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Old 03-16-2007, 04:06 AM
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Default Are dye sub printers dead?

Anyone still lusting after a dyesub printer?
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:44 PM
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Some event photographers I know still use them because
  1. they're trouble-free,
  2. fairly quick,
  3. not very sensitive to environment,
  4. easy to transport
  5. and the prints with the integral clearcoat overcoat layer applied by the dyesub printer are totally water resistant and quite difficult to damage when handled.
But largely they've been replaced by pigment based inkjet printers which offer:
  1. Greater Print longevity in terms of fade-resistance of the pigment based inksets
  2. Greater resolution
  3. Greater color gamut using 8- and 12- colors vs. just 3 (CMY) in dyesub printers.
  4. Much more media flexibility in size and weight
  5. and lower cost per print for proofing, etc.
I still like the unmatched gloss of the high-gloss prints from my dyesub, but all the other aspects are now heavily favoring a pigment based inkjet.
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Old 04-06-2007, 04:07 AM
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Take a look at Sony's UP-GR700 8x12 dyesub offering both gloss and beautiful matte dyesub prints http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Broadcastan...kage _printer in 43-58 seconds per print depending on size/finish, or even the small Sony UP-D75 -- http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Broadcastan..._photo_printer

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and lower cost per print
Even though the UP-GR700 is a $3k printer, it can deliver a cost per print (fixed) of only $1.31 for an 8x12 full "ink" coverage. Can you match this counting ink and photo paper on any current pigment inkjet?
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