Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, I don't own any digital cameras...and the grain on the print doesn't appear to be from the texture of the paper, though I guess it could be from the ink absorbing properties...though you would think that Cones wouldn't sell paper that would have ink absorbing properties that would mess up the print. I have some Epson Heavyweight borderless matte paper that I can try a print on, also I can print using the Cone PhotoMatte paper on my HP Deskjet...I suspect it will continue to give me good results, but have not tried it in a few weeks. I don't know what step wedges are...can you explain? - --- Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > At 06:54 AM 7/17/02 -0700, you wrote: > > The scan of the transparancy was done on the > Nikon > >Coolscan 8000ED and was used to create the print. > The > >print was done on the Epson 3000 on Cone Tech Photo > >Matte paper (which is a very smooth surface, so the > >grain you are seeing is not coming from the paper > >surface). > > Even with a very smooth paper, the grain could still > be the texture of the > paper depending on how it absorbs the ink. The > least grainy papers I've > found for use with Generations ink are Legion Photo > Matte and Epson > Archival Matte. Do you have a sample file without > grain that you could > print as a trial on the Cone Tech paper? A photo > from a digital camera or > one of the step wedges should tell you whether the > grain is in the scan, > the paper, or the printing process. > > > >Any thoughts would be appreciated....Am I expecting > >too much? > > No. Keep trying ;-) > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > images available from: > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.mira.com > http://www.agpix.com > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html