I don't think I've experienced a nozzle clog in the last four or five years. If I'm going to let someone else print, I might as well let them shoot the pics as well. But that's a personal thing. Profiles are simple. There's one for nearly every sheet. I use Epson Ultra Premium Luster almost exclusively, but even when I've experimented with a different sheet I've found the profile gets me very close.
Paul via phone > On Apr 18, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, it's just the opposite...the it's when you DON'T print that the ink > dries and plugs up the nozzles > > -p > >> On 4/18/2015 1:33 PM, John wrote: >> >> >> If you make a LOT of prints the nozzles quite as likely to dry up. >> >> I go to Costco for anything 12x18 ($3.99) or smaller & use a local >> pro-lab for anything I want printed larger. Some Costco locations >> can/will do a 12x36 panoramic print for $4.99. >> >> That's what I originally created the "pano" of the snow geese at Bosque >> for. >> >> Let THEM worry about the profiles. >> >>> On 4/17/2015 11:23 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >>> Ann, >>> I have no reviews, and I'm virtually never one to stand between >>> someone and spending their money on a new toy but, frankly, I'm not >>> sold on the economics of purchasing large format printers. Unless >>> something has changed recently, inkjet printers are a Royal Pain the >>> Ass. Of course, it depends upon the number of prints that one >>> realistically needs to make, but if you factor in: >>> a) the original cost of the printer >>> b) the cost of the consumables (paper and inks) >>> Divide that by the number of prints you expect to produce in a couple >>> of years to get a per print price. >>> >>> I may be wrong, but I'm betting that it is a higher per print price >>> than you can get commercially. >>> Maybe I'm wrong, but from what I've read you will be dealing with >>> plugged inkjet nozzles, lots of ink wasted on nozzle purges (instead >>> of making prints). Prints thrown in the trash because of said plugged >>> nozzles. And perhaps worst of all, no one to yell at but yourself. >>> That is ignoring the fact that your time is worth something and the >>> time you spend producing the prints is time you could be doing >>> something else. >>> >>> If someone has an alternative view of wide format inkjet economics, >>> I'm all ears. >>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I don't think I can do this too soon, but I wish I had a way to make >>>> my own >>>> 11 x 17 or 12 x 18 prints >>>> >>>> reviews? suggestions? >>>> >>>> ann > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > 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.
