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    suggestion for monitor

    Yea actually the most affordable pro (AdobeRGB gamut) monitors in the market now are the sw2700 or the sw320. *cough*Dells are mostly OEM by BenQ anyway so you're getting the performance minus the markup*cough*
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    Looking for A3 Matte Photo Paper

    Can't be. I'm quite sure there are ample stock for A3 matte inkjet paper. Or are you looking for a particular make/brand?
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    shootSIN 2017 19th-20th August

    shootSIN is back ! shootSIN 2017 is an informative forum based on the premise of building a vibrant photographic community, where budding photographers, advanced amateurs and professionals can network, share ideas, educate themselves on photographic tools, and foster a community with their...
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    Film Base to Pixels - A Transition from Darkroom to Digital Printing

    As promised, here are the calibration targets
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    Which ARGB Monitor are You guys using?

    Got a brand new eizo CG277 (literally used 2 days only) to let go. PM me
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    They just confirmed with me that Cathay or challenger have full sets of pro9000 inks ah...
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    I haven't really changed the initial cartridges yet but from my agaration, probably more than 70 prints.
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    What reasons may I ask? I'm horrified with the 4000 series to be honest. If I had a choice I'll avoid that printer like plague. The larger ones are much more useable.
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    Yea it's a pretty serious printer. But ease of use wise it's pretty impressive. If you're talking about ROI does it mean you print to generate income? I'll check with canon regarding the pro9000 ink carts if you want?
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    The matte paper output is actually pretty impressive.
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    Lastly I did a test print using a reference image I had from the very talented fashion photographer Ukay Cheung. I've printed this image many times as test, on many types of papers and printers and I must say I really like how it turned out here even tho I was using a very basic matte Rag paper...
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    Here's when I'm greeted with a message saying my table isn't level. Probably there's some digital spirit-level inside the printer. A slight shift of position and the message goes away. I guess Canon is leaving nothing to chance. After this step, the printer will require you to insert a...
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    Here's the ink bay at the bottom of the printer. A very smart design if you ask me, as normally I'd find the inks taking up precious space on the sides of the printer and thus creating a larger footprint on the table. Loading up the 80ml ink tanks Another nice design touch here, having...
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    New Look at the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 Professional Printer (A2)

    Ok, So I had the pivilege of testing out the new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-500 (PRO-1000 in the US) A2 Professional Photo Printer It arrived on wednesday afternoon carried by 2 courier guys (cuz my office is on a 4th level of a walk-up building). The whole box weights about 35kg with the...
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    North Korea with the Casio Exilim EX100 super compact

    Another shot from a bumpy moving vehicle. Decent high ISO performance coupled with constant large aperture and stabilization Personal thoughts - It's a pretty good and versatile super compact, great to carry along as a backup camera due to its size, and it's easy to use...