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

["Andy Powell" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Holland :(

Andy

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On 26/09/01 at 18:47 Phil Harris wrote:

>Where are you based Andy?
>
>Phil
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24/09/01 at 17:31 Phil Harris wrote:
>>
>> >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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