We seem to be misunderstanding one another. I have an 860, and am quite
happy with it. I expect to be concerned about longevity in due course. I
believe my printer will take unchipped archival pigmented ink cartridges
from 3rd party sources. It is also my understanding that those sources will
I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a new
Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing, among
other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh G3
powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on sale for $1,800 (a good
price for a
"Robert DeCandido" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You do not void your warranty by using third party inks in an
Epson. If you need to return the printer for servicing, just remove
the CIS and re-install the Epson cartridges. See the Inkjetmall web
site (Cone Peizography, eg) for a discussion of
"Hart or Mary Jo Corbett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for clearing away the fog, so to speak! What you say certainly
sounds logical to my unscientific mind. Gives me something more to think
about. It's looking like I'll have to wait a few more years, if possible,
before a good archival
There are a load of large format Stylus Pro models that appear to use the
same ink technology as the 2000P and therefore might have the same
longevity, but i can't remember the model numbers offhand.
Does anyone else think that Epson are producing new printers too fast now?
I just this
Before you spend your money on the Nikon take a good look at the
Olympus E10.
regards
Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF 15 DJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.infocus-photography.co.uk
For Trannies and Negs from Digital Files
Hi Paul.
First priority to me would be the input device.
Once you have bought it will last years and still be making good scans
when you have gone through several computer upgrades.
Any computer, Mac or PC will do what you want with your digital files
but your digital files need to be the best
Hi Paul.
patton paul wrote:
I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a new
Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing, among
other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh G3
powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on
OOOps
Sorry I posted a reference to the Olympus E10
It should have been the Canon E10,silly me !
Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF 15 DJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.infocus-photography.co.uk
For Trannies and Negs from Digital Files
Or the Canon D30.
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From: "Michael Wilkinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon-Off Topic
Before you spend your money on the Nikon take a good look at the
Olympus E10.
regards
Michael
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Clarke
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 4:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
Does anyone else think that Epson are producing new printers too
I don't worry about having to set the value to 1.3 or 1.4 (or 0.9 for that
matter) on a slide that seems properly exposed. It's easy and fast enough to
do. What is bothersome is sometimes getting a slide that requires 2.5 to 3.0
that seems properly exposed, but by the time you get out that far,
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Michael Wilkinson wrote:
Hi Paul.
First priority to me would be the input device.
Once you have bought it will last years and still be making good scans
when you have gone through several computer upgrades.
Any computer, Mac or PC will do what you want with your digital
Paul writes ...
I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a
new
Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing,
among
other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh
G3
powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on sale for $1,800
Paul - you should be able to use a variety of monitors with a
powerbook, however you should always check each one's requirements
just to make sure. I work on a G3 powerbook with an external l9"
monitor, already not big enough for me. I don't think the powerbook
is too slow however one can
Frank,
Your reply itself is an interesting one. It is good; but it does raise some
new questions from a policy standpoint as well as from a manufacturing
standpoint. Taking the easy question first - e.g., the manufacturing
question.
Given that research, design, development, and manufacturing
The one thing I'm especially hesitant about is the matter of profiling all
elements of my system. Reading all the traffic here and on the Epson
Digest, that sounds like an unending headache,
Hersch,
All technological devices require more or less constant tuning and retuning
to be and remain
Actually Rob is right concerning Epson's official position. Furthermore,
just removing the CIS, if your printer allows for the use of a CIS since
many do not - especially the newer chipped models, and reinstalling the
Epson cartridges by itself will not necessarily work. You would have to
flush
Paul: I think the answer to your question depends a lot on what you are trying
to achieve... I agree that you should maybe take a little more time to look at
your scanner choice... There are a number of excellent scanners out there... I
personally use a Minolta Scan Elite... it has ICE and gives
At 12:45 AM +1000 1/28/01, Rob Geraghty wrote:
Obscanning (kinda): has anyone tried printing a 2700dpi scan to an A3
page with an Epson 1160? Did it look OK?
Resizing a 2720 ppi scan from a CanoScan FS2710 to 240 ppi
makes a nice A3 sized print. I have had good results using an Epson
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From: "Alexander Drunin" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "bjs" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:08 AM
Subject: VueScan Brightness (was:Re: filmscanners: Provia 400F - Actually a
pretty fine film! It scans well too)
b The excessive contrast (especially in
Certainly, you are right and I agree with you completely. I just wonder
why Ed used such a default, which (perhaps just for me, my slides and
my LS-30) is actually not a default setting which I would use most of the
time.
Of course, I can use my own settings with my own vuescan.ini file, I
Hersch wrote:
The one thing I'm especialy hesitant about is the matter of profiling all
elements of my system. Reading all the traffic here and on the Epson
Digest, that sounds like an unending headache, especially for the retiree
hobbyist with limited funds.
I'm in a similar position,
Colin wrote:
Thinks. What is it with red? The scanner (with negs) puts in too
much, and the printer tends to too.
I wouldn't say this was true of my LS30. Reds on my Stylus 700
sometimes look cherry-red instead of orange-red.
The 760 printer is mentioned favourably here at present.
Would
Byron wrote:
Yes. Although I'm not sure why Vuescan is delivered with a value of 1
that
doesn't work ? I always need around 1.4 on slides (using Image setting
which works best for me).
I think the brightness of 1 is set with respect to negs, not slides. Since
slides are much more dense, I
At 12:21 PM -0500 1/22/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What's new in version 6.4.13
* Changed "8x exposure pass" to "Long exposure pass" and
made the Canon FS2710 work with this option. Fixed
several other problems with this option.
