Costco prints are inkjet. Most stores print on Epson 7880. Some are Noritsu. Not many shops print optically any more. In my opinion, inkjet are better.
Paul > On Mar 6, 2016, at 2:11 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3/6/2016 12:30 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> On 06 March 2016 at 01:08 Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is a side discussion to Ann's purchase of a lightly used R2400. I >>> agreed with Mike Wilson's caution, but not necessarily his view of >>> "Irrecoverably". Using Epson's print head cleaning utility is >>> guaranteed to use up a lot of ink, if not actually unclog the print >>> head. >>> >>> I like (much better) this guy's tutorial: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hxljJhi9M >>> His use of aquarium pump tubing as a reservoir/sight glass is ingenious. >>> Also worthwhile is his formula for DIY Inkjet print head cleaner: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHUQAZFdTOM >>> >>> With these techniques in your pocket you may find a real bargain out >>> there, even if the printer doesn't work perfectly when you purchase >>> it. >> >> I can only go by my own experience. Two very expensive printers (and a >> cheaper >> one) failed due to head clogging that Epson's procedures would not clear. >> Having access to a large variety of chemicals, I used internet knowledge to >> try >> a number of different options. No success. Finally, for the last machine, I >> found a recently damaged one that had a good head. Over a week, I swapped >> the >> head only to find that Epson has the neat little trick of killing the >> printer if >> you access the head. This can only be fixed by some firmware kludge that >> only >> Epson engineers know. I couldn't find it on the internet. So I then had the >> choice of paying about 2/3rds of the new cost for Epson to replace the head >> (no >> nearby agent, of course) or walking away. It was one of the best walks of my >> life. >> >> In my ever so humble opinion, inkjet printers are the spawn of the devil and >> the >> fact that they print anything at all is nothing short of a miracle. >> > > I think it depends on the volume of prints. If you're printing EVERY > day, they might make sense. I don't, and anyway, I'm not a fan of > ink-jet prints. > > I like prints from the RA4 process (aka C-prints). For the few items I > feel like printing, it makes sense to send them out. > > Fortunately, for anything up to 12x18, I don't think Costco can be beat. > Plus, I live near one of the Costco stores where the operator knows how > to print 12x36 panos. Not all of them do. > > And any time I want to go larger than 12x18 there are a couple of "pro > labs" locally. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
