The P-440 will do pure 8 x 10's, if you didnt have the P-400 would you get the 440?
Is the Olympus Matte closer to a lustre finish or "semi-gloss". I think the public expects a lustre finish on these type of images. Seems like the main competition in my area is the Kodak system shooters and they all use the lustre stock.
Qimage looks pretty cool also. I think i need to be able to put image A and B up on the same screen and allow the parent to decide on the spot, whether I print right then or not. Will Qimage do that?
Thanks for your help. And where are you located? Grew up in Arlington Heights...
jeff marsh



Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian
For my Olympus P-400 I'm running about $1.80 per page. WIth dye-subs, you can not pick paper and inks, the paper and ribbon are mated to each other, you have no choice in the matter. THe prints are beautiful, glossy or matte. Although matte isn't really, it's slightly textured. Also, each ribbon is only good for a set amount of prints, whether you print on the whole page or not. The printers laminate the pages after the colors are put down on paper, so you can't use less ribbon by printing less.

In the end, this is nice because you only have to worry about one type of paper and ribbon, and the price is very easy to figure out.

Qimage: http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/