Thanks, Adam. I did some research on the Epson R3x0 series. The R380 looks nice (at about $100). I looked up the Epson Luster paper you have mentioned. It seems like nice paper, but appears to be offered only in one size, 8.5x11. I tend to like the standard framing sizes, especially 5x7 and 8x10, and, thus, here is another elementary question: how can I obtain these sizes using this paper? Perhaps some type of cutting would be involved? Also, since this paper is rather expensive, it seems rather wasteful to "downsize" the print size.
Thanks, Glen On Sep 26, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Good printers, at least the Epson 6-ink ones (they use the same > print engine as the R2/300's). The scanners in them are really only > suitable for documents and prints, I wouldn't even bother trying to > get decent neg/slide scans out of them. > > -Adam > > > Glen Tortorella wrote: >> Thank you, Adam. How do you feel about the all-in-one printers? The >> Canon PIXMA MP810 and Epson RX680 look pretty nice, but I am no >> expert. >> >> Glen >> >> On Sep 26, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Adam Maas wrote: >> >>> For printer's you can't do better than the Epson R2x0 series. The >>> higher-priced R3x0's are the same printers with more features >>> (LCD's, DVD trays) but identical print quality. I've got the R320 >>> myself and the print quality is superb on good paper (I use Epson >>> Premium Luster). Ink is always expensive until you get into the pro >>> models (Where the tanks are expensive, but hold 10-100x as much >>> ink). >>> >>> For scanners, I'd look at the Epson 4490 with a pair of >>> Betterscanning.com 35mm ANR inserts, or a used Minolta Scan Dual >>> III or IV and a copy of Vuescan (The minolta software doesn't work >>> on 10.4, it will work on 10.3) >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>>> Thank you, Adam. I have a relatively recent iMac (running 10 point >>>> something), but the printer I own was given to me, and it is an >>>> older >>>> one (an inkjet) with mediocre poor print quality and expensive >>>> cartridges ($30 at Wal-Mart). Thus, if I take your advice and >>>> go the >>>> scanner route, I would have to buy a scanner and printer. What >>>> would >>>> about $200 or so (for each) buy? I gather the new inkjets are a >>>> good >>>> deal better than those made five or ten years ago? The older >>>> inkjets >>>> I have seen make digital photos look like a study in Seuratian >>>> pointilism and blue-is-green-black-is-purple color variance. >>>> >>>> Glen >>>> >>>> On Sep 25, 2007, at 9:59 PM, Adam Maas wrote: >>>> >>>>> Get a scanner, and you can do the same with your film stuff. >>>>> All my >>>>> film >>>>> work (and I'm only shooting film now) is scanned and printed >>>>> with an >>>>> inkjet. It works pretty well for me. >>>>> >>>>> -Adam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>>>>> Good commentary, Godfrey. Have you read Rebekah's remarks? I >>>>>> tend >>>>>> to think that this is just another financial black hole. On the >>>>>> surface, I think: great! I can just get a good deal on a DSLR, >>>>>> buy a >>>>>> rreasonably-priced printer, hook it up to my IMac, and make as >>>>>> many >>>>>> prints as I wish, but then there are those "hidden" costs...ink, >>>>>> paper, software, and who knows what else... >>>>>> >>>>>> Perhaps this is why I have tried to remain ignorant of the DSLR >>>>>> world. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Glen >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 25, 2007, at 9:16 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>>>>>>> While I have been resistant to digital for quite some time, I >>>>>>>> find >>>>>>>> this article interesting. The idea of getting a good "budget" >>>>>>>> DSLR >>>>>>>> has crossed my mind, but I know so little about working within >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> DSLR format that I cannot get motivated to buy one. I tend to >>>>>>>> like >>>>>>>> prints. Thus, I ask the supremely elementary question: how >>>>>>>> does >>>>>>>> one >>>>>>>> turn the zeros and ones stored in the DSLR's memory into >>>>>>>> prints? >>>>>>>> Would a computer and/or scanner be necessary (I do not have a >>>>>>>> scanner, but I do have an iMac), or can a camera shop or photo >>>>>>>> lab >>>>>>>> supply the means to do this if one does not have a scanner? >>>>>>> You're asking these questions as if you knew nothing at all, >>>>>>> which I >>>>>>> suspect isn't quite true. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - No scanner is used when you're using a digital camera. >>>>>>> Scanners >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> used to capture film and print images into digital images. A >>>>>>> digital >>>>>>> camera produces digital images. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - You print a digital camera's photos the same way you print >>>>>>> anything >>>>>>> else: to a printer connected to either camera or computer, to an >>>>>>> online print service having moved the image files from camera to >>>>>>> computer, or by using a printer kiosk at a local store. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - If you have an iMac, you connect the camera to the computer >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> its supplied cable. By default, iPhoto (supplied on every Apple >>>>>>> system by default) will start up and download all the >>>>>>> photographs so >>>>>>> you can sort, show, and print them, to either a connected >>>>>>> printer >>>>>>> via >>>>>>> a print service on the internet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And, finally, how does the K100D compare to the Nikon...the >>>>>>>> D40 or >>>>>>>> D50, I gather? >>>>>>> A matter of opinion. They all work well at the level of >>>>>>> questions >>>>>>> you >>>>>>> are posing. If you already have Pentax lenses, it makes sense >>>>>>> to buy >>>>>>> a Pentax DSLR: it will save you money. If you don't have Pentax >>>>>>> lenses, pick whichever one feels best in your hands and enjoy >>>>>>> it ... >>>>>>> they all work better than the majority of owners can exploit. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Godfrey >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
