RE: Re: What's Santa going to bring you?

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Where are you based Andy?

Phil

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> From: Andy Powell [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 September 2001 20:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What's Santa going to bring you?
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> On 24/09/01 at 17:31 Phil Harris wrote:
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> >The 1290 is a cracking printer ... I have one that I use only for
photo
> >prints.
>
> Yep, that's what I want it for. I went to the camera shop on
> Saturday to pick up some prints from my digital camera (they do
> it on proper photo paper) the standard sized are great but what
> really blew me away was the when I got my A4 ones! Out f*$k%^g
> standing, I really mean it they look as good (to me) as *any*
> photo and a lot better than APS, which is grainy poo, to Boot!
>
> (these are my personal opinions only, I'm fully aware that 'real'
> photo quality is actually better - but I can't tell the
> difference so to all intents and porpoises (down flipper down)
> they are the same to me)
>
> There are two big problems with getting it done in a proper photo
> shop though. first is cost (A4 @ 8.45 NLG ~ = 2.41 GBP each!!!)
> and the fact that they obviously don't use any sort of
> intelligence when it comes to cutting them to size... I've
> attempted to fix this problem buy enlarging the canvas in
> Paintshop Pro and then sending them the picture (with some 'white
> space' around the image) hopefully when I get them back they'll
> have the whole picture, and if I'm a little unlucky a little bit
> of white around the edges...
>
> I've not seen much real output on this printer, so any info would
> be great, because of the cost, delay and the 'cutting peoles
> heads off' thing I'm really tempted to do this. Plus the wife is
> very interested in doing it ourselves. i suppose if the output is
> good enough then even if it's a little more expensive the fact
> that it can be done there and then, and I can adjust what/who
> gets cut off then it'd be better.
>
> The ultimate question is can you tell at A4 the difference
> between a 1290 version and one done in a photo shop (apart from
> the paper of course)
>
> Andy
>
> >>
> >> Homevision (No chance)
> >> Pronto Pro (yeah right)
> >> Bigger TV (Plasma??) minimum 32in (even less of a chance!)
> >> Epson 1290 colour printer (distinct possibility)
> >>
> >> Andy
> >>
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