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RE: [Digital BW] Re: HP 7660/7960 opinions?

2004-02-14 by Daniel Staver

> > The b&w prints are pretty much neutral and there is zero
> > metamorism... 
> I'd have to disagree with this.  The prints on HPPP are 
> fairly neutral - good enough for me and I'm pretty picky.  
> But they are not metamerism free.  There is a slight shift 
> toward green in daylight and a slight shift toward magenta 
> under tungsten.

Same result here. I don't own the printer, but have a print from an
exchange, and it does shift noticably in different lights. In daylight
it looks just about neutral, under a normal lightbulb it's slightly
pinkish, and under fluorescent lighting it turns slightly towards green.


It's way better than the metamerism from the 2200 though. I would say
the 2200 has major metamerism problems, while the HP has minor problems.
Still, make sure to look at a few sample prints before making a
purchase.

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no

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