Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, Inexpensive profiling kits like that one don't really produce very good profiles, and even the high end profiling devices don't do well for BW printing. To be honest, the Epson Advanced BW Mode produces FAR more accurate B&W prints than you'll get from using any color profile, and it is built-in and free. I made a tutorial on how to use it: https://youtu.be/kxkpJEzn8YM -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Like My Work on Facebook ?On 8/21/18, 8:07 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ken Carney" <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: Tapping the wisdom of the LUG: I would like to start making my own paper profiles for b&w on Epson printers. B&H has the X-Rite kit on sale for $389. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369004-REG/x_rite_eostudio_i1studio.html Will this be a good solution? Now I am using the Spyder 3 Pro for monitors, and the factory profiles for papers (Hahnemuelle, Epson etc.) This is with soft-proofing the paper profiles then adjusting if necessary. Most of the time the prints are good...but I would like them to be better. Previously I have used ImagePrint with good results, but dang it is expensive to keep upgrading for a hobbyist. Ken _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information