Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Talking of which, the new 2200/2100 is due out soon. Here is a quick first report from someone using it's big brother with the same inks, the 9600: > Just to throw in a little something. My 9600 arrived a few days > ago and if > your 50-cent prints are from a 2200 using the new ultrachrome > inks, you and > your clients will be very happy. I printed a 24x30 B&W portrait > last night > using photoblack and lustre paper. While I am getting a little > blocking in > a the blacks below 10% or so, the prints are stunning. I have heard from > another 9600 owner that a good profile goes a long way toward > opening up the > deep shadows and producing a smooth step wedge. > > > Then when I get my printer profiled I will do a side by side comparison of > piezotones and the ultrachromes. > > The color prints are simply amazing as well. > > It is 98% of what I had been looking for in a multiuse printer... > > How's the metamerism? > Very well controlled. I have viewed B&W and color prints under tungsten, > fluorescent and daylight and found the shifts to be minor. It's what the > 2000/7500/9500 series should have been. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html