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My better work goes in acid free A3 sleeves and an A3 ring binder. My collection of prints kind of outgrew the West Design Course Books I used to use that I bought from Rymans and Hobbycraft, so I just use the latter now to slip a dozen or so prints in if I’m going somewhere to show a sample of...

D’oh forgot about this somehow, don’t know how as they featured my work last year. I don’t subscribe but I do buy it every now and again.

I should have @ you to ask, I kind of got lost in the posts somewhat! I’ve followed them on Instagram for a while and I think I might go with the newsletter at first as the subscription is very expensive. I did subscribe to a very good publication a while back who went bust and I never got my...

The only print comic I get is Black and White Photography, and I have to subscribe as the local WH Smith’s stopped selling it about 8 years ago (and is now shut). As I subscribe to Readly, I do take a look at Amateur Photographer which I quite enjoy (apart from the letters page, which is...

That may well explain the existence on my memory card of some photographs that I don’t recall taking………

Despite having had the Z7ii for a year now, I today found out that not only does it have 46MP, I was also reminded it has a touch screen! Just shows how much attention I pay to specs and stuff like that, I thought it had something like 40MP :D

I have all three of the 24-xx zooms, the 24-70 is normally on the Z6ii and the 24-120 lives on the Z7ii. I bought the 24-200 in 2023 for a big trip to Japan this year so I only need to take one zoom lens, but I’ve used it sporadically and it’s pretty good. Image quality is not in the same league...

I bought one of these recently, it’s a bit of a faff to use (the instructions aren’t great) but it seems to do the trick. You plug a card reader into it and then transfer via an app - it’s far from perfect but there’s not much else out there unless you buy second hand. https://amzn.eu/d/iAQbKJg

I used to have a Fuji X and Nikon F as my main systems. But I never quite gelled with the Fuji menus and controls despite having them for over ten years, whereas the Nikons just seemed (for me) more intuitive. I’ve now sold all my Nikon F and Fuji X and consolidated to Nikon Z to get the best of...

Right, thanks The blocked heads are an occasional annoyance on the R3000, especially when it’s in the middle of a batch which is most annoying. It’s the random ink drops and smudges that are the most annoying as they’re equally random but also more prevalent. Think I’ll stick with Epson for my...

Thanks, I’ll have to look into Marrutt. OEM cartridges at £25-30 each are a major cost, especially when a few need replacing at the same time.

Thanks, didn’t know that about the cleaning thing in the Canon. I’d not considered non-OEM inks, I’ve not heard good things about them generally but are Marrutt any good? And it’s interesting to hear from another P900 owner. I’d considered a P900 as I do like A2 prints and tend to get them...

Thanks yes, I’ve consulted Keith Coopers website many times over the years. Interesting to hear about the waste tank, it’s something I’ll have to check out if I go the Canon route.

Thank you! Reading this is most reassuring! I’ve had on and off problems with the R3000 since day one. It’s very hit and miss with thicker paper like Fotospeed Baryta to the point that I tend to use a thinner paper due to the wastage I had from random roller marks / ink droplets / whatever...

After ten years that have been as fruitful as they have been frustrating, I've decided that it's time to give up on my Epson R3000. Its capable of producing a dozen flawless prints and then randomly suffer a blocked head on the print immediately after, or covering it in ink droplets for no...