From: Jack Fulton (jefulton1@attbi.com)
Date: 02/10/03-01:55:48 PM Z
I am considerung to buy a new printer.
Does anyone on the list have any experience with Epson 7600 in connection to
negatives or metamerism ?
I would appreciate some advice.
Galina.
Galina . . . yes, the 7600 is very good printer w/little metamerism. I too
am just about to purchase one and plan to use the 9600 cartridges in it.
Yes, they will stick out a bit but the price for double the amount of ink is
not twice as much in cost so that will be a savings right there.
Secondly, I am also purchasing the ColorByte RIP which bypasses the printing
engine of the 7600 and produces as fine (if not finer) dot pattern which is
about a perfect stochastic(random rather than 1/2-tone dots) pattern. This
RIP produces superb color and if you are working on a different substrate,
they'll provide you with a profile after you send in the patterns for them
to create the profile for you. You can look @ their web site for more
information.
Third . . . . Bill Atkinson (Apple & Hyper-Card fame) has created profiles
for Epson's primary papers (luster, gloss, matte) which one can download
free @ the Epson web site. these provide one w/a very neutral gray and
excellent color w/out purchasing RIPs etc. but only w/those Epson papers. I
do know that Bill is re-writing the Epson driver for these printers and this
will apparently aid greatly in reduction of what metamerism is present.
There was something else but that has slipped my mind.
Best
Jack Fulton
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