Digital BW, The Print

>...should I get an epson 1280 and UT inks
>or should I get a Nova vertical
>processor for 16x20's and set up my darkroon the bathroom?

>What's stopping me is that I would probably need a
>new computah that I can't afford.

I was curious about what those cost.  (I have an 8x10 version.)  At B&H the
Nova 3-slot vertical 16x20 processor is $1050.

That's about what I'll probably soon spend on a new computer box.

When one considers the relative complexity of the products, the price
comparison is rather amazing.

(I don't mean this as a criticism of the Nova dip-tank at all. It's a
clever, but very simple device.)

(For the non-darkroom folks, the Nova vertical processor is, essentially, 3
vertical slots, instead of trays, where the chemicals are put.  One dips the
exposed paper in one slot after another.  It saves a lot of space in the
darkroom.  The lower surface-to-air exposure also helps slow down oxidation.
These units are not complex, automated or mechanized processors.  They are,
in effect, just plastic, vertical darkroom trays.  Nova is a sister company
to Permajet which distributes MIS products in Europe and has an excellent
new cotton paper that will be sold in January.  Jobo is the US distributor
for most of Nova/Permajet's products.)

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com