I have an Epson 785epx, same print engine as the 1280, just can't do the
extra large sizes and a bit slower. But with a $100 rebate if you bought a
digcam in the past year, can't be beat.
-Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Whitmire [mailto:rlw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: April 4, 2002 9:28 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Printer for proofs
Delurk mode for a second her to ask a question about ink jet printers. I
recently bought an Epson 2450 to scan images for, among other things,
sharing on the web and for proofing images before spending large bucks
having them scanned at a Portland lab for Lightjet prints. which I then hang
in a few galleries and restaurants. (FWIW, IMHO, etc., the 2450 is a good
scanner, but it's obvious from looking at 6x9 transparencies and the
resulting scans that you get what you pay for. Lots of shadow detail lost.
The $3000 Nikon scanner would be the trick for the real thing, but for small
prints and proofing, the 2450 is fine.)
I'm using a Phillips Brilliance 109 monitor, which has been calibrated as
best I can to give true color images in Picture Perfect Pro and PhotoShop
Elements. 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.
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.
Any wisdom from the group highly appreciated!
--Bob Whitmire
P.S. OM content: While currently I'm hopelessly enamoured of a Fuji 6x9
rangefinder, my principal gear is OM-2n, OM-4ti, and a whole mess of Zuiko
glass.
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