Dear Friends, Thank you all very much for your most valuable insights. I will be starting to use my printer within a few days and try printing a couple of photos.
I understand that the printer (under ordinary conditions) does less mistakes than an ordinary human being! I'll share my experiences later. Thanks to all the contributors of this thread; much appreciated. Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/3/14 Mark C <[email protected]>: > I can only comment on the mono printing. I have an Epson 3800 which used the > K3 inks but lacks the vivid magenta. I've been very satisfied with the B&W > printing results. > > It's not my preferred way of working, but if I don't expect to need to print > the image in the future I just use the advanced B&W stetting, run some test > prints and tweak the tones and contrast to what I want. I do embed the > settings into the file that I print as an EXIF comment, so I can reproduce > the results (as long as I have this printer.) Obviously, the drawback with > that is that I lose the ability to print that image in the future on a > different printer and get the same results, since the fine tuning of the > settings is done in the print driver and not in the image itself. I also > don't get to see the image as I want it one the screen and then print. As I > said, if I don't care about that stuff I just get a print that I like, make > a copy, and call it day. > > If I *do* want to have an archival digital reference copy I just follow > normal calibrated work flows. Nine times out of ten that works fine. > Sometimes I get quirky color shifts or metamerism. If the problem is not > caused by an error on my part, I will usually just revert back to using > advanced B&W mode in those cases, unless it limits me too much. > > If you are getting color shifts when printing a mono image, print it in > advanced B&W mode set to neutral and then see if it is shifted. If so, run a > nozzle check and mack sure everything is OK. I have not seen color shifts > when the printer handles the B&W settings. I have seen them when I mis match > profiles, send a duotone to the printer without converting to RGB, or make > other human error. Again, the drawback of letting the printer handle the B&W > settings is that they are not directly connected to you digital image (and > therefore cannot be reproduced on another printer) and you have to use trial > and error to get your final result, since it comes off the printer and does > not appear on the screen. > > - Mark > > > > On 3/11/2013 5:36 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> >> 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)? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Bulent >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
