Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/09

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Subject: [Leica] printing with R800
From: elizabeth at reid.org (Elizabeth Reid)
Date: Sat Feb 9 14:56:55 2008
References: <FAED63F1-50A7-4836-8139-0FD87133C658@reid.org> <F8BFB87D-2DB8-4253-BEC7-BEE25A6445C6@pandora.be>

Can the curve to ink translation change over time? The printer used to  
handle the blacks just fine, which is why I was leaning more towards a  
ink issue.

And yes, I am the 'keeper's daughter. One of them, at least.


On Feb 9, 2008, at 5:48 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:

> Reid, as in The Barkeepers's Daughter Reid?
>
> If you printed it with the right profile and your screen is  
> calibrated, plus the fact that you've already made succesful prints   
> of this image before, even out of guarantee, I'd send it back.
> In such case, there is at least something wrong with the blacks  
> curve tto ink ranslation, which is unacceptable.
> Provided you kept your printer and inks dust- and extreme  
> temperature free.
> Is suspect it lacks a heap of blue, too.
>
> Philippe (O.: there's a very good -and regular reader and poster- A  
> (pseud. phx) ., too.)
>
> Op 9-feb-08, om 23:32 heeft Elizabeth Reid het volgende geschreven:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm a bit of a lurker/newbie here, but I'm currently scratching my  
>> head about a problem I'm having with my new R800, and I was hoping  
>> I could tap the collective LUG knowledge base to help me out.
>>
>> I'm trying to print this photograph:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ereid/Leslie+Sillouette.jpg.html
>>
>> on EPSON Premium Photo Paper Glossy, but the silhouette has an odd  
>> textured look when I print it out. Here's a very bad photograph of  
>> the print (I'm currently scannerless, but I think this gets the  
>> basic idea across):
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ereid/IMG_6495.jpg.html
>>
>> The black ink in the printer is medium-low, but not asking to be  
>> replaced. My first inclination is to replace the cartridge, but I  
>> figured it couldn't hurt to ask first.
>>
>> So does this look familiar to anyone? Any suggestions on how to  
>> make it stop happening? This is a fairly new development, and I  
>> printed quite a few pictures on this printer before this started  
>> happening.
>>
>> thanks!
>> Elizabeth
>>
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] printing with R800)
In reply to: Message from elizabeth at reid.org (Elizabeth Reid) ([Leica] printing with R800)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] printing with R800)