Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Henry, >the intended viewing conditions and be happy. I'll be happy to share the >simple workflow I use to make B&W prints using color inks if anyone is >interested. I'd love to hear your take on it. I've spent the weekend trying to match a neutral step wedge and have had some success - but as you say still have a colour cast. I managed to eliminate most of the nasty casts, a strong magenta cast in the 70%+ region - blacks - (Epson 1290) so I'm reasonably happy. I'm using Transfer curves to achieve this in PS6. I use Epson's RC Premium Semigloss paper fwiw - really like this paper. I also tried someones suggestion to print using only the B&W ink from an RGB image (what I use for the above). It seems to give a slight green tint & increased grain from the printer but better overall neutrality. Combining that with a transfer curve helps to increase the range - my printer does block things up in the shadows without this adjustment. I now sort of have a cool setting, and a warm one which isn't so bad. Actually - I find the best prints I get so far with my limited experience, are with conversion to Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone in PS - but doesn't help for everything of course. I'm only doing this because I'm trying to stop myself from spending a grand on Cone's latest B&W system for the 1280/1290. I only hope they *don't* send me my samples..! ;) <G> Me thinks a 2nd hand 1200 & their existing system would be a cheaper route perhaps.. but is the difference worth it? C'mon Henry spill the beans on your workflow.. Please..! <G> Cheers, Neil - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html