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Printing Digital Phototgraphs I take anitque style photographs (sepia) and have been using an 8x10 portrait camera and traditional darkroom processing for years. I'd like to move the entire operation to the digital age. Any suggestions on a photo printer that will provide supurb 8/10 prints in sepia tone? I am currently considering the Epson 1280 or Canon 900.
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doug Nelson |
The Epson 1280 is highly regarded as a photo quality printer. If you'll never need larger than 8 x 10, the Epson 890 will do just as well. No disrespect to Canon; I just don't know about them. Watch new developments in this area. Read Shutterbug regularly. Using third-party inks with Epsons is possible, but it voids your warranty, and you must dedicate a printer to the third-party inks, and not mix them with Epson's. My guess is that Epson and others will address the needs of people who need truly professional results in the near future. You've found a wonderful niche here. Don't give up your darkroom. Let customers know you can offer both options.
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Tom Darmody |
Colleen- I'm in the same boat as you, I primarily use large format and do a lot of digital editing. I am totaly fed up with ink printers. I bought the Epson 2000p (a high end "prosumer" inkjet) it was advertized as "achival". I had horrible color shift problems. Prints turning bright orange or green after a few weeks. The color shift problem has gotten better since the printer first came out, but it's still not 100% corrected. I started using Dicojet pigmented inks and Ilford papers and get decent results. I an very concerned giving a client a print that may shift in a few weeks, so I only use the printer for proofing. I'm using Interneg or a photo recorder now post editing and printing in a wet darkroom.
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Vincent Lowe |
Have a look at Lyson 'Small Gamut' inks. They use a small amount of colour to give subtle control of the hue of monochrome images. They are not cheap but claim 'archival' permanence. I haven't used them myself so can't speak from personal experience. See http://www.lyson.com for more info.
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Gregg Vieregge |
Junk the ink jet printers. Get the Kodak 8500 professional. ($995) This is the ultimate printer, no chemicals or ink jets cartriges. $1.75 per 8X10 on Kodak professional paper. Comes with Adobe Elements.
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Amie Kyte |
I HAVE AN EPSON PHOTO PRINTER WHICH HAS PERFORMED WELL UNTIL RECENTLY. I'VE HAD IT ABOUT A YEAR AND NOW I HAVE TO CLEAN THE PRINT HEADS SOMETIMES 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY... IN ORDER TO GET RID OF THE LINES IN MY PHOTOS. THIS PROCESS USES LOTS OF INK AND IS VERY ANNOYING. I'VE RESEARCHED ON THE NET AND FOUND LOADS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. GOOD LUCK, I WISH I HAS THE ANSWER FOR YOUR PERFECT PRINTER BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO SETTLE BETWEEN CANON AND EPSON. CANON IS SAID TO BE MUCH FASTER BUT WHO KNOWS, THERE ARE NEGATIVES FOR THEM ALSO!!!
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Gregg Vieregge |
Don't even consider ink jet. Get the Kodak 8500. It uses a sublimation process. (no ink or chemicals) It come with Adobe elements. Bring up an image, go to color, remove color, tab on varitions, add one click of magnenta and then one click of cyan and you have the best most consistant sepia you'd ever want. A bonus, the 8500 lays an overcoat on the matt ribbon which allows yows you to run the print under water and no domage plus it's impossible to tear the print in half, it's that strong. If you want to go to the next level of professional digital photography I strongly urge you look at the Kodak 8500.
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Gregg Vieregge |
Should you want a great digidtal camera to go along with the Kodak 8500 printer get the Fuji s2 Pro. You'll never go back to film, 35 or 6X7 format, it's that good!
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Amie Kyte |
Hey Gregg, I'm Amie K. (look above)! I love the idea of ditching ink jets. Can you give me some info? I want to know if the Kodak 8500 is expensive to use. I print 4x6 from my Canon G2 mostly for scrapbooking my child's life and occasionally an 8x10. I'm willing to pay the $999 if it's worth it. My email is amiekyte@naxs.net if you want to respond or just post here. Thanks sooo much. I don't want to blow it with another "print head clogging" machine.
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Gregg Vieregge |
The printer is $995. You have to buy the photo paper which is a heavy stock plus the ribbon. The printer passes the paper through four sheets/layers of the ribbon. (tellow, red, blue and the overcoat which is like a clearcoat on a cars paint finish. (It come in mat or glossy) The paper comes in a 2-pack of 50 for 100 sheets. A full sheet is 8 1/2 X 12 but the print area is 8X10. The printer comew with abobe elements 1 but I suggest upgrading to Elements 2. The reason os both have a full selection of printing packaes but Elements 2 allows you drop different pictures on one sheet so you don't waste paper. The estimated cost of the paper and the ribbon is $1.75 per 8X10 sheet. I am a professional photographer and use the 8500 for most of my prints. There is no color shifting and the qoality is is extemely sharp. For more luck go to www.kodak.com/go/ptofrddopmal. Go to printers and you can see the detail or just enter Kodak 8500 on your search engine.
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