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Subject: RE: [Leica] Epson 870, 1270
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:45:52 -0400

Is it as good for Black and White as color...and do you use the color inks,
or the black for black and white...?

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Henry
Ambrose
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:27 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Epson 870, 1270


>And what about quad inks for the 1270?
>

No, not at this time.
You'll be amazed with the Epson inks anyway and probably won't care about
others. These new printers/inks/papers really are that good!

>And on a related note: is the Nikon Coolscan LS2000 still the benchmark?
>I've also seen a Nikon Supercoolscan 2000 selling slightly cheaper (from a
>single supplier) than the LS2000. Is this a newer or alternate model?

I think the Polaroid 4000 is the benchmark in the under $1500 range.
It'll do scans twice the size of the Nikon.

>What can you tells us about the life of the new inks in terms of number of
>prints produced? What would the average cost of an 11x14 print?

I have not counted but it seems the same as the 1200.
I did about 30 13X19 inch prints with the 1200 recently and used about
one and a half sets of ink. My favorite size right now is the 13X19 paper
with a @9X12 image. Maybe $2.00  in consumables.

And to get OT -
These scanners and printers are capable of showing a difference between
Leica glass and lesser 35mm lenses. Being able to make a 60MB scan and
print it as a 12X (or more) enlargement starts to show things about your
technique and the quality of your equipment.

Last week I made a 12X18 image size print from an XP2 negative shot with
a Nikon 20mm lens. Because of the nature and content, the picture was a
good one, worth the cost to the client. BUT the difference in that print
and a similar size print from my 24ASPH is astounding. Rendering of fine
detail is SOOOOOOO much better. Tones are smoother. Simply amazing!

I bounce back and forth on which between my 35f2ASPH and the 24 ASPH is
the best 35mm camera lens ever - it seems sometimes its just which one I
used last.

Is the 19mm R Leica lens as good as the 24 or 21 ASPH M lenses?

Whats left of my Nikon gear is in great danger.

Henry Ambrose