Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]lea wrote: > > Thanks for all the info so far on this Epson 2200 which I've been using > with mixed feelings for about 3 months > now. > > This morning I switched out the photo black with matt black and printed > on Epson's matt paper. Using black ink only I get a rather sepiaish > tone...not that I mind it, it's just very warm. Using color controls > with no changes to the sliders at 720 dpi I get the same blue tint I get > using the pearl finish from Ilford. > > If you guys are all getting great results I must be doing something > wrong......................I'm open to anyone who can give me > suggestions and pointers. > > Ideally I'd like to get a great neutral black print on the Ilford pearl > paper. If I have to switch to matt to get that, I'd be willing to make > the switch. > > I want to love this printer and the output but I feel a bit like a > jilted lover right now... > Lea > > Lea Murphy ><Snip> http://studio-nelson.com/inkjet/bw22001.htm make sure you check out the last of it's 4 pages. Seems just black printing on the Epson is a real bad idea. I've got another friend who does this and i sent this to him. IF you Google epson "2200 black and white printing" you get more good feedback than you can shake a stick at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=epson+2200+black+and+white+printing Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com/Catagorypages/PersonalWork.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html