Hi Stan, I am aware of those models, thought there was something new on the market. Its more than just the cost of the printer though which are very cheap, because they recover the costs on the sale of inkjet ink. But if you calculate the costs of each individual print it dosn't become economical. I get about 40 A4 (1440 dpi)pages from a set of cartridges. Its cheaper for me to buy a new printer everytime than to buy new cartridges A A3 laser costs me U$D 1.80, dye subs $13, Chromalin $12.50 per A5 which do think I'd go for?
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Cross Processing > Most of the pros I've talked to use an Epson 1280 for printing their > color portfolio shots. A few still use the 1200 and claim that the early > inks yield nicer prints, although they're not as permanent. I've found > that color inkjet prints are generally superior to wet prints. That's > not true of BW, where wet is still the best by far, although I've seen > some great BW prints that were made on an Epson 2000 with special inks > and software. Now, keep in mind that most high dollar pro shooters have > a dozen or so portfolios and circulate them widely. They know that some > of them may be damaged and that could very well affect their choice of > print materials and methodology. Dye sub prints might be superior to the > inkjet prints, but I think they are also much more costly. I don't > really know for sure. But I do know that inkjet prints are beautiful, > and a lot of fun to make. All you need is a decent computer, a high end > scanner, and a $400 printer. > Paul > > Feroze Kistan wrote: > > > > Ask to see what that same print would look like > > on a dye sub printer. Take one of your scans and > > have it printed on a techtronic phase printer, or have > > a chromolin or rainbow print made and see the difference > > > > Maybe I should explain- I don't use my colour proofs > > for a single use or to show people. Most of my work > > is printed on a digital web machine. I am making anything from > > 20 000 80pg booklets to 250 000 full colour flyers. > > > > The web machine dosn't use positives but prints straight from > > disk to paper at 50 000 A2 sheets a hour. If I don't have a > > 98% accurate proof before I start I would have a mojor problem > > > > My average files for an A4 is 35MB, by the time its ripped its > > about 250MB, havn't found an inkjet printer that can handle that, > > If you get a chance please find out what model they are > > using and what the per page cost is > > > > Thanks Feroze
