On Dec 1, 2004, at 4:33 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
The d-lab.2 is an Agfa digital mini-lab capable of producing up to 12x18"
prints on regular photographic paper from digital image files.
The lab I use has one of these, together with a D-Lab 3. The colours never came out quite right - always a little too red (I suspect the setup has a lot to do with this). Sharpness was never an issue for me. My lab has a couple of self-serve kiosks where you can plug in a memory card for automatic upload to the machine. These have an option to disable the "Agfa Image Enhancement" so-called feature. I selected that every time. This might totally disable the machine's sharpening, or it might just disable the colour and contrast adjustments.
I ended up buying an Epson 2100 printer and I'm getting much better results from it. It's just a pity that I can't buy any ink at the moment - I'm told that the Epson agents in Australia (who supply Epson NZ) screwed up their sales forecast and ran out of stock. I have everything I need now except light cyan. I'd be desperate now if it wasn't for the fact that I've moved house and haven't set up the printer yet (and I don't know where I packed my other inks).
I have a few more complaints about Epson support but I'll save those for another day :)
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
