Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boy, Chandos, I really want to known what your secret is with the Epson archival matte and this printer.While the prints initially look great, I've found stability to be a huge problem. It seems to do pretty well with one of the Illford papers, but the particular paper is very similar to the HP, while the Epson has much more of a "paper" feel to it. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Chandos Michael Brown Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:20 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Put your print where your mouth is (aka Is B.D. crazy?) I'll second BD's encomium viz this printer. I'm getting luscious B&Ws both on the HP Premium Plus (looks like an RC print) and on Epson's Enhanced Matte (though I've no sense yet of the stability of the mixed media, prints that are several months old show no degradation). I followed BD's recommendation and use Fred Miranda's B&W Work Flow Pro PS plugin for converting files. It's a great tool. I say all of this as an early adopter of second party archival inksets, CIS, art papers, custom profiles, and Epson photo printers. Without question the HP produces superb B&W prints. I pant for a larger format HP. Chandos -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+cmbrow=wm.edu@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+cmbrow=wm.edu@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:20 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Put your print where your mouth is (aka Is B.D. crazy?) Nope - It's an excellent color printer that also does 'real' black and white. It's pretty much the only such beast on the market. All the other produce b&w with a color cast. With allot of fiddling some people do pretty well with other printers - but this one produces black and white with a single click on that setting. AND it's got a Wilhelm rating of something above 108 years for print longevity in blackk and white, which, I believe, is better than today's silver prints. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information