new user from glasgow
Posted 30/08/2011 - 09:11
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Hi John
You have certainly come to the right place, for good information and help.
Take care.
You have certainly come to the right place, for good information and help.
Take care.
Chris R.
I. El. (Eng). (Rtd).
I. El. (Eng). (Rtd).
Posted 30/08/2011 - 10:00
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Welcome! Back in January I was new to digital, and have since learned a heck of a lot from this site . The natives are extremely friendly and helpful, so just post away on any questions.
Posted 30/08/2011 - 12:59
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Thanks for the welcome being a bit of a newbie to this and wanting to print my photos as soon as possible i wonder if anybody can recommend a good printer i currently have a HP colour laserjet cp1515n but prints come out a lot darker than what they appear on screen and i have trouble printing on 250 mgs glossy paper seems to be too thick for printer
Posted 30/08/2011 - 15:40
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Welcome John,
I'm a KR user and it's a superb camera. Easy to use to start wth pretty well anything possible as you learn more.
I know nothing of lasers for photography.
I only have A4 printing and use a five ink Canon Pixma iP4500. I think the latest version is the 4850.I use chipped ink refills from ink.co.uk and their excellent paper which although unbranded is like the inks German or Swiss and very good as well as much cheaper than Canon's own from who a set of cartridges cost as much as the printer!
Friends who have the luxury of A3 tend towards 6 and even 10 ink Epsons often with external ink adapters. Way out of my price range. You can get large prints online very cheap these days but of course you have to take a chance on the colour balance you get back!
I'm a KR user and it's a superb camera. Easy to use to start wth pretty well anything possible as you learn more.
I know nothing of lasers for photography.
I only have A4 printing and use a five ink Canon Pixma iP4500. I think the latest version is the 4850.I use chipped ink refills from ink.co.uk and their excellent paper which although unbranded is like the inks German or Swiss and very good as well as much cheaper than Canon's own from who a set of cartridges cost as much as the printer!
Friends who have the luxury of A3 tend towards 6 and even 10 ink Epsons often with external ink adapters. Way out of my price range. You can get large prints online very cheap these days but of course you have to take a chance on the colour balance you get back!
Posted 30/08/2011 - 16:22
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Another vote for the Canon iP4500, used it with 3rd party ink's and it's quality is tremendous.
Posted 30/08/2011 - 17:29 - Helpful Comment
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Heya, fellow Glasweigan! Whenever I've wanted to print photos I've used Loxley Colour's ROES service:
http://loxleycolour.com
Their prices are perhaps a little more than the High Street but the quality of printing you get is absolutely gorgeous and they have a lovely lustre finish. They were recommended to me by a friend of mine who studies photography at Glasgow Met. Their postal service is really quick and the photos are well packed so they don't get damaged. Doing it this way was cheaper for me than buying a proper photo printer - but then I don't print photos very often which may be why it's better value for money for me. Hope that helps ^^
Incidentally I'm not sure how close you are to Glasgow itself, but you should get yourself out to the Necropolis to the east of the city centre, past Strathclyde Uni campus. Some great photo ops to play with there, especially with the grey weather we're having just now - stop your aperture right down to get some funky silhouettes and cloud shots
If you're wanting to get more use out of your camera try checking out these tutorials I wrote on manual focusing and using your camera in manual mode. Happy shooting!
http://365project.org/discuss/articles/1245/going-manual-manual-focusing
http://365project.org/discuss/articles/1510/going-manual-ii-manual-exposure
http://loxleycolour.com
Their prices are perhaps a little more than the High Street but the quality of printing you get is absolutely gorgeous and they have a lovely lustre finish. They were recommended to me by a friend of mine who studies photography at Glasgow Met. Their postal service is really quick and the photos are well packed so they don't get damaged. Doing it this way was cheaper for me than buying a proper photo printer - but then I don't print photos very often which may be why it's better value for money for me. Hope that helps ^^
Incidentally I'm not sure how close you are to Glasgow itself, but you should get yourself out to the Necropolis to the east of the city centre, past Strathclyde Uni campus. Some great photo ops to play with there, especially with the grey weather we're having just now - stop your aperture right down to get some funky silhouettes and cloud shots
If you're wanting to get more use out of your camera try checking out these tutorials I wrote on manual focusing and using your camera in manual mode. Happy shooting!
http://365project.org/discuss/articles/1245/going-manual-manual-focusing
http://365project.org/discuss/articles/1510/going-manual-ii-manual-exposure
Posted 30/08/2011 - 19:09
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Hi and welcome.
Regards, Tom
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SMC PENTAX-F 1:2.8 28mm, HD Pentax-D FA* 1:1.4 50mm SDM AW,
SMC PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR,
SMC PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM,
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HD PENTAX -DA 1.4x AW AF REAR CONVERTER,
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Posted 30/08/2011 - 21:14
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Hi and good camera choice
Posted 01/09/2011 - 10:49
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Hi John and welcome to the Forum. I have an Epsom printer which also prints a little darker than the picture on the monitor - I just lighten the photo a little before printing - adequate for my purposes!!
Cheers....John
Cheers....John
On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
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K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
My Kit
K5 & 18-55 Kit lens, K7, Pentax 18-250mm lens, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Sigma 105mm Macro lens, Pentax 50mm 1.7 lens, Cokin P Series Filters
Posted 03/10/2011 - 04:07
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Welcome John and enjoy the forum!
Regards:
JA
Regards:
JA
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