...or, I can't make up my mind. So the darkroom project is pretty much dead in the water. Besides the expense, there's the matter of satisfying the landlord that the plumbing and wiring is done properly. Now, I'm perfectly capable of doing it all myself, and he knows that, but the state seems to think I need to be licensed. Something about residency permits and unlicensed contractors and rental properties or some crap. It's more of a hassle than I want to deal with. So until we decide to buy a home I'll just keep hoarding enlargers and safe lights. Which leads me to the alternative...
I'd like to get a printer specifically for black & white. An Epson C88 looks like it should do the job with MIS Ultratone inks. Single-black-ink printing might work, too. (Christie says I go through too much black ink with "her" printer.) I have no immediate plans to print anything larger than 8x10. While we're at it, my scanner sucks. Since I need to scan medium format negs, this pretty much leaves me with flatbed scanners. (Sure, I'd like a Flextight X5 on my desk, but Christie seems to think that 20K might be better spent on something else. Like a car.) Currently considering a couple of Epson's offerings - 4490 and V500. The V700 looks nice, but I don't really need the LF capability. Anyway, thanks for reading this drivel. If you can offer any suggestions, I'm wide open. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
