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

[Diana Bloomfield]

Well, that's worth it, though I did always have a problem with damaged  
ones with Inkpress.  Maybe it was just 2 bad shipments.
Nowhere around here sells any of these transparencies, though I don't  
know why not.

Diana
On Apr 29, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Jeremy Moore wrote:

> 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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