Digital BW, The Print

Ron...

Don't shout too load about the $500 rebate! <I know you didn't - I just want
to make a point!>

$500 rebate... not available in the UK
$1000 rebate (on 9xxx and 10xxx printers)... not available in the UK
$500??? free media pack for 9xxx and 10xxx users... not available in the UK.

How gutted am I?

Nij

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Landucci [mailto:ron@...]
Sent: 30 July 2001 19:51
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] The B&W Print System Gap


Martin,

I agree with your post but just want to correct some of your cost estimates
for the 7000 system, which I also use with immense satisfaction.  The 7000
printer with stand cost me $3500 delivered to my door, after the $500
rebate.  Jon Cone's Piezography Pro RIP package, (RIP, flushing carts, and
inkset), was less than $2200.  Total cost for the 7000 system is thus less
than $5700.  My first impression of the RIP was that it is sort of
amateurish, comparing it to my Wasatch SoftRip; but you know, after you see
the prints, it doesn't matter.  I have been a silver and platinum printer
for over 25 years, and now, without question, I'm making the best monochrome
prints of my life with PiezoPro.  In fact, I'm slowly going back through
thousands of my 4x5 and 8x10 negatives and reprinting them.   FYI, my
workflow for B&W negs is as follows:  scan on my Howtek HR 8000 in 16-bit
grayscale-green at 4000 spi optical resolution.  This lets me feed the
printer 8-bit files with resolutions over 1000 dpi .  The results are
stunning at 23x29.  BTW, I also use the 1160 and the 3000 for Piezography.
There's no difference in print quality with the printers I have.

Regards,

Ron Landucci
Golden, Colorado


>  I know we are talking $2,580 for the Piezo side of these systems. I
>  have heard about $4,000 for the 7000 and an additional $5,000 for the
> RIP. So I am assuming a total investment of $11,000 to $12,000.




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