Looking for large-scale photo printing equipment.

Darrell wrote:

There are used machines available, shops do upgrade or worse fold leaving
used equipment on the market. Try: http://www.phototrader.com as they
specialize in that market.

I'd watch newspapers for auction notices, too.

Bob

In article , "Ken Hart"
wrote:

Epson makes a printer intended for the pro studio photographer. You "rent"
the machine and buy the consumables from Epson. I think the cost per 8x10
print is in the one to two dollar range.

If you agree to spend approx 1,000 a month in consumables from Epson the
printer is free after 2 years,....thats about 25K for a $3,000 printer.

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In article , "Ken Hart"
wrote:

Epson makes a printer intended for the pro studio photographer. You "rent"
the machine and buy the consumables from Epson. I think the cost per 8x10
print is in the one to two dollar range.

If you agree to spend approx 1,000 a month in consumables from Epson the
printer is free after 2 years,....thats about 25K for a $3,000 printer.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Douglas wrote:
What you are looking for is a "plotter", not a printer. I have a six
colour HP photo quality plotter. It cost $25,000 AUD when new - I bought
it secondhand. The biggest problem I have is customers with small files
expecting five foot wide photos to look as sharp as a 6"x4" !

Thats the one - I have a 540x300 pixel image, can you print it 42" square?


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Rick

Digital Printing
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Douglas wrote:
What you are looking for is a "plotter", not a printer. I have a six
colour HP photo quality plotter. It cost $25,000 AUD when new - I bought
it secondhand. The biggest problem I have is customers with small files
expecting five foot wide photos to look as sharp as a 6"x4" !

Thats the one - I have a 540x300 pixel image, can you print it 42" square?


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Rick

Digital Printing
www.intelligence-direct.com - 01270 215550

Wasn't it David Nebenzahl who said...
However, it's an intriguing idea. The quality of the prints made on a Fuji or
Noritsu is WAY better than any inkjet I've seen. And cheaper too, according to
you.

Question is, is there a market for used equipment of this type? If you could
score a machine for half or less of the $100K you mentioned, this might be the
way to go.

US Bank sends a roster of repossessed and off-lease used
equipment every week or so, and most times a mini lab or some
sort of photo printing equipment will show up on it.

To get on the list, send an email to:

kevin [dot] nordsiden [at] usbank [dot] com

and ask to be placed on the list.

Eight months ago, I was helping a friend start a lab and found
lots of resources - one was a broker in Texas who could find used
equipment all over. There are other resources in MiniLab
industry rags, same as you find in Shutterbug and Photographic
for the lens end of the film. There's also a mfr of minilabs in
NJ who claim that their equipment is just as good as Noritsu's
(it might be, too) at about 40% of the price for new equipment.

Look on the minilab side, and if you want me to hunt down more
info from the deep dark side of my desk, drop me a line.

Joe

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Wasn't it David Nebenzahl who said...
However, it's an intriguing idea. The quality of the prints made on a Fuji or
Noritsu is WAY better than any inkjet I've seen. And cheaper too, according to
you.

Question is, is there a market for used equipment of this type? If you could
score a machine for half or less of the $100K you mentioned, this might be the
way to go.

US Bank sends a roster of repossessed and off-lease used
equipment every week or so, and most times a mini lab or some
sort of photo printing equipment will show up on it.

To get on the list, send an email to:

kevin [dot] nordsiden [at] usbank [dot] com

and ask to be placed on the list.

Eight months ago, I was helping a friend start a lab and found
lots of resources - one was a broker in Texas who could find used
equipment all over. There are other resources in MiniLab
industry rags, same as you find in Shutterbug and Photographic
for the lens end of the film. There's also a mfr of minilabs in
NJ who claim that their equipment is just as good as Noritsu's
(it might be, too) at about 40% of the price for new equipment.

Look on the minilab side, and if you want me to hunt down more
info from the deep dark side of my desk, drop me a line.

Joe

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Joe Pucillo
Baltimore, Maryland USA

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