Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As some of you have read, my 1270 decided it was time to retire to my wife's office. After becoming convinced that the 2200 will be replaced within a year by a similar machine using all the ink carts. I did not look forward to replacing carts and flushsing the system to print on matte paper so I decided to punt. For a year or so I can outsource my printing needs over 8X10 so I picked up an R800. Color prints are a snap and are, as expected, pretty wonderful on Epson's Gloss, Lustre, and Velvet. The usual workflow was followed, import as Kodak RGB(my now pretty old scanner doesn't offer Adobe RGB, convert to Adobe, send to printer with the ICM profile specified by PS. B&W has also turned out to be surprising in the simplicity. Three prints with minor tweaks to the profile and I am getting B&W prints that are simply wonderful. It is very easy to tweak to cool down a print or warm it up if you have done any color printing. My working paper is the Ilford Gallerie Classic Pearl. Same ease of use. The HP 7960 printed out a possibly better image, but I would be stuck with HP papers for longevity and I am not really a fan of RC Gloss. I also haven't tried any duo or tri tones but that will come as soon as the backlog is worked down. Just a kindly product endorsement. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com