Good afternoon...
I participate in a group that exchanges Black and White prints each month. The group was started by Tom O'Connell about 10 years ago and members have been exchanging prints usually monthly since the inception. The exchange group is limited to 12 participants per month. I've been a member for about 7 years.
I post as response to the question of "what is happening now?". In preparation for this response I just went through the most recent set of exchange prints that I have received (January 2014). The following printers were used: 2000, 2880, 3880, 4880, 2400, 3885 (all Epson). Various B/W inksets were used. Of the 12 prints received they were on a total of 11 different papers (including one based on bamboo).
Admittedly the group is 'quiet' in terms of printing discussion. More of the actual discussion takes place in groups such as this. We do have photo albums that contain images from each month (although not from all participants).
I appreciate being a member of the group because I am able to receive a wide variety of prints, from various printers, with various ink sets, and on various papers. And my challenge is to submit a quality set of prints each time I exchange. My group membership has caused my ability to improve.
Visit the group if this sounds interesting. Consider joining an exchange. Your cost is: 12 prints and sleeves, and postage both ways. Your prints are sent to a group member who will receive and redistribute prints. You send 12 of the same print, and receive back 1 from each participant.
-Jim Coffee-
On 4 February 2014 05:06, <jackmclain@...> wrote:
I am on a similar journey and would appreciate the same opinions. I am a past user (~10 years ago) of an Epson printer fitted with an after market ink set. I shot film and then scanned negs with a Nikon scanner and printed the digitized images in B&W. Now, after a longish hiatus, I have bought a proper digital camera and am pretty much starting from scratch re: printer/ink units. I'd sure like to hear the answers asked by Sanders. Thank you much, Jack in Tucson