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Subject: [Leica] Infrequent printer selection?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:58 +0200
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I am similar in this regard, except that I hardly ever need small  
prints. If I do, I just print them myself. If I want a big print, once  
in a blue moon, I have it made professionally.

And lately my favorite printer is...Blurb. Of course it is no good for  
single prints, but I find more often than not that what I need to  
print is some body of work consisting of several images, and a book is  
just the ticket. This also has the advantage that while wall space in  
the house is limited, I can always find space on the shelf for another  
book.

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.nathanfoto.com

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On Apr 11, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> I solved the problem neatly.  If I want 4x6 priints, I upload them to
> Walgreens, and usually, by the  time I'm over at the store, five  
> blocks
> away, they are ready.  If  I want larger prints, I upload them to
> Shutterfly, and I have them back in five days.
>
> If you don't print very much, this may be an answer for you.
>
> No clogged heads!
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 7:25 AM, George Kase <gkase at ccfc.com> wrote:
>
>> I have given up on finding a printer that I can use but
>> maybe the LUG can help? I used to do a lot of printing of
>> my images on various wide format Epson printers with a leaning
>> towards models that had various archival black pigment ink ranges
>> available...
>> BUT...the problem is, I don't print constantly. I'll have several  
>> months
>> lapse between printing efforts and invariably the Epsons have  
>> failed me.
>> And I mean,
>> failed miserably. I fall into a several week long effort each time of
>> trying to resolve
>> the various problems associated with firing it up again, then  
>> getting a new
>> one
>> from Epson sometimes and so forth...I've got two of them sitting  
>> useless
>> right now,
>> and just don't want to struggle to try and print with them. The net  
>> result
>> is this...I'd like to find
>> a printer that I can use when I need to, but one that is always  
>> ready. And
>> that I
>> don't have to invest lots of money and effort into costly ink in  
>> order to
>> "flush" it out (if I'm lucky).
>> As it stands right now, I've been through at least 5 or 6 of them  
>> and have
>> given up
>> and have the occaisional print made by a service, but would sure  
>> love to
>> print
>> in quantity at home again...any suggestions for a bullet proof  
>> printer or
>> system
>> for ensuring infrequent but reliable performance?
>> George
>> Chicago
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from gkase at ccfc.com (George Kase) ([Leica] Infrequent printer selection?)
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