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Subject: [Leica] printers 3800 (Mark Rabiner)
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:38:38 -0400
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I never really understood what I got out of a RIP. Had one with my  
1280, but the prints from Photoshop were identical to the RIPped ones  
as best I could tell

What was I missing?

I print straight to my 2200 from several applications.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/



On Sep 15, 2009, at 10:11 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> The RIP guys have a price model that belongs back in the mini-computer
> age. The EARLY mini-computer age at that. When you charged based on
> the power of the processor.
>
> I'm glad Epson has come through with a new and VERY good driver for
> all their new printers. ImagePrint will go the way of the dinosaurs
> shortly I hope -- they'll have gotten their last dollar out of me,
> anyway.
>
> Adam
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Mark Rabiner  
> <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>> HI Mark:
>>>
>>> Have you been happy with the results of your 3880 in colour and  
>>> black and
>>> white, (shot by your Leica's....to keep on topic)?
>>>
>>> Have you ever seen a print from someone who has the 3800 and the  
>>> imageprint
>>> rip as a comparable?
>>>
>>> Was thinking of investing in a 3880 at some point and am coming  
>>> from a 2200 so
>>> imagine there is quite an improvement but I've been using the  
>>> imageprint rip
>>> with my 2200 and hate to have to go that route again due to costs.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any comments Mark,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>
>> The printing quality from the Epson 3800 is a far as I can tell  
>> perfect.
>> I cant think of an angle to criticize it from.
>> It ain't broke so im not going to fix it by throwing money at a RIP.
>> And of course had I seen results which made it worth it I would.
>> But I've never seen any results that I am aware of.
>> Much stuff I've seen in the gallery context here in Chelsea and in  
>> the AIPAD
>> Photography Show every year here which has a hundred galleries  
>> represented
>> in  it internationally represents had a huge percentage of inkjet  
>> printing
>> I'm sure 95 percent of that was Epson. How many of these people  
>> feel like
>> they need to use a RIP I know now what I'd take a wild guess 15%. I  
>> do know
>> the interface on the Epson 3800 just makes me smile. Nothing less  
>> then a
>> joy to use especially the black and white expert mode.
>> But it's been out in digital printing years decades.
>> I'd not get one now I'd get the next thing. Or the 13 inch more  
>> recent
>> thing.
>> -  how many of us really need a 17 inch wide printer. I'm not sure  
>> I did.
>> 13 would almost certainly do it.
>>
>> It was a HUGE step up from the 2200 I used preceding.
>>
>> Mark William Rabiner
>>
>>
>>
>>
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