Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I should also mention that I tried Quadtone RIP, found it too geeky and fiddly for me. I tried various inksets as well, but being in India meant no service, and no recourse to the manufacturers, and ended up with me having to junk a couple of printers due to severe clogging. I decided then and there to stick to Epson Inks and ImagePrint (whose service has been exceptional over the years). Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 9:54 AM Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > I have been using ImagePrint ever since 2003/4 when I started printing in > earnest, in the days of getting random green and magenta tints on B&W > prints on an Epson 1290. There was no choice but use a RIP in those days > for neutral B&W output, and IP's profiles were, and still are, much better > than the manufacturers canned ones. Having paid out the initial joining fee > eons ago, I have been upgrading as and when I have been upgrading printers, > as I am used to their interface and it is a part of my printing workflow. > If I were in the same position today that I was way back then, I would not > bother with a RIP, as Chris pointed out, and stick to the Epson ABW driver, > as it has improved by leaps and bounds over the years. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 9:00 AM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> I print all my B&W with QuadToneRip. >> >> Many use the OEM inkset, but I prefer a dedicated B&W approach. >> >> FWIW, >> >> Paul >> www.PaulRoark.com >> >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 5:39 PM Christopher Crawford < >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >> >> > Ken, >> > >> > Inexpensive profiling kits like that one don't really produce very good >> > profiles, and even the high end profiling devices don't do well for BW >> > printing. To be honest, the Epson Advanced BW Mode produces FAR more >> > accurate B&W prints than you'll get from using any color profile, and >> it is >> > built-in and free. >> > >> > I made a tutorial on how to use it: >> > >> > https://youtu.be/kxkpJEzn8YM >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Chris Crawford >> > Fine Art Photography >> > Fort Wayne, Indiana >> > 260-437-8990 >> > >> > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> > >> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> > Like My Work on Facebook >> > >> > >> > ?On 8/21/18, 8:07 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ken Carney" <lug-bounces+chris= >> > chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of kcarney1 at >> > cox.net> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Tapping the wisdom of the LUG: I would like to start making my own >> > paper profiles for b&w on Epson printers. B&H has the X-Rite kit on >> > sale for $389. >> > >> > >> > >> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369004-REG/x_rite_eostudio_i1studio.html >> > >> > Will this be a good solution? Now I am using the Spyder 3 Pro for >> > monitors, and the factory profiles for papers (Hahnemuelle, Epson >> > etc.) >> > This is with soft-proofing the paper profiles then adjusting if >> > necessary. Most of the time the prints are good...but I would like >> > them >> > to be better. Previously I have used ImagePrint with good results, >> > but >> > dang it is expensive to keep upgrading for a hobbyist. >> > >> > Ken >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >