Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]tina, contact me off list if you have any questions about setting up the 2200 for colour - I've gone over a lot of the issues and settings (and now get what are imo great colour prints). I've found some very good papers for it (glossy and matte/watercolour) I've also saved/searched up a bunch of different profiles for it. Yep - it isn't the best, out of the box, for B&W, despite Epsons claims (though I have found a couple of options that work okay). tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:34 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Piezography > > > At 02:08 PM 10/20/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > > You can't use Piezography with the 2200. The new Epsons are > chipped to > > > prevent using 3rd party inks. You have to use the Epson inks in their > > > small, expensive cartridges. > > > > > > Tina > > > >Yes you can Tina... :-) that's what the Septone inks are - > > Thanks, Tim! That's good to know. I just got my 2200 set up over the > week-end. I'll have to visit inkjetmall and find out what's > available for > it. I haven't been pleased with my B&W efforts on it so far. I have the > Piezotone sepia inks in my 3000 and bought the 2200 to do color. > > >But with the results I have got with my Imageprint tests (whereby I can > >print very neutral B&W on glossy as well as matte papers) - as > well as its > >hundreds of colour profiles, I am probably going to go with that > for now - > >both setups are expensive, though roughly the same price. > > I downloaded the trial version. Boy, this stuff is expensive! > > Tina > > P.S. I'm using both printers to print negatives and chromes from > my Leica > cameras ;-) On Topic! > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.workbookstock.com > http://www.newscom.com > http://www.americanphotojournalist.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html