Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/22

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Subject: [Leica] OT Epson P5000
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Aug 22 10:15:26 2007

> In the desktop printer line that's probably true, Mark. But I have to
> say that the new large format printers from HP are AMAZING. I've had
> the opportunity, recently, to print some of my work on one of these
> puppies and I'm simply blown away, not only by the quality of the
> print but by the support software and the over-all design. I gather
> they are from one of HP's EU design houses, Spain I think, Barcelona
> perhaps, and the difference really shows. True elegance in design and
> execution. The built-in spectro-photometer is pretty spiffy for doing
> your own paper profiles and the control setup for sharing "just
> works". You don't have to flush out ink lines either when shifting
> from mat finish to glossy media either. Now, if I just had $7 grand
> for one.....
> 
> Adam
> 


I think the people producing images in the galleries and museums and
collected by serious collectors are not shopping around for HP's and Canons
at all. And I think its rare to see stuff up there produced by HP's and
Canons at all. Less than one percent. If that.

When you do have a gallery opening and it's an HP or Canon print you've got
the HP or Canon marketing people there because they're the ones who've been
giving the photographer all his paper and printers. And girls with swimming
pools and helicopter rides.
And walks in the park and rides in the car.
But that's if they were bribing my dog. Who didn't print.
Paw prints that's it. With real organic mud.



I thought when people sit around talking serious inkjet printing its an
Epson conversation. I don't think anybody's all that interest what HP and
Canon is about to do. Except website people like Luminous LightJet.
Landscape.

Mark William Rabiner
Harlem, NY

rabinergroup.com






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