[alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt

[BOB KISS]

DEAR PAUL,
	I tried front and back loading without success...one of them doesn't
allow full format printing (I need every one of those 17X22 inches) and the
other does feed the film under the pizza wheels.  I finally joined the Epson
Printer List and found the Guru (forgot his name but have it saved) who
walked me through a number of tests, cleanings, and options.  The extended
drying time works just fine and I have had no problems since I started using
it.  I have plenty of other work to do while printing each neg and as I
don't serve other clients, just print collectors, there is no need to hurry
along the printing of a neg.  Quality and getting it right the first time
are much more important to me than saving a few minutes of negative printing
time.  
		CHEERS!
			BOB

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[mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
Paul Viapiano
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:02 PM
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt

Bob,

Have you tried frontloading the printer? It doesn't go through the "pizza" 
mechanism that way...

Paul



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KISS BOB" <bobkiss at caribsurf.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 5:13 AM
Subject: [alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt


> The dreaded Pizza Wheel marks!  I now have a 3 sec drying time per printer

> stroke with my Epson 3800 and they are gone.
> Good thing I am good at multitasking...I do other things for the half hour

> or more it takes to print a 17X22 digineg!
>                  CHEERS!
>                          BOB
>
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:25:24 -0700
>  Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I am compiling a list of frequent problems that occur with alt for a 
>> presentation. For instance, paper specificity is one that is the bane of 
>> my existence as of late. Seriously, now. When papers change, do you think

>> the paper manufacturers would tell us??!!
>>
>> I thought I would ask the list if anyone had their pet peeve to share so 
>> I can add it to my growing list in case i don't have it already? When I 
>> finish I will post.
>>
>> Here are some suggestions:
>>
>> printing on the wrong side of OHP
>>
>> banding in the digineg
>>
>> venetian blinds in the digineg
>>
>> forgetting to invert the neg (yes, it does occur!)
>>
>> I'm not necessarily being process-specific, though, e.g. gum might have 
>> staining or sloughing off of the layer or speckling as pitfalls. But 
>> heck, that'd be OK, too.
>>
>> Anyway, interested to see your all's pet peeves, trials, tribulations...
>>
>> One of these years I hope to compile a FAQ, too...such things as "When is

>> a hair dryer a good thing?" etc. One of the great things about teaching 
>> is that if there is a mistake to be made, it is done, and I can document.

>> This past week I had one I had never seen before, trying to read a 
>> blur/average square that should have given one consistent number kept 
>> jumping all over the place. Found out the eyedropper tool was NOT set to 
>> point sample but to 101x101. Of course, it took me 45 minutes to figure 
>> that one out and it was another faculty member that suggested that might 
>> be the cause. Gees.
>>
>> OH LOL another I'll share. One student kept having horribly contrasty 
>> pt/pd prints. Come to find out, he was using straight NA2 20% as his pt 
>> part of the equation (not pd!), instead of using it as a contrast agent 
>> in addition to the metal. That was one of those that was so inconceivable

>> to me I didn't guess it. He finally figured it out.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>>
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