I've only had a chance to try this version
Michael wrote:
My only hesitation on the Nikons is that the new ones
are new... from what I've seen on this forum, the LS30
owners wish they had an LS2000 (witness Rob and the
jaggies)
Sounds like a name for a kid's adventure book; "Rob and the Jaggies".
The jaggies only bug me if I want to
Here is a quote from the FAQ's section of epson's website
(http://files.support.epson.com/txt/pho127/pho127f1.txt) which may be of
interest:
"Q: Can the Epson ink cartridges be refilled or can 3rd party ink
cartridges be used without voiding the warranty?
A: EPSON does not recommend refilling
From: "Frequently asked questions about Colour Physics"
http://www.colourware.co.uk/cpfaq.htm
"Metamerism refers to the situation where two colour samples appear to
match under one condition but not under another; the match is said to be
conditional. Metamersim is usually discussed in terms of
When it is so cheap to get color film developed by a lab (even a top
quality professional lab) it seems hard to justify the trouble and
expense of C-41 or E-6 processing at home, especially if a
formaldehyde-based stabilizer is used. Formaldehyde is a known
carcinogen with other bad health
On Friday, January 26, Tony Sleep wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 02:56:54 -0500 Tim Victor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
They agreed with what
Michael Wilkinson just said, that film manufacturers don't
take presoaking into account and it has noticeable effects
on development which are different
http://www.andromeda.com/
Thanks a lot for your help, seems that andromeda is making software exactly for
me. as I need the tool which will automatically perform the necessary
adjustments.
Regards
Tomasz
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http://www.andromeda.com/
Thanks a lot for your help, seems that andromeda is making software exactly for
me. as I need the tool which will automatically perform the necessary
adjustments.
Regards
Tomasz
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http://www.andromeda.com/
Thanks a lot for your help, seems that andromeda is making software exactly for
me. I need the tool which will automatically perform all the necessary
adjustments and corrections.
Regards
Tomasz
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I have been away, so late with this input.
It seems I am the only one to receive a "Different" answer. Not very
useful, but different. See below. I have since responded to this but yet
to receive a further reply.
I tend to agree with Rob re a combined input, but I am not really sure we
I'm suggesting that maybe getting printers into the market but
simultaneously announcing their obsolescence might be a smidgen too fast
:-)
Even the video card companies don't do that...
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Paris) wrote:
-Original Message-
You were right the first time!
It's Canon D30 and Olympus E10 :-)
In article 005b01c08931$ff1960f0$798902c3@office,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Wilkinson) wrote:
OOOps
Sorry I posted a reference to the Olympus E10
It should have been the Canon E10,silly me !
Michael Wilkinson. 106
A: EPSON does not recommend refilling or using 3rd party ink
cartridges. Using these products will not void the Epson
warranty, however, if these products cause a failure, the
repair of that failure will not be covered under warranty. "
Which is essentially what I wrote below - any problem
On Tuesday, January 23, Eli Bowen wrote:
When it is so cheap to get color film developed by a lab (even a top
quality professional lab) it seems hard to justify the trouble and
expense of C-41 or E-6 processing at home,
Sometimes things that seem hard really aren't so hard. grin I've had
Technically and literally, this may not be construed to be "voiding the
warrantee; but for all practical purposes, it certainly sounds like it with
respect to the specific problem to me (e.g., "if these products cause a
failure, the repair of that failure will not be covered under warranty.")
I like that answer, at 2AM if I want. Is there a decent website or book
that you could recommend for someone that might be interested in developing
his own film also. I'd never miss the cheap prints, and developing my own is
something I have always been scared to try. I always made A(s) in chem
A good place to start is the Jobo website... www.jobo.com They make a great
line of rotary drum processors for film and prints... you can start with one of
the low end units... it will give you temp controlled water bath for your drum
and chemistry, plus the advantage of the constant rotation..
The exact address for the webpage you want reach is
www.jobo-usa.com/products/cpe2plus.htm
Mike Moore
Edwin Eleazer wrote:
I like that answer, at 2AM if I want. Is there a decent website or book
that you could recommend for someone that might be interested in developing
his own film also.
Thanks Mike
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Moore
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 11:05 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Scratched Negs Home C-41 processing
The exact address for the webpage you want
Folks,
Does using non-Epson paper void the Epson warranty?
Someone had a superb suggestion: What happened in a real-life
situation when a printer (that was using non-Epson inks) was
returned to Epson?
Meanwhile, I want to thank Tony Sleep for his superb moderation of
this site. I must leave
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From: "Roger Smith" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 3:50 PM
Subject: filmscanners: Re: VueScan 6.4.13 Available
At 12:21 PM -0500 1/22/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What's new in version 6.4.13
* Changed "8x exposure
The Epson comments must be metameric then. Or perhaps you've missed a few
posts.
Frank Paris
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Snyder
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001
Byron wrote:
The image became extremely red/green posterized in small areas
for no apparent reason. I suspect this bug would affect all
scanners and it is only in the deep shadows so you may not
notice until later. So I've attached two small JPGs to
demonstrate (I shifted the black level
Julian wrote:
I tend to agree with Rob re a combined input, but I am not
really sure we have the numbers. It seems many people
either don't have the problem, or don't know they have it,
or it is in fact so variable that we are unsure. It is
very perplexing in its variation, the only thing
Rob:
Thanks for putting some ground back under my feet. I was feeling
particularly frustrated when I wrote that. I'm checking into
non-proprietrary inks and probably will end up following your and other's
recommendations. For me, such a printer would be an intermediate step until
something
It's pretty much like buying a new car (which I just did 2 weeks ago). The
value drops by thousands the moment you drive it out the door. However, my
wife and I intend to drive it for the next 10 years or so -- being a Toyota,
it is built to last. The point is, if you're figuring on driving it
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