dean_ritz2

I love it. It has a very natural rendering of skin (at least in B&W -- where I work) usually at

f4,0. But then, I'm a fan of the pre-ASPH lenses for portraits especially the 80 Summilux. It's

surprisingly heavy but a good one is a pleasure to use. I recently acquired an 70-180 APO

but haven't done a strict comparison. But then, the price ratio is 1:10.

I just picked up an unused Epson 4000 printer for my Mac (10.4.11). Installed the Epson drivers from CD,

restarted computer, printer (several times) but computer fails to find it connected via USB.

Hardware profiles confirm that it does not see it as a USB device or printer.

I have not yet installed cartridges. Could this be the problem? I don't want to commit to $600 in these

new cartridges (previous owner lost the starter set) if the damn thing cannot even be recognized by my

computer.

Thanks for your experience/answers.

Dean / Seattle

I have had excellent results from a lab in Colorado US. They have a proprietary chemistry.

www.dr5.com I have no association with this lab other than being a regular customer.