Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]She doin' the "Country" thing now! ----- Original Message ----- From: "B.D. Colen" <bd_colen@Harvard.edu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Black and White Printing >I love "Midnight-at-the-oasis" black - and what did ever happen to Maria > Muldaur? > > > On 5/16/05 12:37 PM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> > wrote: > >> Vader-black, Sith-black >> >> Chris >> NOLA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black and White Printing >> >> >>> B.D., you're right about the HP 8750's enhanced potential for better >>> color >> prints--the ninth ink is color. I was just considering b&w output. >>> >>> When I first heard about the 8750, I thought I'd have to snatch one as >> soon as it came out. Now, I'm not so sure. I'm certainly happy with the >> b&w >> and color output of my 8450, but its wanton ink consumption of HP 100 >> gray >> ink cartridges at $20+ per pop to grind out max-size 8.5" x 11" prints >> makes >> me wonder how many 13" x 19" b&w prints I'd get per ink cart. Or, >> perhaps, >> how many carts it'd take to print a 13" x 19". >>> >>> In HP's favor, it does denote the HP 100 photo gray ink cart as plain, >>> old >> "gray," not the trying-to-be-definitive-and-still-laughably-failing >> "light-light black" of Epson. Will ensuing Epson printers feature an even >> greater number of ink tanks with the attendant list of names? >> "Not-quite-as-black-as-ace-of-spades black." "Midnight-at-the-oasis >> black." >> "Quadroon black." "Lawyeresque-gray-area black." >>> >>> -Chris Lawson >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 371 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!