DEAR DAN,
My local service bureau here in Barbados charges similarly reasonable
prices but insists that the finest he can output with his IMAGESETTER is
300 dpi?!?! Why can't he do the 1,200 or 2,400??? Same machine ...yes?
Different hardware or soft ware??? Or is he just too lazy to change things
from what is the finest resolution required from the graphic arts clients
who constitute the majority of his clientele?
Please advise.
CHEERS!
BOB KISS
-----Original Message-----
From: FDanB@aol.com <FDanB@aol.com>
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:44 PM
Subject: $70 for a friggn' 4x5 neg? You gotta be kidding!
>Dean,
>
>I don't know who gave you those HORRIBLE (criminal?) prices on
>imagesetter and Lightjet output, but I just spoke to PhotoVision (used to
>be Katz Digital) there in N.Y. and they quoted the following prices for
>imagesetter film. Now keep in mind, PhotoVision is a high-end kind of
>place (I've taken workshop students on tours through the place several
>times) that isn't known for their low prices. I'm sure you can do better
>(even in N.Y.) but you might not get the same quality.
>
>8.5 X 11 $28.75
>8.5 X 14 $35.70
>11 X 17 $41.80
>18 X 22 $56.10
>18 X 26 $69.35
>20 X 30 $110
>24 X 30 $130
>24 X 36 $140
>30 X 40 $180
>
>If you want more info. call 212-594-4800 and ask for Rob at ext. 507.
>
>Rob's hot tip is that if you ask for 1200 dpi output instead of 2400,
>you'll pay 30% less and get the same quality because THEY RUN EVERYTHING
>ON THE AGFA IMAGESETTERS AT 2400dpi!! The above prices are for the
>"cheaper" 1200dpi (but really runs at 2400dpi) output. Good to know!
>
>Hope this helps the New Yorkers!
>
>Dan
>
>Dean said in his message...
>
>>My my my, here in New York city it costs $70 for a 4 x 5 imagesetter neg
and
>>$125 for a LightJet neg of the same size.
>
>
>Dan Burkholder
>P.O. Box 111877
>Carrollton, TX 75011-1877
>USA
>972-242-9819
>fax 972-242-9651
>danphoto@aol.com
>www.danburkholder.com
>
>Author of the book nobody should be without:
>"Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing."
>
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