Digital BW, The Print

I'm curious, Jerry. Was there any particular reason you chose the 
1280 over the 2450? I've heard lots of good things about the 2450, 
been thinking about buying one for a while, but now that they've been 
discontinued I'll probably wait and see what Epson comes out with the 
same specs and within the same price range.

Chris Hargens

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> the 1280 is currently $479 at the Stock Solution, and after Epson's
> rebate it's only $379. They offer free shipping, too. I just 
ordered one yesterday.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> Tim Timmermans wrote:
> > 
> > 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
> > >
> > 
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