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Re: [OM] Printer for proofs

Subject: Re: [OM] Printer for proofs
From: Paul Wallich <pw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:33:26 -0500
At 9:28 AM -0500 4/4/02, Bob Whitmire wrote:

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The printer appears to be the weak link. It's a HP Officejet v40,
which is a copier, fax and printer all rolled into one. I seem to recall
reading here that these printers and not particularly good for photographs,
and, in fact, the color cast of the photo changes depending on what light
prints are viewed in. This certainly seems to be the case with mine. Prints
on HP Premium Plus Glossy and Matte seem to have a pinkish cast under
incandescent lighting, which is much diminished when viewed in indirect
natural light.

Don't even bother printing on glossy with one of those. The inks are optimized
for business graphics and "punch" rather than realistic color. (I've got a Brother
all-on-one machine, and I'm assuming yours is not all the much better.)

I'm wondering if a dedicated photo printer, such as the Epson 1280, would
give me a truer print, and one less susceptible to the vagaries of lighting
by which it's viewed? The more of this printing I do, the more inclined I am
to go for a quality better than a simple proof to see if the slide will
transform into a quality Lightjet print.

The 1280 and its friends give prints whose quality (albeit there are questions
about longevity) are pretty much indistinguishable from non-pro photofinishing.
Perhaps better because you can tweak the contrast and colors.I have a Photo 870
here (something like $99 on closeout) that I am very happy with, albeit I wouldn't use it for archival exhibit prints. So you can give the whole works a try at a cost low enough so that if you do relegate the printer to proofing, you'll still be happy.


paul

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Paul Wallich                                            pw@xxxxxxxxx

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