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Good News

Though far fewer photographs are finished as prints these days, the desire by some photographers to produce prints at home or in a small studio has not disappeared, and the tools for doing so continue to improve. Epson has been … Continue reading

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New Epson Printer

Epson has rolled out their next photography and fine art printer in the SureColor P-Series—the P800.  This is a 17-inch wide model that looks to be the long-awaited Stylus Pro 3880 replacement.  Using the same UltraChrome HD pigment inkset as … Continue reading

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New Epson Printer

The new Epson SureColor P600 inkjet printer is now shown on Epson’s website and listed as “coming soon”/available for pre-order at B&H Photo.   In addition, Keith Cooper at Northlight Images has posted an extensive review.  In short, this will be … Continue reading

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New Photo Printer

Evolution in the Epson printer line has been rather slow of late. In 13-inch models the Stylus Photo R3000 has been the top model since early 2011, and the highly respected Stylus Pro 3880 17-inch model harks back to the … Continue reading

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The Print

Though the vast majority of photographs taken these days are never viewed on other than a small screen, there is still great value in physical prints.  Prints can be defended in practical terms (longevity) as well as artistic (pure aesthetics).  … Continue reading

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Potpourri

More rebates. In a continuing sign that the market is soft for certain hard goods, here’s another rebate from Epson, this time for their relatively new Stylus Pro 4900 printer—$1,000 off!  You’ll recall this is their top-of-the-line 17” model with … Continue reading

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New Tools from Epson and Apple

Another new printer from Epson.   Epson’s new Stylus Photo R3000 has been shipping for only a couple of weeks and now the industry leader in photo inkjet printing technology has announced another 13” model—the Stylus Photo R2000.  While perhaps not … Continue reading

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Tidbits

The long-term recovery in Japan continues to disrupt component supply and delivery schedules for many manufacturers of photographically related hardware.  The future impact is simply unknown, and the best advice for the time being is to use what you have … Continue reading

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New Year, New Decade

New Opportunities.   Well, it’s a new year and a new decade and the state of the art of photographic imaging has changed in almost unimaginable ways from a scant 10 years ago.  Not just that digital capture has replaced film … Continue reading

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