Weird, I clicked on the "submit" button on that Xerox link, and the web page disappears into thin air, poof! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Winners (PDML 2001 Printer Challenge)
> 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. 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