I think I'll stick with the lab for a long while too. I just priced the
set of 8 inks for the Epson 3800. $480 for a fill-up. Sounds a bit
like driving up to the diesel pump with your 18-wheeler.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
>
> Meanwhile, I've just continued to outsource the printing. For the volume I
> do, and the type of images I have printed, there is no way I could afford to
> roll my own. I would need to consistentaly print 20+ 11x14 or larger prints
> per month to even come close to breaking even. But for 8x10 and smaller, it
> is impossible for me to beat the costs of outsourcing to Millerslab. When I
> start printing 24x36" prints consistantly, it would definitely pay to have
> one of these uberprinters. But as we've learned from Luminous-Landscape, the
> new standard print size for 2009 is 48-96".
>
> AG
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