48 vertical
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>            Tone: darkest
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>            Max Optical Density
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>            Paper Configuration:  Color density 25, Paper thickness 2 mm,
> Platen Gap-narrow 
> 
> *****The only change I made was to set the drying time to about 0.2 secs as
> I work in a relatively humid environment: but I 
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>                        have always used this setting and didn't have this
> problem with pairs of lines before.
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>            Any idea what it is?  Rollers need cleaning?  If so, can anyone
> send me instructions?  Or might it be something else?
> 
>                                    CHEERS?
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>                                                BOB
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> Please check my website:  <http://www.bobkiss.com/> http://www.bobkiss.com/
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> "Live as if you are going to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you are going to
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