![]() ![]() Today I think 24x30 inches is a nice print size for some images. Then 11x14 inches was better, and 16x20 inches better still. In my world, prints larger than 8x10 inches (about 20x25 cm) were uncommon, and seemed about as big as one might want to print. When 3.5x5 inch (about 9x13 cm) prints were the norm, 4圆 inch (about 10x15 cm) prints seemed like a nice step-up and 5x7 inch (13x18 cm) prints were good. In fact I even feel a A3+ print would be small as well, but still considerably more acceptable. viewing them just makes me feel like an A4 print it just too small. I bet lots of home darkrooms were limited to 11x14 inches, and I doubt more than a few were set up to print larger than 16x20 inches. They you need either trays large enough to develop, stop, fix, and wash paper of the size you printed on-or else you had the laborious task of sliding the paper back and forth through a trough of each solution. My Beseler 45MX could tilt the head to project onto a wall-if you had an appropriately-located wall and a way to hold the paper onto it. The enlarger head can only go so high above the baseboard. But in terms of the size of prints that can be produced, the Pro-200's limit of A3+ / 13x19 inches (plus panoramas up to 13x39 inches or whatever the limit is) is not small compared to what you could produce in a typical home darkroom. The Pro-200 printer itself is small compared to even a medium-size enlarger, to say nothing of a full darkroom setup. But due to limited use I am also concerned regarding the printer longevity as well. if I am willing to drop 2k-3k on a lens, a 500 euro printer doesn't seem to be that expensive. Is the Canon Pixma Pro 200 over kill for private use? Even if I were to make prints for family and friends as gifts it still seems like overkill. I am curious about what others think to gain some prospective. However, in my short search I haven't found binders and paper sleeves for A3+ paper. kinda killing the justification right?Ī word around I figured would be to archive the prints, and cycle out framed photos 1-2 times throughout the year. But like anyone using a printer like the pro 200 for personal use, there comes a point where your walls are filled up. So I do think it will help my photography, cull images that will never see the light of day from my collection of photos, etc. Having them on display on my walls has made me view photos in a different way. I took the plunge by ordering 6 A3 frames, and decided to print out frame, and hang 6 images. Though I have owned the TS8250 for some time now, I haven't really used it for photo printing. With this notion in mind, then a printer the size of the Pro 200 is really tiny, when compared to a dark room right? Many claim that you push your photography when you get into printing, cause it is like having your own darkroom. ![]()
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