On 11/3/13, Bulent Celasun, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've been making an occasional print of some of my photographs using a >common garden inkjet printer at home. >For color work, it was OK and I was not fussy about profiles, >resemblance to the original (whatever that might mean) etc. >However, the uncontrollable color casts on monochrome and toned prints >were unbearable. > >Now, I have purchased a better printer, Epson 2880. It is still in the >original package :( > >My specific concerns are: > >- Do I have to make a calibration or some purpose driven tests >"before" using it? >- Any concerns about using this printer under Linux? >- I care more about monochrome prints. Are there specific, crucial >settings that you think especially important in this regard? >- Most of the comments on books about digital inkjet printing suggest >that they may fail to satisfy my needs. Are there any other resources >you may suggest (paid or free)?
Hi Bulent I have recently bought an Epson P50 and had similar issues - i was getting heavy magenta colour casts on my BW printing. I did some reading on the net and after coming across this page: <http://tinyurl.com/lessmagentaplease> in which one contributor suggests going into the detailed settings in the print window to reduced the magenta ink. I tired a few experiments and indeed -3 seems to be the sweet spot and reduces the magenta cast I was getting. YMMV HTH Cotty -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Producion ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
