After rather successful week I needed to print few images. Well five
actually. Four of smaller (8x10 and A4) size and one bigger (A3). Because
of house rebuild I had my computer and printer off for about week. Printer
with those special carbon pigments is rather sensitive to fact to be turned
off and not used for some time. When I turn it on, i need to do some
cleaning cycles and than need to fill new inks.
That took some time and printer need to rest. Problem arrived when I need
to reset chips on cartridges to indicate printer that they are full again.
I am using this reseter for over five years and just this week batteries in
it decided to give up. Not big deal I could print even printer would
complain that there is no ink anymore. But i feel rather uncomfortable
anyway. I could buy these batteries in our village. I almost give up when
my seven year old daughter ask me why I am so sad. When I explain she come
with small light and four small batteries, exactly those I needed for my
tool! Sweet girl!
Well make it short. Printer start nicely working I printed small prints
and when for bigger one. After it was done, good 15 minutes, there were
marks from wheels on the print! I never had that, Not sure why I do have it
now. Absolutely not. I made hundreds maybe more prints with it and never
had it.
I looked up on Internet that my favorite MIS is selling small gizmo to
lift wheels and avoid these marks. I looked in detail on picture and find
out that I may be able to make them myself. And yes I did. So I could
nicely print bigger prints as well.
One more note. So far I was using PermaJet ALPHA, 100% Cotton Rag paper.
In last two or so month I am experimenting with Epson Premium Semigloss
Paper. It has superior contrast and blacks are deeper when comparing to
PermaJet paper. It is just not so heavy. I may try some other paper, but
this excellent paper from Epson is also very archival. Just ideal, pity it
is not 310g/m^2
After I made my prints I decided to remake them on the same paper. They
are great, I love them. So people who bought print last weeks will receive
two versions. I am really curious what they will tell me, which one they
think is better.
So that was all from photo department, on a house rebuilding we use most
of the time this weekend.
