Re: Digital negatives from Epson type inkjet printers.

Macy Garcia (fontpro@usa.net)
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 19:52:34 -0700

>After all's said and done the image from the Epson printer *appeared* to
>exhibit fewer digital artifacts than negatives I have produced using Dan
>Burkholders methods via photoshop bitmaps. If the Epson printer
>produces negatives of comparable quality this could be a great way for
>Alt-Photo beginners like myself to get started on the digital negative
>path.

I was told Epson recently lowered the Photo printer to the mid $350s from
$499 to compete with the 7 color $199 Canon printer. But wait, Canon is
coming ot with an 8 color printer (yes 8 color, including light black,
magenta and cyan). It will print tabloid and is 1200x1200. And they state
it has the smallest dot of any inkjet printer (I guess even the Iris) at
8 picoliters. Its called the Aspen and will be out in the first half of
98.

With Epson coming out with such great products, I'd guess they will try
and match these features or go even beyond... How about a 30 color
printer. :-)