Finally gone and done it!
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Finally gone and done it!
... got myself a printer
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.
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.
Re: Finally gone and done it!
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.........
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!
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
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!
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!
Me too - I think I might bite the bullet and do that too.joolsb wrote:Good luck with your new toy! A 3800 has been on my wish list for a while now....
Well done Paul, enjoy and spend many hours in your new darkroom
Re: Finally gone and done it!
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.
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.