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Re: [OM] Photo Printers & Scanners

Subject: Re: [OM] Photo Printers & Scanners
From: Bob Sull <w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 18:07:47 -0500
Tom Scales wrote:
> 
> These days, a good inkjet can produce prints close to as good as a dye
> sublimation printer.  Dye sub is essentially a tape cartridge where the
> 'ink' is melted onto the paper. It goes through four passes, one for each of
> the colors (magenta, cyan and yellow) and one clear overcoat.
> 
> For a good general purpose printer, if I had it to do over again, I'd buy
> one of the top of the line HP or Epson inkjet photo printers.
> 
> As for scanners, there is no contest.  A negative (or slide, they do both)
> scanner, in my opinion, is much better.  You also don't have to actually
> produce prints, if you don't want.
> 
> I'm no expert, these are just my opinions.
> 
> Tom
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I have to agree with most of this.  (I like the Canon printers.)

The best flatbed scanner is only as good as the item being scanned.  You
are at the mercy of the lab that printed the photo being scanned.

Bob
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