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Re: newbie needs your advice

2004-11-05 by laraley2001

I am very happy with the quality from my 1160 and with Paul's help my curves issue has 
been solved. I use MIS CIF system.

lara

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Robert Photography" 
<Scott@S...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi, i'm newbie to this group. and in need of some advice:
> 
> i am a professional photographer and 90% of my business is wedding 
> photography. Currently i send out all my digital files to lab to 
> print my photos for my client albums.
> 
> i produce albums with 10x10 prints and i want to be able to produce 
> all my prints at home. i have a cold laminator that i use to laminate 
> all my photos in matte finish so archival issues and durability is 
> not a problem with me.
> 
> I currently have a Canon i9100  with CFS from media street and love 
> it for color but find it lacking for BW. I would like to print all my 
> own prints for my clients and am looking for a system for BW to try 
> out.
> 
> I am leaning towards a 1160 or 1280 with MIS ink over Piezo ink 
> because of price. i would like to use a cartridge system and refill 
> ink with MIS bottles. Is this possible? I know you can buy a chip 
> resetter for ink refill carts. I heard the 1160 does not have a chip, 
> is this correct?
> 
> Is the print quality and speed much better from the 1280 verse 1160?
> btw, i am use to ripping out 13x19s from i9100 in three minutes or 
> 8x10s in about a minute.
> 
> In large areas of graduation, do you get banding from 1160 because of 
> lower resolution?
> 
> Does any one have an 1280 or 1160 that they want to sell?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott
> 
> www.pbase.com/scottrlim
> www.scottrobertgallery.com

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