Re: [Leica] Digital Printing and Ted Selling Leica

[Steve Beyer <steve@beyerphoto.com>]

Hi Ted,
     With the amount of prints that you are currently producing, I would 
recommend that you take a look at the 7600.  It's not really all that 
expensive and the ink costs are much better.  The other upside is the 
price of the paper since you are able to buy rolls.  The 24" x whatever 
size prints are not bad either.  The 7600 is able to hold the even 
larger 9600 cartriges with the door left open.  Check it out!  I think 
you would save a bunch of cash very quickly.


Steve



Ted Grant wrote:

>Richard Clompus said:
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>>>>My Epson 2200 prints are better than my silver gelatin prints ever were.
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>>I struggle with the hassle of film and scanning.  I like having negatives
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>>slides I can view without software.  A 4x loupe works just fine.  But the
>>writing is on the wall for most of us.
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>>I hope to see you in October at your seminar.<<<<
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>Hi Richard,
>I've made a couple of comparisons wet to dry prints same neg and it's pretty
>hard to say which I like best. On one hand the wet print is beautiful
>standing on it's own. Then so is the Epson print pretty damn good standing
>on it's own.
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>But the comparison difficulty comes when standing beside each other, it's
>like making a decision between chocolate and white cake, particularly when
>one loves cake of any colour and taste. ;-)
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>The hard nose fact is the ability to produce both for quality. On the one
>setting up trays, mixing solutions, handling prints during processing and
>finally clean-up and spotting.
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>Then put that against, switch-on, power-up, paper inserted to printer, hit
>print button, walk away!! Do something else, even if for a moment of eyes
>closed relaxation.
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>And truly that's becoming so easy with successful print results on 13 X 19
>beautiful fine art papers, why wouldn't we just abandon the wet dark room
>and move into the new century of photographic realities? At no time did I
>ever think I'd say that. :-)
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>However, after some very serious printing, over 100 prints, (don't even
>mention ink costs) :-(   with the 2200 on Epson Velvet Fine Art paper photo
>size 12 X 18 on 13X19 paper the quality is amazing.
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>I'm becoming convinced my wet darkroom is near it's end for printing and
>future use will be relegated to film processing only. Time will tell.
>However, digital camera use? ;-) But like you I have this " love to have
>film in hand thing" compared to electronic thingies inside a little card
>that I can neither see nor feel until another electronic thing retrieves
>them for my pleasure. Or exasperation! ;-)
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>But without question printers and digital cameras are creating a whole new
>world of photography capturing and printing, but not necessarily better
>photographers.
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>>I hope to see you in October at your seminar.<<<<
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>Wonderful! Looking forward to that recognition hand shake! :-) It's going to
>be a smashing good one this year being the final presentation of the "Leica
>Seminar" of the past twenty years.
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>There are a number of LUG-LEG members already enrolled so it's a good
>opportunity to put faces to names, always a neat experience. :-)
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>See you there.
>ted
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