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Finally gone and done it!

Post by PAUL O » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:33 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

... got myself a printer :shock:

Yes after what seems like a lifetime of deliberation I have finally purchased a "proper" printer! Took delivery of an Epson 3800 yesterday along with a Spyder 3 monitor calibration thingummyjig!!

After a couple of hours or 3 finally got it sorted out - a hard copy of a manual would have been nice!

Anyway, had a comparison "test" lined up - same b&w negative on 5x4 in the following versions; traditional wet print, a (superb) print made by Joanna on her 2400 versus ... whatever I could get out of the 3800!!

Since seeing Jo's prints from my negs I've long reckoned that a good inkjet is "better" than anything I could traditionally print so .... MAN ALIVE AND HOLY SMOKE!!!!!! This printer is amazing!!!!!!!

Didn't have a clue, just bits I'd read here and there, used Ilford Gold Fibre Silk and ABW mode and am I impressed??????

Just wanted to share my eureka moment with you! Same feeling watching the print chug out of the printer as watching one soup in a tray of developer.
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Re: Finally gone and done it!

Post by TimH » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:56 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Hi Paul - great stuff - Ive had one for over a year - just emptying the 1st few cartridges now - its the proverbial Mutts. I must admit the odd few B&W shots I do, I often do as RGB colour rather than ABW.. Welcome to the digital world of special recipes for unsharp masking etc etc... Pity you had to shoot off (sorry - no pun intended) from Wales - you could have taken my prints apart - I brought up half a dozen printed on my 3800.


regards Tim.........
Digi-snapper now (finally) turned LF shooter hmm been doing this long enuff - Now LF photog !
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Re: Finally gone and done it!

Post by PAUL O » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:43 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Hi Tim
Just finished a few more prints ... kid-with-a-new-toy etc!
I look forward to seeing some of your prints at our next get-together!

Paul
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Re: Finally gone and done it!

Post by joolsb » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:07 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Good luck with your new toy! A 3800 has been on my wish list for a while now....
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Re: Finally gone and done it!

Post by more photography » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:48 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

joolsb wrote:Good luck with your new toy! A 3800 has been on my wish list for a while now....
Me too - I think I might bite the bullet and do that too.

Well done Paul, enjoy and spend many hours in your new darkroom
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Re: Finally gone and done it!

Post by DJ » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:30 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Given the Epson 3880 has just superceded the 3800, you might be able to get a very good deal on a 3800 if you can find somewhere which has them in stock still.

You could try :

http://www.dpsb.co.uk/

or

http://www.bodoni.co.uk/

both of whom I've bought from before and were very helpful, good service etc. Good Luck.
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