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Kent-
I agree with other posters that Epson printers are very good. I have =
two- a 600 and a Stylus Photo. In my experience they have been very =
reliable- I've run about 800 prints throught the Stylus Photo so far =
this year with only occasional head cleaning for maintenance. Software =
is good too.
You might want to consider biting the bullet and going for the 1200, =
which may be more than $500 (I don't know yet- have just requested a =
price quote from my dealer) but prints in a larger size than cheaper =
printers as well as offering some quality advantages over earlier =
models. Iexpect that the price will be closer to the Photo EX than to =
big printers like th 1520 or 3000. If you buy a smaller format printer, =
I suspect you will fairly quickly wish that you went for the bigger one. =
Specs for the 1200 are available via Epson's European web site, which =
you can reach via Epson's home page at www.epson.com. As well, there is =
an excellent and very active Epson listserv which you can subscribe to =
via www.leben.com. There are some interesting issues associated with =
inkjets, such as print longevity, alternative media and inks, and colour =
management. These are discussed frequently on the Epson list.
Good Luck!
John Poirier
Yllowknife, NWT, Canada
From: KPETERS <KPETERS@huntel.net>
To: Leica List <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 11:07 PM
Subject: [Leica] colour printer question
I have bitten the bullet and now have purchased a film scanner. Next =
step: colour printer. Can someone please recommend a brand/model for =
<$500 that would print photo quality (or near!) pics? Can any colour =
printers print just on regular paper and if so what is the difference? =
Any favorite colour printers out there and if so, why??? =20
=20
Also, has anyone tried taking their scanned images to Kinko's for =
colour printing? Any good/bad results??? Thanks again, Kent
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Kent-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>I agree with =
other posters=20
that Epson printers are very good. I have two- a 600 and a Stylus Photo. =
In my=20
experience they have been very reliable- I've run about 800 prints =
throught the=20
Stylus Photo so far this year with only occasional head cleaning for=20
maintenance. Software is good too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You might want to consider biting the bullet and =
going for the=20
1200, which may be more than $500 (I don't know yet- have just requested =
a price=20
quote from my dealer) but prints in a larger size than cheaper printers =
as well=20
as offering some quality advantages over earlier models. Iexpect that =
the price=20
will be closer to the Photo EX than to big printers like th 1520 =
or=20
3000. If you buy a smaller format printer, I suspect you will =
fairly=20
quickly wish that you went for the bigger one. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Specs for the 1200 are available via Epson's =
European web=20
site, which you can reach via Epson's home page at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.epson.com">www.epson.com.</A> As well, there is =
an=20
excellent and very active Epson listserv which you can subscribe to via =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.leben.com">www.leben.com.</A> There are some =
interesting=20
issues associated with inkjets, such as print longevity, alternative =
media and=20
inks, and colour management. These are discussed frequently on the =
Epson=20
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good Luck!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>John Poirier</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yllowknife, NWT, Canada</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>From: </B>KPETERS <<A=20
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List <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us">leica-users@mejac.palo-=
alto.ca.us</A>><BR><B>Date:=20
</B>Sunday, May 09, 1999 11:07 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Leica] colour =
printer=20
question<BR><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have bitten the bullet and now =
have=20
purchased a film scanner. Next step: colour =
printer. Can=20
someone please recommend a brand/model for <$500 that would print =
photo=20
quality (or near!) pics? Can any colour printers print just on =
regular=20
paper and if so what is the difference? Any favorite colour =
printers=20
out there and if so, why??? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Also, has anyone tried taking =
their scanned=20
images to Kinko's for colour printing? Any good/bad =
results??? =20
Thanks again, Kent</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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