Re: DTP printer recommendation
Agree with Walker¡¯s suggestions, and wanted to add a word of caution about the 13¡± printers - 2880, R3000 and P700 - for DTP. Their thick media loading mechanism is different than the
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Clay Harmon
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Re: DTP printer recommendation
I can echo Walker¡¯s recommendation for the P5000. I bought one as a final solution to the pizza wheels others (in my case a p600) gave me. It¡¯s a beast but it meets my needs of making negatives
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Dan Henderson
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Re: DTP printer recommendation
The P900 is a good printer because it has 2 picoliter dots and does multi-channel DTP very well.
The P5000 and P5730s are also great as well as the larger P6000->P9000 range. The P9570 does not work
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Walker Blackwell
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DTP printer recommendation
Hi there,
I have some experience making photopolymer gravure plates from positive transparencies and am researching direct-to-plate workflows for my home studio.
Browsing this group has been
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Mark G
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Re: QCDN for non Ilford paper?
Oh ... so if I am getting this right, for the sake of example, I can calibrate QCND curve using *either* 0 or 2 grade filter during the calibration process and get the same looking image (if given
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Petr Slunecko
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Re: QCDN for non Ilford paper?
Arghhh... beginner's mistake I suppose, I've just bought A3+ Pictorico OHP and thought I would use it as a negative for contact print on silver gelatine enlarging paper (either Fomatone or Ilford) -
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Petr Slunecko
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Re: QTR and AZO
Yes, Richard, that is a curve for an outside exposure full sun lumen print for Azo.
I use the Azo for lumen printing because my Azo is fogged; it¡¯s fixed as per normal so it¡¯s no different than a
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Christina Z. Anderson
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Re: QTR and AZO
Chris, did you send Steve a LUMEN curve for AZO?
Because 1: that is WAY too much black ink for a normal F2 Azo print, and 2: you asked if he was exposing with the sun? (Also, why are you wasting
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Richard Boutwell
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Re: QCDN for non Ilford paper?
Also. Use the Pictorico White Gloss Film for enlarging papers (as in Multi-grade chloro-bromide or graded pure silver-bromide papers) and Ultra-Premium OHP for contact printing papers (as in pure
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Richard Boutwell
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Re: QCDN for non Ilford paper?
Yes, you can use the Ilford MG curves for any MG paper because they are all slight variations of a two layer emulsion with silver chloride for low contrast and silver bromide for high contrast that
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Richard Boutwell
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
This might actually be totally unrelated to a paper jam but simply coincided with it.
It could be, but I suspect one of 3 possibilities that could give the result you re seeing.
1: macOS updated and
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Richard Boutwell
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
This may help someone in the future. Using an Epson p900 printer to make low ink load Quads for Silver Gelatin D Negs I experienced a paper jam. Subsequent cleanings and alignment checks the problem
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Steve Sherman
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
To further complicate the p900 issue, at least for me. When switching from the QTR printer to the Epson 900 printer, an ordinary color photograph prints perfectly fine.
Thanks in advance,
SS
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Steve Sherman
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
Thanks Clay, I would agree the jam caused an alteration, per Dan¡¯s comment I did run other successful, and lower ink load quads with the exact same result. Per your suggestion I have run the nozzle
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Steve Sherman
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
I think the fact that this worked yesterday and is puddling today indicates that the jam may have done something to damage the head. Try running a nozzle check from the control panel on the printer
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Clay Harmon
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
I have found that I cannot use Fixxons to print negatives for carbon transfers. The carbon curve puts down more ink than the Fixxons can handle and it pools on the surface much like that shown in your
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Dan Henderson
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
Thanks for chiming in, I¡¯m using Fixxons, the Boutwell Step wedges you see in the top were printed yesterday on the same material with equal or higher ink loads with no issue. This morning I had a
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Steve Sherman
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
What material are you printing on? It looks to be some sort of transparent film? What QTR settings are you using (can you include a screenshot)? It looks like you are using Boutwell¡¯s QCDN app?
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MichaelT
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Re: Epson p900 Inks puddling
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Dan Henderson
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Epson p900 Inks puddling
Can anyone offer a suggestion on what the fix is for this mess ?? Have completed a Power Cleaning, Head Alignment and installed new Maintenance Box.? ?Thanks !!
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Steve Sherman
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