Monthly Archives: March 2009

Fotogroep Waalre 26-Mar-09

Posted on 29-Mar-09 by pvdhamer

Photos shown at my local photography club on March 26th 2009. In this meeting, the club had a visitor, the well-known Dutch photographer Karel Maat. Continue reading →

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LCD Monitors for Photography

Posted on 28-Mar-09 by pvdhamer

Photographers tend to worry about whether the colors on their monitor are accurate. Here is some raw material (lnks) on LCD monitors that is especially relevant for photography: color gamut, viewing angle, calibration accuracy, etc. But at the moment I still don’t know what to get (despite very attractive pricing of large wide-screen displays). Continue reading →

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Printing costs on the HP B9180 printer

Posted on 22-Mar-09 by pvdhamer

A cost estimate of printing borderless A3 photos comes to about 2 € for the ink and 1.5 € for the paper plus (assuming lowest price suppliers). A full cost model should add an extra ammount between 0.5 and 3 € for the costs of the printer (excluding the ink that came with the purchase) and possible future head replacements. Continue reading →

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Printer comparison: HP B9180 ↔ Epson R2880

Posted on 21-Mar-09 by pvdhamer

A comparsion of the Hewlett Packard B9180 and the Epson R2880 pinters. The article is based on input from two users (myself and Sakke respectively) and was triggered by a “what to buy” question. Continue reading →

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Gravatar

Posted on 2-Mar-09 by pvdhamer

I have registered a gravatar for myself. It automatically gives me a recognizable avatar on gravatar-enabled websites. It is the same image of a “map lichen” that I use on MSN Messenger. You can define your own gravatar for free … Continue reading →

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