Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 10/09/2001 7:41:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mwesley250@... writes:


> Steve,
> 
> A good custom lab would charge you $30 to $100 per 8x10. I hate to 
> see you get less than the reproduction costs.
> 
> There is also LightJet or Fujix which I believe you could get at less 
> than $10 in those volumes.
> 
> If $12 is all you can get, give them RC.
> 
> Good luck and let us know how you do,
> 
> Martin
> Yes 12.00 would be RC prints! I have not done volume in any other media. I 
> can make the Rc's for 1.00 ea. At a rental lab and since they are from 
> digital negs very little dogging or burning, just get the exposure and feed 
> them into an automatic processor. 4-5 hours per 300 prints. Boring! to say 
> the least. I would like to offer them Ink prints for around 20.00 each But 
> to make 600! can you image how long that would take? I do have Lithographs 
> published in that size so they would probably be well off using those at 
> about 6.00ea.I think I would consider Fiber at about 40.00ea With all the 
> good things I'am reading about the Lenswork special edition prints. 
> Will see, usually never hear back from them or I scare them off with price. 
> I should just say, tell me your budget and I let you know the type of print 
> you can get.
> Steve M.








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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., sdmey4@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 10/09/2001 7:41:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> mwesley250@e... writes:
> 

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> > I should just say, tell me your budget and I let you know the 
type of print 
> > you can get.
> > Steve M.
> 
Great idea! It is always better to get the other guy to name the 
opening number.

Martin