Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Bob,

I have been using the Epson 1200UPHOTO flatbed for a couple of years 
and it's not bad for lower end scanner. I suspect the Minolta with 
not be powerful enough for the work I want to do. I would be curious 
as to where you got your 1280 with that rebate. I have one already 
but I'd like to get another one so I can dedicate one to color and 
the other to B/W.

Thanks, Tim

www.timtimmermans.com


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Bob_Michaels" <Bob@B...> 
wrote:
> Tim:
> I jumped in a few weeks ago. I read a lot of the posts here but 99%
> were way over my head. Try it, it's not too hard at all to quickly 
get
> reasonable prints ao you don't get discouraged. Then you can start
> learning from there.
> 
> After much research, I ended up buying a Minolta Dual Scan II for 
$280
> from B&H. I was put off at first by the low price but it really does
> everything you need. And, there is very little lost if you later
> decide you want to upgrade and sell it for a substantial discount. I
> concluded that 4000 dpi gets lost when you print 8 1/2 x 11 anyway. 
> 
> I started using Photoshop Elements. It really does what you need. 
I've
> upgraded to Photoshop 7.0 but haven't used any of the high powered
> features yet. I only got it because I've ordered the Piezography 
inks
> and curves. 
> 
> Right now, I'm printing on a Epson 1280 with straight black. $370
> after rebate. The prints are not bad at all. I'm pleased. Plus it 
was
> a low cost, short learning curve, way to start off. I'll be curious 
to
> see the improvement when I get the quad tone ink set and all the 
stuff
> that goes with it. 
> 
> So don't think you have to use all that high powered equipment
> everyone talks about here. The lower cost equipment will get you 
going
> and you're not out that much if you later find you need to upgrade.
> Just jump in and start doing. If I spent some of the time working
> instead of analyzing what to buy, I'd probably be even farther ahead
> by now. 
> 
> Bob Michaels
> Apopka FL
>