I don't want to pee on anyones parade, especially on New Years, but the Xerox Tektronics Phaser 850 is NOT an inkjet printer. So, I am not sure that printer is eligable for the reknowned inkjet printer challenge, despite its superb performance. Seems only fair to compare apples to apples, so to speak. See the attached homepage for tech info on that printer.
http://www.officeprinting.xerox.com/cgi-bin/profile.pl?popup Jerry in Houston In a message dated 12/31/2001 9:20:46 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj:Re: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge) > Date:12/31/2001 9:20:46 PM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > I left that out? Canon Photo Pro Glossy. > > Ciao, > graywolf > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:21 AM > Subject: Re: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge) > > > > Tom, nice work on the "Challenge". What kind of paper did the > > grand prize winner Mike Nosal use? Congratulations to the > > winners! > > Steve Larson > > Redondo Beach, California > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Pentax Discussion Malling List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 11:26 PM > > Subject: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge) > > > > > > > Here are the winners of the PDML 2001 Printer Challenge. > > > > > > For those who have not been following this Challenge, it all started > when > > I > > > told someone on the list I had never seen an inkjet print that I > though > > > matched a photographic print. He said I had not seen one of his. I > > replied, > > > send me one. He didn't, but Aaron said everybody should send me one. > And > I > > > said if they do I will post a list of printer ratings based on those > > prints. > > > To prime the pump, I said I would confer upon the senders best three > > prints, > > > based on my opinion, the title of "PDML 2001 Master Digital Printer". I > > > mentioned this to the area Pentax Rep and he offered to donate some > Pentax > > > memorabilia as prizes. > > > > > > So there are basically two phases to this challenge. > > > > > > One, a compilation of printer ratings based upon prints sent to me by > list > > > members. The rating for a given printer is based upon the best print I > > have > > > received that was printed on that particular model printer. I will give > > the > > > current ratings in another post. This list of rating is an ongoing > thing > > and > > > I will post them monthly. > > > > > > Two, this contest, based upon my purely subjective rating of the prints > I > > > have received. The winner's have been selected from those who had sent > me > > > prints postmarked on or before December 15, 2001, and were made from > the > > > submitter's original photos. Names of the prints have been assigned by > me > > > for my convenience. Prizes will be mailed about the end of the week. > > > > > > These three winners may add the sig line "2001 PDML Master Digital > > Printer" > > > to their PDML posts. You won it, flaunt it. > > > > > > So here are the WINNERS! (Drum roll please, maestro). > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Third Prize (Winner of the Pentax PMA Lapel Pin featuring the MZ-S). > > > Kathy Leickly --Autumn Trees > > > > > > Xerox Tektronix Phaser 850. No details > > > > > > Because I like it! Kathy sent three identical photos, one done on an HP > > > Deskjet 722C, two done on the Xerox (one on plain paper, one on glossy > > photo > > > paper). My selection for third place is the one done on the glossy > photo > > > paper with the Xerox. The Phaser printers are what Tektronics used to > call > > > solid state laser printers that use a block of toner instead of powder. > > > Kathy says he blocks are wax like. The resulting print has a kind of > oil > > > painting like look to it. Strangely the print on plain paper is shinier > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Second Prize (winner of the Leather Pentax Keycase). > > > Paul Stenquist --Maple Leaf > > > > > > Epson Photo 1200, printed from a 4800dpi scan using an Agfa Duoscan > 2500 > > T > > > from a transparency taken with a Pentax LX and a Vivitar Series 1 > 90/2.5 > > > Macro. > > > > > > Paul's print is on Ilford Inkjet Matte Fine Art Paper. The maple leaf > > seems > > > to glow. This paper hides printer defects, but give an almost painting > > like > > > print. Certainly the print is worthy of hanging on the wall. > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Grand Prize (winner of the Pentax Swiss Army Knife). > > > Mike Nosal --Column > > > > > > Epson 1270, printed at 480dpi, from a scan made on an Imacon Flextight > > > scanner. Taken with his Pentax ZX-7, and a "F" 80-200 lens. > > > > > > Mikes print of the details of a column is an example of a print that > will > > > show every defect of the printer. Large areas of monotone show any sign > of > > > banning or unevenness. The column is about 90% white which will clearly > > show > > > up any halftoning. It shows very little of any of those problems. What > it > > > does show is that it is worthwhile to use a higher res image than is > > usually > > > claimed to be optimum. Mikes superb print shows that today's inkjet > > printer > > > can do very high quality work. > > > > > > Ciao, > > > graywolf > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
