I generally get 8 1/2 x 11 as Sam's club sells boxes of Ilford Professional Galerie Professional Glossy for what most places charge for 10-25 sheets, but then I'm cheap.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I buy only one size paper -- 13 x19. For 8x 10 or 8x12 (which is closer to > full frame for both 35mm film and digital), I print two pictures per sheet > and cut them out with a T-square and box cutter. For 5 x 7, I print four per > sheet. And of course I also print the occasional 18 x 12 or 13 x 19 (with > borderless printing turned on). Epson Premium Luster is my most used sheet, > but I also print on Epson Premium Presentation Matte (formerly Epson Enhanced > Matte) and Epson Fine Art. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> 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 >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> 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 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> 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 >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. >> > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
