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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Recommendation for an A4 B&W-only printer

2017-06-08 by Paul Roark

Are you using QTR? If so, you can blend the profiles.

Paul

On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:32 PM, f.cozzi@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Paul,

first of all, many thanks!

I've been printing with your Glossy Carbon Variable Tone setup on my Epson 1500W using Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper.
I am very happy with the results. I still can't believe that such an inexpensive printer could produce results which are comparable to my darkroom prints.

Now, coming to the last issue I'd like to solve...
I am using your RR-SGFibber and HPR-Baryta profiles with no changes.
The carbon version is too warm for my taste.
On the other hand, the neutral profiles on my printer / paper / toner (I am using undiluted MIS toner and not your original Canon blue+cyan dilution) are too cool.
As a comparison, Ilford Multigrade RC prints are more or less midway between the carbon and the neutral profile.
I also noticed that deep shadows are darker with the neutral profiles than with the carbon profiles; carbon-profile deep shadows are closer to what I see on screen.

I'd like to reduce the toning in the neutral profiles. Can I achieve that just by reducing the ink limit? Or should I change the tone curve instead?

Regards,
Federico



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