I can confirm the quality of the R2000 prints. While Epson extols its glossy print capabilities, I prefer matte papers and can attest to how great the prints are on matte paper. Plus, it's nice not to have to change black ink when shifting from matte to glossy. The R2000 also has wireless capabilities so you can put it where you want without having to string cable around. With the rebate it cost less than the R800 did eight years ago.
And.....if you need something to calibrate your monitor, I have a Spyder 2 colorimeter you can have for the cost of shipping. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not invest in a decent printer? Printing is, to my mind, an essential > part of the photographic process and digital tools give you complete control. > When you leave the printing to someone else, they are free to alter your > vision. You can now get the superb Epson Stylus Photo R3000 for $599 at B&H, > after rebate.They still have the earlier R2880, which is nearly as good, > lacking only the auto-selecting of black cartridges for matte or glossy. Its > $449.95 after rebate. I paid nearly double for mine a couple of years ago. > The R2000, which performs best on glossy papers is $389 after rebate. All can > print up to 13 x 19 borderless or 12 x 18 with a border. And they deliver > superb prints. > > P)aul > On Mar 24, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > >> I'm planning to start relatively small -- not going over, say, 8x10 at >> first. My main concern is that the prints look nice and are on appropriate >> paper. Wally World seems to offer a range of services from "Here's your >> picture" to "Give us a couple of extra days and then you can have a glossy >> picture". I'm mostly looking to simply get prints that are suitable for >> framing for the time being, and then stepping up to gallery-type prints >> if/when I start producing work that justifies it and there's any kind of >> demand for it. >> >> As of now, my composition is such that I still do more cropping than I'd >> like, and I'd hate to get a large print made only to discover that the >> resolution is sub-par. >> >> -- Walt >> >> On 3/24/2012 10:24 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> Can you afford a pro lab? I do all my own printing up to 16X20. I've found >>> the price for having these larger prints done (from CD's) significantly >>> less expensive than they once were. Example 16X20 'prox $35 these days. Had >>> been about twice that, back in the film days, when that often included a >>> scanning charge. >>> >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:53 AM >>> Subject: OT: Advice& recommendations on selling prints >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> As I mentioned in another thread, someone recently inquired about buying a >>> print and I was wondering if any of you might have any suggestions for good >>> resources to help figure out who to use for the printing, what to charge >>> and all that jazz. I really haven't the first clue as I've always just had >>> small prints made up at Wally World -- occasionally an 8x10, and the >>> resulting print is about as predictable as you might expect. >>> >>> Thanks for any help anyone can offer! >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
