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Re: Quadtone prints costs calculated

2001-08-06 by mwesley250@earthlink.net

Andre,

That sounds about right. The important thing to note is the what is 
driving the total cost is the paper. Of your $2.87 total only only 
$0.35 is for ink and the rest for paper.

Using Epson Archival Matte (at least for work or proof prints) drops 
you per print cost to $1.17.

Good price on the Somerset. Where did you find it?

Martin 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Andre Vallejo" <avs@p...> 
wrote:
> So,I tried to calculate the costs of  photo  prints done with an 
Epson
> 1280,with an continuos flow system,MIS Variable Quad Inks (for cool 
or
> neutral tone prints),on 11x17 Sommerset Enhanced,considering that 4 
0z
> bottles = 12 reffils = 240 prints  (assuming 1 standart cartridge 
can
> produce 20 prints) Final cost per photo came out to be U$ 2,87 
(paper +
> ink).Does is seems correct? Any comments or corrections on my 
thoughts?
(snip earlier)

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