Category Archives: Printing

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 Epson Metallic Photo Paper

Metallic prints from service bureaus and specialty metallic printing papers have been around for a while and for some subjects they create a stunning result.  Epson has now stepped up to the plate and is offering two new metallic photo … 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 Tools

Epson R3000.   Epson has just announced the Stylus Photo R3000 which no doubt will quickly become the standard-bearer for their line of wide-format 13” printers.  Delivery won’t begin until March, so we have a bit of a wait for production … 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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“Sunny” California

Back from a visit with family and friends in “sunny” California, only on this trip there was a lot less sun than usual.  We had over four inches of rain along the Central Coast during my stay, and several overnight … Continue reading

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Seasons and Photokina

Seasons.   Ready for winter?  This current cold snap in Southcentral is an abrupt reminder of how quickly the seasons can change here in Alaska.  Summer’s over, autumn won’t be here much longer, and it’s time to think cold weather.  Just … Continue reading

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