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<p>A friend who is a monk was challenged about his cameras and his musical instruments in this very context.<br> His answer? "It's not what you have, it's what you do with it."</p>

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<p>Les Vogt,<br> Did you read the part about budget, or are you offering to sell him a drum scanner for £200? If that's the case, I'll take one, too. Or even a good condition Nikon 8000 or 9000.</p>

<p>I got mine when they were first released. I got it from B&H with a 50 sheet pack of 13x19 paper and free overnight shipping.<br> Canon was giving $300 Visa (or AMEX but you get the gist), so by the time it arrived I had spent a net $85.<br> I use it mainly for note cards that I sell at art and craft shows and a local farmers market, but I've also printed 11x14 and 12x18 prints that have earned first and second places in local competitions.<br> I've been a little hesitant about using third party inks, but I suppose at some point I'll need to try Precision Color.</p>

<p>All RB67 backs will fit all RB bodies. There are advantages to the newer Pro-SD backs, but the older backs will fit and work just fine.<br /> I have an original RB67 Professional (first model) and have all three generations of backs.<br /> Contrary to what Dave Wilson posted, the "67" in RB67 means 6x7cm. Hence, the rotating (revolving) back. The tripod doesn't have to support the imbalance of having the camera turned for portrait orientation.</p> <p> </p>

<p>When I asked the Freestyle rep, he was quite open about the Arista EDU being Foma and Premium being Tri-X.<br> Try asking them about any of your concerns.</p>

<p>I use a hanging clothes storage bag (2'x2'x5') in the spare bath after running the shower to settle dust.</p>

<p>I'm not sure of the rules here regarding other sites, but this is one I'd take to APUG.org . They have a forum specifically dedicated to these processes.<br> Mods, remove it if I'm out of line.</p>

<p>It's been a while, and I thank you for your responses. What I found was that Print Shop Pro wants a color space. Even though I'm working with B&W negative scans, I found that I had to convert them in Elements to Adobe RGB, save the image and then start PSP. </p>

<p>It doesn't open the files. I think before I try again, I'll see if there are any driver or software updates I may have missed.<br> It's not a show stopper since I can use the PSE print functions, but at this point I just feel like this is something I should be able to do, and can't. <br> I really do like the printer's output on both B&W and color and think it's a good value for those of us who want to make quality prints at a slightly lower price point. Ink consumption isn't bad, and I have no desire to make borderless 11x14 prints, so I've settled the two biggest gripes I've heard about this printer. My observation is, if internet forums are an indication, there's no printer made that is not an ink hog in someone's mind. <br> I've also steadfastly refused to run even one sheet of plain paper through it. That should help with some issues I've heard about almost all desktop printers relating to dust. I have a document printer for that purpose. </p>

<p>Thanks, Ellis. I'm starting to think printing direct from PSE is the way to go for this.</p>

<p>I've meticulously followed the Canon on-screen manual for Print Studio Pro, but cannot get native black and white files, either scans or digital conversions, into PSP for printing. I have no problem with color, either scans or digital.<br> I'm using PS Elements 11 with both XP and W7 machines.<br> I can print using the print command, but would like a little more flexibility that Print Studio Pro offers.<br> Can someone help?<br> <br />Thanks.</p>