dSLR Dad

At the 2008 Macworld Conference & Expo, HP unveiled the Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer. The HP B8850 prints on a wide range of photo and Digital Fine Art media up to 0.7 mm thick (versus 1.5mm of the B9180). Not too big of a deal, as you can still use some of the new, fantastic Baryta fine art papers like Ilford’s Galerie Gold Fibre Silk (Amazon, B&H Photo). The B8850 also uses the same print heads and ink cartridges of the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Printer. It does not, however, include the B9180’s Ethernet port or LCD display. But, at around $500, this is a great value for a 13×19 inch, pigment ink, fine-art inkjet printer.  Perfect for any dSLR Dad. (more…)

FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES WIDE FORMAT INJET PRINTING AVAILABLE AT SAM’S CLUB STORES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

Sam’s Club Members Can Now Print Poster-Sized Images On-Demand,
in Minutes, Hours or Days

VALHALLA, N.Y., December 18, 2007 – Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc., today announced that poster printing and signage services are now available at more than 580 Sam’s Club locations throughout the United States. The solution combines an EPSON/FUJIFILM Epson Stylus Pro 7800, Ultrachrome 24″ wide format inkjet printer, (more…)

The following is part of a much larger dSLR Dad Holiday Gift Guide:

Red River Paper is a great company in Dallas, TX that supplies very good quality inkjet papers factory direct. For this holiday season, why not pick up one of their inkjet paper or greeting card sample packs. Each pack includes a two sheets of each paper. Red River also offers free ICC color profiles are available for the most popular papers on some printers.

You can find out more information about their inkjet paper kits here.
You can order the Greeting Card sample kit here.

Update 12/20/2007 - All orders through 12/30/2007 receive a 10% discount.

Overview:
* Fiber Photo Paper Base
* Extremely High D-Max and Wide Color Gamut
* 325 gram / meter 2 and 13 mil
* Acid & Lignin Free
* Micro Porous Smooth Gloss (F-Type) Surface
* Minimal Gloss Differential
* Smooth ECF Bleached Chemically with minimal OBAs
* Compatible with UltraChrome™ ink and UltraChrome ink with Vivid Magenta (more…)

Popular Photography has posted twelve rules to help build up your knowledge base. Good for when you’re caught in that new situation and just not sure which way to go:

1. Sunny 16 Rule
2. Moony 11, 8, and 5.6 Rules
3. Camera Shake Rule
4. Anatomical Gray Card
5. Depth of Field Rules
6. Largest Digital Print Rule
7. Exposure Rules
8. Quick Flash-fill Rule
9. Flash Range Rule
10. Megapixel Multiplier Rule
11. Action-stopping Rules
12. Sunset Rule

You can read them all here.