Digital BW, The Print

Beta II? How do you know it's a bata II version.

When I recieved mine in late December 2005, I didn't see any data 
version mention in the enclosed letter (mine came in a plain, clear 
cellopane envelope.

Scott

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jamesdsteele2001" 
<photographybysteele@p...> wrote:
>
> I have a batch of Beta II Silver Rag.  I'm also seeing a strange 
banding with the naked eye.  
> The surface seems smoother and there is slightly less bronzing but 
it's still there.  The curl 
> is also causing the print head to  catch slightly on the edge of 
the paper.
> 
> I'm printing on an Epson 4000
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
> <scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I guess I should have mentioned I was seeing banding with my 
eyes, 
> > not with a loupe.
> > 
> > No one else has mentioned seeing any banding with Silver Rag.
> > 
> > Strange... if it was happened with one of my printers, I would 
have 
> > written it off. But it happened on my 4800 which is a high 
quality 
> > printer.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
> > <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott,
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Were you getting ANY banding withn the Silver Rag?
> > > 
> > > I can't see any with the strongest reading glasses I have.  (+3 
> > drugstore
> > > type)  With these glasses and my magnifying hood I can see very 
> > slight
> > > defects, including very mild microbanding and pizza wheel 
marks.  
> > These,
> > > however, are in the range of what I'd consider rather normal 
and 
> > not visible
> > > in normal viewing.
> > >  
> > > The paper is really stiff.  I pre-fed it with a push assist 
before 
> > printing.
> > > I can imagine that some printers would have feeding problems.
> > > 
> > > I think Crane has a winner here.  I hope they can keep the 
price 
> > reasonable.
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > > www.PaulRoark.com
> > >
> >
>