From: Nick Makris (nick@mcn.org)
Date: 04/05/02-05:44:13 AM Z
Sandy, Did I read that correctly - are you using the OEM inks (color) in
your 2000P? I really want to use black/gray (quad in my case) inks. I have
a color setup and prefer to use dedicated printers. Moreso, there is no
successful way to make a B/W inkjet print with color ink (that ought to stir
up some discussion) - metamerism is at the basis for that statement. Simply
put, the B/W print made from color inks might look ok under one lighting
arrangement and look green in another and in any case, generally they are
not neutral.
Nick
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From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: Pictorico and Epson 2000P pigments
> Nick wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >I have been experimenting (here I go) with various substrates and
> >inks/methods/workflows/curves/actions and to date, only the Pictorico
film
> >seems like the way to go. It doesn't accept pigment based inks and I
have
> >just yesterday changed to a Quad Black dye based ink with archival
qualities
> >(whatever that means). I am collaborating with at least two others from
> >this list and the results, as I said, will be posted.
>
>
>
> I have an Epson 2000P and have been experimenting with Pictorico OHP
> film toward making digital negatives for carbon printing. The
> Pictorico certainly takes the pigments from the Epson cartridges and
> is capable of registering a negative with a relatively high density
> range, easily up to DR 2.0 as measured by my transmission
> densitometer, with no smearing and no need for spray. I am making the
> experiments with the 6-color mode of the Epson 2000P,but printing a
> mostly neutral tone physical density negative. Although I have not
> yet gotten all the adjustments down to my satisfaction I am feeling
> very confident that with time I will get the right density and curve
> for making excellent physical density negatives with the Epson 2000P
> and Pictorico. The main consideration from the start for me was to
> find a combination that would get enough pigment on the film to
> provide the relatively high density range that I need for carbon, and
> there is no question but that this combination allows that. After
> all, when you measure with a densitometer, opacity is opacity and if
> neutral tone is very easy to understand.
>
> BTW, I am to this point been using the curve supplied by Dan on his
> website for the Epson 2000P.
>
> Sandy King
>
>
>
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