Ken, For me, the control is important (ala digital darkroom), but I have been much more blown away by the Agfa D-Lab output from digital files than the Epson printers. Of course, we are comparing a $200,000.00 printer to a $500.00 printer. I have had 3 Epsons and seen great work on them, but the D-Lab output is wonderful. Kind of the best of both worlds - prepare in photoshop and print on the D-Lab.
I would be very interested in doing a study. I would be happy to have anyone who would, prepare a digital image and accompanying 8X10 print for me. Send it in and I'll have my lab print the same image on the D-Lab for comparison. I will be more than happy to send back the D-Lab print for you to examine too. This is as much for my learning as anything, because I haven't seen as good of prints come off the Epsons. Usually the dark to black areas are the weakest in my experience. Any of you major digital printers out there game? Bruce Thursday, December 5, 2002, 4:21:43 PM, you wrote: KW> You are not alone.... KW> I am totally blown away by the prints I'm getting off my Epson printers. I KW> have a Stylus Photo that I've heavily used for around 5 years - mostly 4"X6" KW> prints. I just started using the Epson 2000P that I won in an Epson contest KW> and am really impressed with the quality of the 13"X19" prints it puts out. KW> I love the total control I have over the process as opposed to getting KW> prints from a comercial outfit. KW> Ken Waller KW> ----- Original Message ----- KW> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KW> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KW> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:44 AM KW> Subject: Re: Digital printing beats optical? >> "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >Is it me or are you all finding that digital scanning & printing >> >beats optical? >> >> It's not you! >> >> I can easily get better quality by printing digitally. The ability so KW> simply >> choose how light or dark you want your print would probably be enough to >> make the difference, but being able to adjust the levels or contrast makes >> it no contest. >> >> And that's before you get into any serious Photoshop at all. >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts >> Photography and writing >> www.robertstech.com >> >>
