I met the Epson rep today at Comp USA. He would be glad to provide some of their display prints they use to promote the 1280 and the 2000, but I don't think that's what we set out to do. I thought this was all about what PDML members were able to accomplish in the digital darkroom. If not, it should have been called the Printer Manufacturer Challenge, not the PDML Challenge. Paul
Mike Johnston wrote: > Tom R. wrote: > > > I have received prints from a couple of list members that were not their > > pictures. They in my opinion were about what you would get if you pressed the > > button on that printer down at the computer store. Really nice, but could you > > or I get that, not having a $100/hr PhotoShop expert to tweak our scans for > > us? > > Wait a minute, now, the original challenge had nothing to do with what WE as > PDMLers could do in digital, it had to do with how good digital prints can > look--and whether or not they could be called "photo quality." It was never > specified that it had to be a picture shot with our own equipment or even > printer on our own printers. > > Or am I wrong about this? That's what I remember. > > I sent prints made with the Pentax Optio 330 in order to be "On Topic" on > the list, and the Canon EOS D30 in order to show what a good digital SLR can > do. The Optio print came from Pentax Japan's web site and the Canon print > from an original picture posted at dpreview. I don't mind not being eligible > for prizes, but fair's fair--the prints are digital prints through and > through and fairly show what digital prints can look like. > > If you're considering traditional photographic print quality, you wouldn't > fault me for using a good lens or a good film, would you? Or for picking a > shot that looked good? C'mon now. > > --Mike > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
