malcolm_denton

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately the products you referenced are the compatible no Epson cartridges which are available in the UK. I was looking to get members views on the photo quality obtainable from compatibles as opposed to Epson originals. Malcolm.

I am a user from the U.K. and been happily photo printing with the above printer,but have now discovered that Epson. with its 'customer service' hat on,have chosen to discontinue the 'OWL' cartridges that the machine uses. This will mean recourse to 3rd party ink,so I'm interested to know members opinions of the cheaper alternatives.

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Thanks for all the responses. The vast majority of my scans are 35mm with a Dimage 5400 scanner,but, based on the replies, I'll have to give Pyro a go and see if I get better results.

Always impressed by the sharp images posted by Rick which seem to run counter to the popular internet wisdom that flat bed scanners do not do well with 35mm.

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I liked the Leica Left Handed Release - a snip at £600-£800

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Good thinking, posted to photrio,another site I visit : Minolta 5400 11 Service Manual

Only tangentially relevant to the theme of the post, but, I have a pdf of the service manual for this scanner, and absolutely no idea how to post it here ?????

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You could try this : Camera Repairs - Japan Camera Hunter

The thread may be old but the product is still listed on the First Call website.

The photorio forum b-w-film-paper-chemistry has a regular contributor 'Photo Engineer' who is a retired Kodak engineer. I would imagine if anyone knows about this film it would be him. B&W: Film, Paper, Chemistry Malcolm.