[rollei_list] Re: Decline of Rollieflex/Film
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:38:35 -0700
Marc,
Thanks. But have to tell you that those are specialty inks. They are the
Epson UltraChrome K3® Superior museum-quality inks with Vivid Magenta Ink
Technology that produces exhibition-quality, resale-worthy prints.
You can see the prices here. They are $12.95 each cartridge at B&H.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=epson+96&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
I am not sure where you are pulling your prices from. The real expensive
inks are when you get a very large printer like a 7880 which prints up to 24
inches wide on roll paper so you can get large prints. But that is
$3000-$4000 and the ink sets run about $700. But if you are going to print
this large or larger, use a lab. Much more cost effective.
Peter K
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> At 11:57 PM 3/25/2010, Peter K. wrote:
>
>> Depending on the size of print you want, you can get a very high quality
>> printer like an Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Ink Jet Printer for about $700.
>> Inks are about $15 per cartridge. This model uses 8 different color inks.
>> You can print up to a 13x19 inch print. If you need larger then the price
>> goes up, but sending them out to a service is inexpensive. You can get 4x6
>> for 19 cents each (MPIX, a division of Miller Labs) or a 20x24 for $19.99.
>> Not bad.
>>
>> One thing, paper and chemicals cost money too. So if you subtract that
>> cost digital is not too bad. And no chemical poisons to worry about.
>>
>
> Peter, you make some excellent points. However, to match quality to
> quality, you really have to go to specialty inks. These are very expensive
> (about $750 for my little Epson R200), last a month or less whether you use
> them or not, and which require a software upgrade. Mark Rabiner has dropped
> off the world platform, but I know that he knows of these things, as does
> Austin.
>
> Again, I am not talking about "getting by". I am talking about matching
> top-end with top-end. And I cannot afford to match my current gear with
> digital. Oh, sure, I could sell all my current stuff (ALL of my current
> stuff, dozens and dozens of cameras and lenses) and then invest in a Leica
> M9 or the like, but, in six months, I would have to do it all over again as
> technology catches up.
>
> So, Mrs Lincoln, other than that, how was the play?
>
>
> Marc
>
>
>
> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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