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  1. Thanks Allyn - I actually worked that one out last night after experimenting with it. What my problem is now is that when I print from the top loader the paper never prints parallel to the edge. I'll try to explain it in words but it's hard to imagine. When I align the paper in the loading tray I position the plastic alignment holder up against the edge. Not too tight but snug as Epson suggests. I also make sure the guide on the higher right side of the paper resting tray is out as it should be for larger papers (I was using 13 x 19 inch / A3+). When the printer initiates the take up of the paper it somehow pushes the aforementioned "plastic alignment holder" slightly to the left each time creating a 5 - 10mm gap to the edge of the paper as it loads. That's why it loads crooked it seems. Ideas?
  2. That's a good question! It's driving mad. Expensive and not as good as the one I replaced.
  3. After upgrading one week ago from an Epson R2880 to the P800 I am going slightly crazy here. I am very familiar with the Epson workflow on their higher end printers and have used them extensively over the past 15 years. Here are my problems. 1) The paper loads skewed via both the top / standard loader and via the art board front loader. When the later occurs I get a warning box coming up on the LCD prompting me to eject and reload. The design of this front-loading system is simply madness. So unreliable. The top loader takes my paper (usually Canson Baryta or Ilford Gold Fibre Silk) but prints it skewed. I have ruined maybe 15 pieces of large (and expensive) paper so far because of these loading problems! 2) Borderless printing. On my last attempt it seems despite selecting the paper size as 13"x19" (A3+) via the Epson print driver the printer loaded the paper skewed and also prints to A3 width not to the full width. Could this be something to do with the LCD screen on the printer over-riding the print driver via PS CC? I would assume the opposite is the default? Further on from the above front / art paper loading mechanism. I am using large papers (A2 - A3). When I click on the front loading tray to initiate the procedure I push the paper in but when it hits the back loading tray it does not go up into the tray it simply goes out the back. I tried to print with it hanging out the back but that resulted in another paper jam. Thanks for any advice you can offer. Also please DO NOT POST THAT ANNOYING VIDEO OF HOW TO LOAD THE ART PAPER VIA THE FRONT LOADER. It is so uninformative and over simplified. I switched from the R2880 because of the annoying problem of the printer not recognising mat black ink when printing to mat paper. Right now I would prefer that any day of the week over this P800 problems.
  4. I am so sick of that upgrade because we force you too. It's a fantastic printer and a professional model at that. It was only replaced a few years ago.
  5. No drivers are issued for Mac OS Mavericks it seems? The latest driver for Mac OS seems to be for Siera?
  6. I believe so. Will check (when I get home this evening). I was under the impression the Epson printer drivers updated automatically via OS updates (Mac OS X)?
  7. Hi, I am having enormous trouble getting my Epson R2880 to recognise the rear feeder tray is attached and thereby being able to select "velvet fine art" as the media type from the Epson printer settings window. Velvet Fine Art is the recommended media setting. I have installed the Hahnemuhle profile for the R2880 and German Etching, and selected it in the print dialogue box along with Photoshop manage colours. I've also switched my photo black ink cartridge to mat black. Does anyone have any idea why I cannot get this combination to work? Thanks in advance. George
  8. <p>Can someone please confirm or not that a Sony A7S (mk.1) running with the latest firmware update does or does not have Eye AF (with native EF lens of course). I cannot find this specific info out anywhere.</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
  9. <p>Hi,</p> <p>I recently picked up a Zeiss 21mm ZE and am using it in conjunction with my Sony A7II and a Commlite adaptor. I am unable to get the camera to open the lens up to 2.8. It stops (and does not even display 2.8 in the EVF / LCD) at 3.2. Yes, it is half a stop from being fully open and that annoys me as I am a sucker for shallow depth of field work. The lens did work fine on an EOS body before I bought it. Any ideas as to a remedy here would be greatly appreciated?</p> <p> </p>
  10. <p>Thanks for the input Howard.</p> <p>I just got off the phone with BasICColor in Germany. It seems they are actually the company which has developed the Specrtraview software for NEC. Yes, since the start of 2015 their product BasICColor Display is fully compatible with the NEC PA272W (amongts other NEC monitors). The man, very helpful indeed, told me though that the PA range is not handpicked like the range of Spectraview Reference monitors. He said there are variations in the quality of the PA / multisync monitors being sold and one can be lucky or unlucky in terms of getting a really good one. </p>
  11. <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am situated in Denmark and I was just about to pull the trigger on a NEC PA272W monitor. I found a good deal on one for around 880€. I recently found out though that in Europe NEC does not sell their Spectraview II software or puck separately as they do in the US. It seems this is to encourage consumers to buy the dedicated Spectraview models which are exactly the same monitors with a hood and software license (maybe a hardware calibrator?) for over double the price! </p> <p>I'd like to hear from anyone who has experience with the following please:</p> <p>1) If you bought a software license via an American store and brought it back to Europe and entered your serial number is the (European) monitor able to be calibrated via the Spectraview II software or is it "chipped" to avoid such a work around?</p> <p>2) Is anyone achieving outstanding Spectraview results with third party (non NEC) software and calibrators on the PA272W?</p> <p>thanks in advance for any help you can offer me here.</p> <p>George</p> <p> </p>
  12. <p>thanks for the info Glenn. That's very handy knowing that and nothing Epson has ever informed me of. I tried to change papers to some Ilford Gold Fibre Silk (not curled) and things seem to be ok again. A little annoying seeing I blew ink on 8 prints trying to get one right.</p>
  13. <p>After a little research I may have a paper bend problem? The papers edges are curling up. Can anyone confirm this? </p>
  14. <p>I am using my rather old Epson R2880 and it has recently started creating havoc with my prints.</p> <p>I am using Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. The last few centimetres of my prints seem to smear and get black ink marks on the edges. This problem occurs in conjunction with a clicking noise coming from the feed mechanism. I have tried to do a print head alignment (both manually and on auto) but that has had no effect on this.</p> <p>Has anyone experienced this and if so what has been your remedy? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me with this. </p>
  15. <p>I doubt that Dieter.... if the pattern continues it seems all Sony ILCE A7 mk.I models (including the RX1 cameras) seem to be stuck with the lossy compression. I hope I'm wrong but I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting.</p>
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