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I also wanted to add this to my post and make two corrections to my original post:

Canon makes a series of printers that all use the same 12-color pigment inkset (named Canon LUCIA ink). They are the iPF5000 (17" wide), iPF8000 (44" wide) and the iPF9000 (60" wide). After testing the iPF5000 and seeing the other iPF models in action, I believe all are excellent options. If your friend was to purchase an iPF5000 for prints 17" wide and smaller, he could then work with a company who has one of the larger printers when he needs to make bigger prints. Canon's new 13" wide PIXMA Pro9500 is due out this spring. It's a 10 color, 13" wide pigment-based model.

The 350gsm paper that I mentioned before is actually Hahnemühle Museum Etching (not Museum Rag) and the 13" wide printer I mentioned earlier is the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 (not the Designjet Pro B9180). Sorry about that, I think I need to slow down a bit!

All the best,

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Hello again:

I raced through that last post and want to clarify a few items, though I'm sure people know: hapy should be "happy" and the proper spelling for the paper company mentioned is Hahnemühle.

Sorry about that,

Andrew Darlow

Hi Gan:

I've been testing the 44" wide Z3100 and it is an excellent printer for matte and gloss printing, and the built-in profiles are very accurate. I am particulary hapy with the monotone output and the density of the black inks. On Hanemuhle's 350gsm Museum Rag, and Hahnemuehle Fine Art Pearl, the results are particulary stunning. The gloss enhancer performs really nicely on semi-gloss and gloss papers-especially when printing black and white.

However, any printer (especially over 13" wide) should be purchased only after considering how many prints will be made each month. You don't want a printer sitting for two months or more without being used. There's also the issue of space. The HP Designjet Z3100 cannot easily be used when up against a wall, because of the way in which the sheets are fed (they stick out the back while loading and before printing). Once you feed the rolls from the back, you can have it close to the wall though, and the wheels make it easy to move.

Also, is your friend planning to sell a lot of large prints? If he can make most of his prints within a 17" width, then the Epson SP 3800 is a great choice for matte and gloss printing.

Or he can find a printmaker to make larger prints, and buy a similar printer to use for proofs. For example, he can buy an HP Designjet Pro B9180 (13" wide) and use a company who prints on an HP Designjet Z2100, which has the same inkset (or the Z3100 which has a similar inkset). Or he can buy an Epson R2400 and use a company that has an Epson SP 7800 or Epson SP 9800.

Hope that helps.

All the best,

Andrew Darlow

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Hello:

I'd like to announce the upcoming Center for Fine Art Photography's Juried Show,

"People Places and Things." I just returned from a trip and wanted to post this

before the entry deadline.

I am very honored to have been chosen to jury the show and I look forward to

seeing a lot of great work. Past shows have featured many striking images and I

encourage you to take a look at the Center's website: http://www.c4fap.org

(Choose "exhibitions" from the navigation pane on the left to see many images

from past shows).

Below is an overview of the awards for the upcoming show. Entries are being

accepted online until Tuesday July 11 (11:59PM US Mountain Standard Time) :

Awards

- Best of Show and category awards: People, Places, Things

- Honorable mentions for each category

- Best of Show and Category award winners interviewed by juror Andrew Darlow for

publication along with winning images in the imagingbuffet.com website and podcast

- Feature Artist presentation in Artists' ShowCase, an eight-page insert in the

June issue of CameraArts magazine

- Director's Selection award: Special Recognition in the the published and

online editions of Artists'ShowCase

- 8 additional artists will also be included in the print edition of Artists'

ShowCase*

- All exhibitors are included in the Center's Web Edition of Artists' ShowCase.

- 20 works will be selected for the post-exhibition traveling show to the Denver

International Airport's main gallery

- Inclusion in the Center's 2006 Exhibition Collection CD which is distributed

to selected galleries, collectors, design houses and corporations world wide.

For more information, visit http://www.c4fap.org.

All the best,

Andrew Darlow

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