Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You use the 59 cartridge? (and only the 59?) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will von Dauster" <vondauster@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] HP7960 now the HP8450 > Hi Bob, > > On Dec 4, 2004, at 7:26 AM, Bob Palmieri wrote: >> >> By the way BD (and anyone else who feels good about their output with >> this printer)- could you share with the group the settings you're >> using for "color" management in Photoshop (I'm assuming you're using >> Photoshop and we all know about assumptions...) and the print driver >> (mac or pc) to get these stellar results in B&W? >> >> Also, if you've had good luck on the color side I'd be interested in >> those settings as well. > > I use a Mac (four of them, actually), and am also a firm believer in > Ted's KISS principle. I've had to dink with color management with other > printers I've used, Epson and Canon, but with the 7960 I've left the > color management to the default, ie automatic, settings beyond > selecting the paper type. For black and white prints, which are about > 50% of my personal stuff, I manually select the paper type (premium > plus glossy), let it use "best" for the quality, and select "greyscale" > for the color, all in the print dialog box. The prints are better than > any inkjet I've ever seen, and better than most of the BW I used to be > able to print when I had a darkroom set up. > > I've also noticed the swelling of the paper, but this settles down a > lot as the print fully dries. > > Will von Dauster > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >