Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is it as good for Black and White as color...and do you use the color inks, or the black for black and white...? B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Henry Ambrose Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:27 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Epson 870, 1270 >And what about quad inks for the 1270? > No, not at this time. You'll be amazed with the Epson inks anyway and probably won't care about others. These new printers/inks/papers really are that good! >And on a related note: is the Nikon Coolscan LS2000 still the benchmark? >I've also seen a Nikon Supercoolscan 2000 selling slightly cheaper (from a >single supplier) than the LS2000. Is this a newer or alternate model? I think the Polaroid 4000 is the benchmark in the under $1500 range. It'll do scans twice the size of the Nikon. >What can you tells us about the life of the new inks in terms of number of >prints produced? What would the average cost of an 11x14 print? I have not counted but it seems the same as the 1200. I did about 30 13X19 inch prints with the 1200 recently and used about one and a half sets of ink. My favorite size right now is the 13X19 paper with a @9X12 image. Maybe $2.00 in consumables. And to get OT - These scanners and printers are capable of showing a difference between Leica glass and lesser 35mm lenses. Being able to make a 60MB scan and print it as a 12X (or more) enlargement starts to show things about your technique and the quality of your equipment. Last week I made a 12X18 image size print from an XP2 negative shot with a Nikon 20mm lens. Because of the nature and content, the picture was a good one, worth the cost to the client. BUT the difference in that print and a similar size print from my 24ASPH is astounding. Rendering of fine detail is SOOOOOOO much better. Tones are smoother. Simply amazing! I bounce back and forth on which between my 35f2ASPH and the 24 ASPH is the best 35mm camera lens ever - it seems sometimes its just which one I used last. Is the 19mm R Leica lens as good as the 24 or 21 ASPH M lenses? Whats left of my Nikon gear is in great danger. Henry Ambrose