Five dollars per print includes ink cost. The paper is about $2.50 a sheet, so I'm guessing the ink is about the same. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Paul, > > You forgot to count the cost of the printer ink. > I wonder how much that adds to the total cost > (I have no idea how long the cartridges last in R2400). > > On a different but related subject, - do you (or anybody else here on the > list) - coat your prints with the UV-protective coatings? > One of the local professional labs that I am offers this option > - to protect the ink from fading. > Any experience with that? Is yes, what do you use and where do you get > the supplies? > > Thanks, > > Igor > > Wed Sep 19 15:12:38 EDT 2007 > pnstenquist wrote: > > > My cost for matting and framing is only $30. Gallery makes some nice wood > > frames that sell for around $15, and I use precut mats that sell for $10. > > I print my own pigment inkjets on an Epson R2400. So even when using the > > best Epson papers my cost is only about $5 a print. The gallery where I > > sell most often gets as much as $3000 for some very large prints and > > typically more like $500 for a print in the range of 11 x 14. But I have > > found that it's better to go for volume. But most of my sales are in > > conjunction with fee-based shoots, so the print sales are just gravy on > > top of the fee. If a subject buys three prints at $30 per, I pocket an > > extra $75. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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