Digital BW, The Print

Yea, me too Jules. Canvas is the fastest growing thing for me both for
painters and photographers. People like the idea of not having to
frame and put work behind glass. Silk is becoming desirable too. What
I have always liked about the Epson pizzo machines is their ability to
handle just about any kind of media from high gloss, to fine rag, to
alternative media like linen. HP couldn't do that. Now apparently they
can and so can Canon.

As to size. There are two considerations. First, like this week I did
several 40x60's of water reflection drum scans on canvas. Do you have
any idea how long these took to output on my 9600? All day to rip and
print a couple. My 10K was ok but this 9600 is a joke in that regard
and I can't imagine the 9800 is that much better.

Now say I have a job that I want to produce 20 portfolios of 12 -
16x20 prints each, like I'm working on now. On a 60" printer that is
fast, imagine how much less time (and table space in my studio!) this
would take. I  could justify the extra cash for that machine in one
big job. I'm not saying I would be doing these big orders every day,
but once a month would be nice. And the big things, they would come
flying out of there and out of my house. It would be like having an
assistant that I can't afford. 

The big thing is also printer durabilty and replaceable head design.
But I want to see the monochrome output before I make any plans to
dump Epson. And I don't think I'd even consider not using Cone's new
inkset, for any reason for a lot of my black and white. But that is
another issue for another printer.

John



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lulalake_1999"
<lulalake_1999@...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
> <tyler@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg" 
> <dfaprinting@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler 
> Boley" 
> > > <tyler@> wrote:
> > > > I have two 9xxx Epsons, but I mainly print for photographers. I 
> > > have yet to put a roll on either 
> > > > one. 
> > > 
> > > I guess you don't do much on canvas or other fabrics?
> > 
> > Maybe this is strange, but I've yet to meet a photographer 
> interested in printing their work on 
> > canvass. In fact it's never ever even come up in conversation.
> > But it'll probably happen the same day the billboard guy walks in.
> > Tyler
> 
> 
> Been to the UK recently?
> On Muswell hill, in London is a large art print shop that has I would 
> say half of the prints on the wall are printed on canvas. It's common 
> there. I am a photographer that prints on canvas regularly.
> 
> It's happening Tyler.
> 
> Jules
>