Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------9A5080F9B6B5B239D8DF01A8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Euro-LUGgers: Does anyone know a source for these inks here in Europe? I would love to try them but the current strong dollar plus the keen interest Belgian customs would take in the package (with the consequent addition of customs duty plus 21% VAT) make buying in the US not that attractive. Thanks in advance. Nathan 4season wrote: > Doug, here's something more to get you excited: Archival ink kits for > the Epson printers, including a brand-new quad-tone greyscale kit! I can > hardly wait to get my Stylus Photo 1200!! I've got the big new Sony > monitor running fine, I've got Painter 5 and GIMP 1.04 and a ton of > images--all I need are scans and that printer! > > http://www.missupply.com/store.cgi?cart_id=3891733.26614&page=arcinks.html > > There are exceptions, of course, but for me, most Ilfochrome prints that > I've seen, while technically very pretty, lack a certain something. To > paraphrase a well-known writer, the beauty reaches the backs of your > eyeballs, and goes no further. > > What's a LightJet print (say 11 x 14/A3) go for these days, if you > supply the drum scan, and how does it currently handle that bane of > digital, clear blue skies? > > Jeff - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ - --------------9A5080F9B6B5B239D8DF01A8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Euro-LUGgers: <p>Does anyone know a source for these inks here in Europe? I would love to try them but the current strong dollar plus the keen interest Belgian customs would take in the package (with the consequent addition of customs duty plus 21% VAT) make buying in the US not that attractive. <p>Thanks in advance. <p>Nathan <p>4season wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Doug, here's something more to get you excited: Archival ink kits for <br>the Epson printers, including a brand-new quad-tone greyscale kit! I can <br>hardly wait to get my Stylus Photo 1200!! I've got the big new Sony <br>monitor running fine, I've got Painter 5 and GIMP 1.04 and a ton of <br>images--all I need are scans and that printer! <p><a href="http://www.missupply.com/store.cgi?cart_id=3891733.26614&page=arcinks.html">http://www.missupply.com/store.cgi?cart_id=3891733.26614&page=arcinks.html</a> <p>There are exceptions, of course, but for me, most Ilfochrome prints that <br>I've seen, while technically very pretty, lack a certain something. To <br>paraphrase a well-known writer, the beauty reaches the backs of your <br>eyeballs, and goes no further. <p>What's a LightJet print (say 11 x 14/A3) go for these days, if you <br>supply the drum scan, and how does it currently handle that bane of <br>digital, clear blue skies? <p>Jeff</blockquote> <p>-- <br>Nathan Wajsman <br>Overijse, Belgium <p>General photo site: <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/">http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/</A> <br>Belgium photo site: <A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/">http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/</A> <br>Motorcycle site: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/">http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/</A> <br> </html> - --------------9A5080F9B6B5B239D8DF01A8--