Digital BW, The Print

I would avoid the Kodak 8000 series at all costs.  I had two of them 
and they were absolute maintenance nightmares.  Heating coil was 
always going out and had constant alignment issues.  The Kodak 
service-rep was at the studio at least once per month and in many 
cases more often.  Many who have owned them think that it is possible 
that they are possessed and need a good excersism.

Duncan


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom OConnell" 
<TomOC@s...> wrote:
> Grant-
> 
> I'm not familiar with the 8500 but the 8660 and 8650 both have 
BLACK 
> ribbon sets. The produce very cold prints. They will make an 8x10 
in 
> about 60 seconds which is a huge time savings...the papers come in 
2 
> flavors...glossy and semi-matte. The quality is pretty good.
> 
> The inkjets, as Antonis points out, have a lot more flexibility 
(and 
> complexity). That may sound ironic since they cost a lot less but 
> that is the price of choices.
> 
> If you were only to get one, it probably should be an inkjet...and 
> the support group here is better than the manufacturers in any 
event.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> tom
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frostyguk" 
> <snowyalp@b...> wrote:
> > Can dye sub printers such as kodak 8500 be used for B&W or is it 
> > better to use an inkjet?
> > Is there a recommended make/model - from looking at previous 
posts 
> > it looks like epson is the preferred supplier. Is this true?
> > 
> > Along with printers how do they compare cost per 10*8, or is it 
> > better getting prints done at a lab from disk?
> > 
> > Sorry if the questions are dumb, but this is a new venture for me.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance for any help.
> > 
> > Grant