RE: Epson 3800 vs 4800 - any advice?
I am doing a pyro type look; there is some black but it has a red/green look. Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 http://e.neilsen.home.att.net http://ericneilsenphotography.com Skype ejprinter > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Lybrook [mailto:jon@terabear.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:38 PM > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > Subject: RE: Epson 3800 vs 4800 - any advice? > > > Hi Eric, > > The main purpose of the printer will be digi negs (positives in my case). > > There was a comment that the 4800 was relatively anemic in producing (I > assume) pure black ink transparencies. You've found this not to be the > case though and is encouraging. Are you using black ink only? What > process are you doing? > > Thanks much, > Jon > > On 2/27/2007, "EJN Photo" <ejnphoto@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > >I suppose it partly comes down to what else are you going to be doing? I > >haven't seen a 3800 neg, but the 4800 is working fine. If you don't see a > >need for any of the other added feature you may down size to the 3800 but > I > >have been quite happy with the 4800 for negs and prints. > > > > > > > >Eric Neilsen Photography > > > >4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 > > > >Dallas, TX 75226 > > > >214-827-8301 > > > >http://ericneilsenphotography.com > > > > > > > >Skype : ejprinter > > > > _____ > > > >From: Ender100@aol.com [mailto:Ender100@aol.com] > >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:00 PM > >To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > >Subject: Re: Epson 3800 vs 4800 - any advice? > > > > > > > >Jon, > > > >The 3800 when used for making inkjet prints is probably the smoothest > that > >Epson has produced yet. However, for some odd reason, as Sandy King > noted, > >the digital negatives, though they look smooth as can be, produce a > visible > >speckling in smooth tones. I haven't had time yet to play with this and > see > >if there is a workaround... or if this is a head allignment thing, etc. > >It is an incredibly nice printer to work with-I have worked with both the > >3800 & 4800 and would choose the 3800 so far.....unless there is no > solution > >to the speckle problem. > > > >Like everything else, it is two steps forward and one step back. > > > >Best Wishes, > >Mark Nelson > > > >Precision Digital Negatives - <http://www.precisiondigitalnegatives.com/> > >The System > >PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDNPrint/> > >www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com <http://www.markinelsonphoto.com/> > > > > > > > >In a message dated 2/27/07 1:42:00 PM, jon@terabear.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm considering buying a larger printer. Does anyone have any opinions > >or recommendations about the quality of the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 vs. > >the 3800? > > > >I understand the 4800 is bigger, heavier, and allows cartridges that > >have a higher capacity, thus saving money on ink (which to me > >compensates for the higher price). > > > >Are there other qualities - particularly with regards to creating > >Digital Negs/Transparencies I should be aware of before purchasing a > >4800 over the 3800? > > > >Thanks! > >Jon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >************************************** > >AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from > >AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > > > > >
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