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Epson SC-P5000 Printer Review

The Epson SC-P5000 Printer “Executive” Summary What the Printer Is: It’s a replacement for the Epson SP4900, incorporating the new Ultrachrome HDX ink set and...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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June 5, 2017

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62 minutes read


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Printing Can be Fun and Easy

And We’ll Demonstrate It – Right Here This is a preamble to our major product review of the new Epson SC-P5000 printer. The Epson SC-P5000...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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June 1, 2017

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12 minutes read


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Expanded Neutrals Testing

Several posts in the LULA Forum and further thinking about the importance of the grayscale to overall image quality sparked my interest in developing an...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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May 24, 2017

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17 minutes read


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Observations on Chroma Optimizer (“CO”) Usage Canon Pro-1000 Printer

Users of this new line of printers have been raising questions about the role and volume of CO (Chroma Optimizer) consumption, having observed that CO...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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April 25, 2017

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6 minutes read


35. Gamuts compared GMCCTW vs Moab Unryu M12

Specialty Papers and Some - A Review Of Some Special Papers

Specialty Papers + Some Over the years I’ve been reviewing batches of fairly conventional papers, be they matte or gloss/luster and observing the growing diversity...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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March 10, 2017

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43 minutes read


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Canon Pro-2000 Review and Related Items of Interest

Canon Pro-2000 Review and Related Items of Interest This article is more about the related items of interest than about the printer itself, though they...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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January 29, 2017

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35 minutes read


Epson SureColor P5000 Designer Edition SCP5000DES

Epson Introduces SureColor P5000 Professional 17-inch 10-Color Inkjet Printer

  I have had a lot of experience with Epson printers.  For my photo printing, I started with an Epson P2000 back at the turn...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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January 13, 2017

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6 minutes read


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Hahnemühle Paper Specialty Products

In the last article published Mark Segal did a great job explaining the Hahnemühle specialty paper products.  I am all about making prints and Getting...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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August 27, 2016

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10 minutes read


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Hahnemuhle Paper - Panorama Paper, Photo Album and Tin Photo Box Review

Introduction In this part of our “Back to the Print” series, I review three “value-added” products that Hahnemuhle has brought to the market. Why “valued-added...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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August 24, 2016

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23 minutes read


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Whither Adobe? Issues With Accurate Printing From Lightroom and Photoshop

FREE ARTICLE Over the past 25 years the photographic industry as a whole and Adobe in particular have invested a fortune of time, resources and...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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July 18, 2016

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10 minutes read


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Eight Papers - A Review Of Eight Papers

Overview This article reviews eight papers of interest, in the context of our theme “Back to the Print”. The papers for this review were selected...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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June 25, 2016

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32 minutes read


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The New Epson Legacy Papers Review

Epson Introduces Four New Fine Art Papers At about the time this review will be published, Epson should be releasing both the roll and sheet versions...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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April 9, 2016

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26 minutes read


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Epson Legacy Paper and Print Discussion with Dan “Dano” Steinhardt, Jeff Schewe and Kevin Raber

A few weeks ago Luminous-Landscape invited some friends to spend a few days at the Luminous-Landscape offices and gallery in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Joining me was...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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April 1, 2016

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6 minutes read


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Canon ImagePROGRAF PRO-1000 Printer Review

The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 Printer (Hereafter “PRO-1000” for short) What’s in a name? Canon manufactures several series of printers. This printer features considerable technological innovation...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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March 10, 2016

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35 minutes read


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Is PrinTao 8 Your Tao of Printing? PrinTao 8 Review

Publishers Note:  This is the first in our Getting Back To The Print series.  We will be looking at printers, papers, RIPs, and tricks.  We’ll...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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February 10, 2016

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21 minutes read


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Get Back To The Print - Behind The Scenes

Complimentary Article A while back in one of my Rants, I mentioned that Luminous-Landscape was going to be focusing on Getting Back To The Print....
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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December 22, 2015

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9 minutes read


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The New Epson SureColor P800 Printer Review

Introduction There is always “buzz” in the community of photographers who still make prints when a major new printer model hits the market. Year 2000...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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July 3, 2015

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30 minutes read


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Rediscovering Craft

A TLR, Film, and Doing Things the Hard Way Rolleiflex f/2.8 FX There’s no way to write about working with a Twin Lens Reflex film...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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June 17, 2015

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16 minutes read


Epson Perf V850 Open Lid

The Epson V850 Pro Scanner in Context

New scanner models that claim properties of high resolution and high dynamic range for scanning film always raise considerable interest these days, because there is...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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February 20, 2015

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5 minutes read


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The Luminous Landscape

Celebrating Our 15th Year Kilt Rock – Mealt Falls, November 2014 – Isle Of Skye, Scotland Fuji X-T1, 55-200mm at 74mm, f/8, 7.4 sec ISO...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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November 30, 2014

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17 minutes read


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Scannerless Digital Capture and Processing of Negative Film Photographs

by Mark D Segal & Todd R Shaner Remember the film era? It’s demise began setting-in roughly two decades ago, and about all that’s left...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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November 11, 2014

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6 minutes read


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Svalbard 2014 - 2 Very Special Workshops

Svalbard 2014: Land of the Polar Bear The High Arctic. A place that is steeped in adventure and thrilling to the senses. As a boy, I...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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May 9, 2014

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19 minutes read


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Sony a7R Wishful Thinking

Lower-cost options for avoiding the WATE The Sony a7R is receiving plenty of well-deserved attention since its announcement in mid-October. As prototypes appeared in selected...
Rick Kattelmann

Rick Kattelmann

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May 2, 2014

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30 minutes read


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The Luminous Landscape Reviews Contents

This page list articles on this site in the form ofProduct reviews.You can find the latest additions on the site’sHome Pageas well as listed by...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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October 2, 2013

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17 minutes read


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WA NEX

Like many readers of the Luminous-Landscape, I’ve found Sony’s NEX offerings to be a good compromise between small size/weight and capability. TheNEX-7in particular has received...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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July 2, 2013

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11 minutes read


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Sony Super W/A Zoom E-Mount for NEX

Frustration Resolved The Sony NEX 5N and NEX 7 are superb cameras. Raw files from the NEX 5N can deliver stunning 13X19″ prints quite easily;...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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November 25, 2012

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27 minutes read


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Accessories You May Want for Your Epson 4900

Printer manufacturers make great printers; but they often don’t offer some really useful accessories. The two I have in mind are a printer stand and...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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September 7, 2012

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7 minutes read


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From 35mm Colour Negatives to NDQ - Near Digital Quality

Background About twenty years of black and white darkroom work (35mm and large format) ended in the mid-1970s, when matters of time, interest and convenience...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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August 27, 2012

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20 minutes read


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A Helpful Tool for Choosing A Camera

There are a number of factors to be considered when buying a new camera. Just a few include – image quality, resolution (pixel count) and...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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August 27, 2012

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14 minutes read


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Scanning Workflows With SilverFast 8

SilverFast has been one of the premiere applications for scanning film and prints since LaserSoft Imaging A.G. released Version 1.0 in 1995. The application grew...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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May 25, 2012

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4 minutes read