Re: [Leica] Printing on plastic - take care!!

["phong (Doan huu Phong)" <phong@doan-ltd.com>]

Alex,

    Thanks for the info, especially as I am thinking of getting
    a printer (probably the  Epson Stylus Photo Ex)

- - Phong


- -----Original Message-----
From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 2:23 PM
Subject: [Leica] Printing on plastic - take care!!


>Hi LUGnuts.
>
>For those of you who print digitally, I have long been a great fan of
>plastic white glossy film as the ultimate printing medium:
>
>a) The ink doesn't spread, as it's not absorbed - hence it does justice to
>those Leica lenses. Prints are tack sharp.
>
>b) It even saves you ink if you're using an inkjet. Epson obviously write
>this in their driver software to achieve the best result.
>
>However (and not a big one)......
>
>If you're using an Epson Stylus Photo (any model) with this medium, which
>prints in six colours (and thus layers of ink), photos on plastic media
>take an age to dry properly because there is no absorption.. Allow 3 days,
>repeat _3 _days_  for drying, and don't put printed plastic sheets on top
>of one another in the interim. Otherwise you'll end up with some very
>interesting offset and numerous ruined prints..
>
>That non-withstanding, plastic is a great medium for digital prints. Beats
>the bejaysus out of all that mucking about with drums........<g>
>
>As a price guide, it costs about 50 cents a sheet. Add the extortionate
>cost of the ink, and that's still a pretty reasonable price.
>
>I'd love to hear experiences from other LUGnuts using this medium. Take my
>word for it - it beats any sort of paper (photoglossy included) into the
>ground.
>
>Slan
>
>Alex
>
>
>
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>Alex Hurst
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