Who else besides Stouffer and X-Rite make densitometer cal targets?

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

I have an X-Rite 810. The calibration target that came with it is now so faded it doesn't return a good calibration. I called X-Rite to try to buy a new one and they basically refused to answer any questions because the 810 is unsupported. They couldn't even tell me if the currently available cal target for the current densitometers had a step around 3-ish density with reference values for VRGB. I called Stouffer, who does make a cal target with a step around 3-ish density, but they only have V reference values and can't provide the RGB values. Is there anyone else in the market who makes transmission densitometer calibration targets?

jvo · Jul 26, 2016

maybe try to call the sales department... i often found them to be more helpful about product info, (tho' shallow extent of their knowledge. they're usually more helpful and less "rule-bound".

good luck

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

I spoke to service, parts, support, and sales. None of them would offer any help.

Luis-F-S · Jul 26, 2016

Didn't you already ask that on the other list???????? Told you not to get an 810! It's not supported.

RauschenOderKorn · Jul 26, 2016

So but they refused to sell you a new calibration target, or they would not tell you what third party product to buy?

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

RauschenOderKorn said:
So but they refused to sell you a new calibration target, or they would not tell you what third party product to buy?

Refused to sell me a target. The 810 is not supported so they no longer have targets for it. They couldn't or wouldn't answer if the targets they do currently sell (for the last remaining densitometer they still support) have a patch with a density around 3 and measured values for VRGB.

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

Luis-F-S said:
Didn't you already ask that on the other list???????? Told you not to get an 810! It's not supported.

As far as I could find, there is no transmission/reflection densitometer still sold by anyone, so if you need one, you're going to be dealing with an unsupported product.

swmcl · Jul 26, 2016

Stouffer sell transmission targets. You have to be patient with communicating with them though.

Otherwise Wolf Faust for the colour targets.

swmcl · Jul 26, 2016

And ... any calibrated target will do. Do not think you need an '810 target'.

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

swmcl said:
Stouffer sell transmission targets. You have to be patient with communicating with them though.

I've talked to Stouffer. They do not sell cal targets with reference values for VRGB. They only offer Visual.

Luis-F-S · Jul 26, 2016

swmcl said:
And ... any calibrated target will do. Do not think you need an '810 target'.

The 810 is not a "target", it's an X-Rite 810!

ic-racer · Jul 26, 2016

I have a couple Tobias densitometers. I was able to get service parts, a service manual and schematic from them. They seem to still sell new items and offer service parts and support.
http://www.densitometers.net/support.asp

williaty · Jul 26, 2016

ic-racer said:
I have a couple Tobias densitometers. I was able to get service parts, a service manual and schematic from them. They seem to still sell new items and offer service parts and support.
http://www.densitometers.net/support.asp

That's a good lead. If they can provide a cal target, I'm in business.

For now, I've "calibrated" the 810 by using the visual-only number from the Stouffer wedge and inputting that value for all 4 channels. It now matches known readings correctly in the visual channel so I can at least use it for B&W work for now.

Marco Buonocore · Jul 26, 2016

Fotowand in Germany might ; you'll have to navigate his website for that.

http://www.fotowand.com

AgX · Jul 26, 2016

Fotowand only offers reflective densitometer-targets, and there are nor RGB patches, but CMY.

AgX · Jul 26, 2016

williaty said:
As far as I could find, there is no transmission/reflection densitometer still sold by anyone, so if you need one, you're going to be dealing with an unsupported product.

See at Heiland:
http://heilandelectronic.de/densitometer_intro/lang:en

Who else besides Stouffer and X-Rite make densitometer cal targets?

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