[alt-photo] Re: Arista II OHP transparencies/gum

[Jeremy Moore]

Inkjet Art doesn't have the 17x22 on their website so I don't know
about that size. You're right, Inkpress is more expensive at retail,
but I am able to purchase it at a reduced price locally (-30%) so I
believe it comes out cheaper than both.

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Diana Bloomfield
<dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Well, from what I've seen (and maybe I'm looking in all the wrong places),
> Inkpress is actually more expensive than Arista (at the 17x22 size), and the
> Arista is definitely less expensive than Pictorico.  Again, I'm looking only
> at 17x22 sizes; perhaps the price difference is not so great at smaller
> sizes?  I've bought Pictorico through B&H; B&S; and direct through
> Mitsubishi (who, I guess, owns it).  Arista I've bought only through
> Freestyle, and it's definitely less expensive, certainly at the 17x22 size,
> than Pictorico.  Check out the price differences at that size.  If it's
> minimal, and I've missed something, do post that for us.  Thanks, Jeremy.
>
> Diana
> On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Jeremy Moore wrote:
>
>> I don't see that the Arista II is so much cheaper than the Pictorico.
>> Inkjet Art has Pictorico for $47
>>
>> (http://www.inkjetart.com/cart/pictorico-premium-transparency-film-13x19-sheets-p-10252.html)
>> and the Arista II is $42
>>
>> (http://freestylephoto.biz/39313-Arista-II-Inkjet-OHP-Transparency-Film-13x19-20-sheets)
>> for 20x 13"x19" sheets. (8.5x11 it's $19 for Pictorico and $17.99 for
>> the Arista II.)
>>
>> Am I missing something?
>>
>> Chris, with the Inkpress was it also a drop-in replacement for Pictorico?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Jeremy,
>>> I have used both and have not had any problems with either.  Ink Press is
>>> much thinner, more along the lines of the old Photo Warehouse I used to use
>>> but doesn't smear.  Arista is by far the nicer of the two and is essentially
>>> a close enough dupe of Pictorico but perhaps thinner and also no cut corner
>>> so you have to watch it.
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Christina Z. Anderson
>>> christinaZanderson.com
>>>
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