From: Phillip Murphy (pmurf@bellsouth.net)
Date: 07/09/03-04:34:19 PM Z
I shudder to think of the money I've spent in years past setting up color
darkrooms. The ease by which one can make a "Super-B" sized print
that surpasses anything I've seen done with C-type prints is nothing short
of
amazing. Without all of the test proofing and chemical waste of a wet color
darkroom.
This is very easy to cost out and compare. Epson is not only competitive
in this market's pricing. The quality speaks for itself. I work with a 2200
Epson
on a daily basis and having this level of consistency is remarkable.
Rick Becker-Leckrone wrote:
> I go back and forth on this stuff.
>
> We all know that manufacturing these cartridges costs about $3.00 for
> Epson. Yet we are charged $25.00-$30.00 per unit. Seems like highway
> robbery. Then again, the cost of the printers are very reasonable. I
> suppose the business model is to give away the printers and make money
> on the back-end. It's sort of "pay as you go". I guess they could hike
> the cost of the hardware and then bring down the cartridge price. Every
> time I go to buy new ink (yesterday in fact) I'm amazed and dismayed at
> the cost. But then I crank out a Super-B print and realize what it used
> to cost to get output of this quality ($50.00 or more per print) and
> feel like I've got a good deal.
>
> Bottom line - does Epson provide value for the money? I think we've all
> got to say yes at some level. Would any of us want to go back to the
> Cibachrome or C-Print days? Not me.
>
> Rick
>
> Rick Becker-Leckrone
> President
> PictureNet Corporation
> http://www.picturenetcorp.com
> 640 Paulson
> Las Vegas, NV 89123
> 702 808-3182
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joachim Oppenheimer [mailto:jo.achim@verizon.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:41 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Epson: cheating us??
>
> Don't be too sure!It makes no business sense for Epson to do that. It's
> a little like the butcher weighing his thumb on the scale with the
> hamburger - 19th Century stuff! Joachim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: henk thijs [mailto:henk.thijs@hetnet.nl]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:19 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Epson: cheating us??
>
> Dear List,
> This week the dutch consumers' organization 'CONSUMENTENBOND' gives an
> advice to all her customers not to buy Epson printers anymore; they
> detected a chip used by Epson which indicates that the cartridges were
> to be replaced but the cartridges were not empty at all!! It seems to be
> that this chip will force the user to replace non-empty cartridges. It
> sounds unbelievable, but before a consumers organization comes out with
> such an advice, one can be sure there is really something wrong! cheers,
> Henk
> --
> Henk Thijs
> member F68 photography : http://www.f68.nl
> webmaster : http://www.luca-antiek.nl
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