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Other 3rd Party Inkjet Supplies   - Select Media Type -         Home :: News archive        Product Categories Printers Inks, Papers, Media RIP Software Color Management Scanners LCD Monitors Laminators & Films Giclee Finishing Frames Trimmers & Cutters Computers Software Accessories Digital Cameras Studio Equipment Photo Accessories Used, Demo, Deals    Specials Current Promotions     09/08/2008 DTG Receives Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 After several months of eager anticipation DTG has finally received our demo unit Epson GS6000 solvent printer. We actually took delivery of the GS6000 at this year's Decor Expo tradeshow in Atlanta on September 5th and have since brought the printer back to our demo facility in Tampa. After hearing so much about this printer, we can truly say that our initial experience with the Epson Stylus Pro GS 6000 has far exceeded our expectations. We unboxed, assembled, and installed the printer in less than 2 hours and installed the included Colorburst RIP software on our PC. Epson provided us with some of their new Solvent compatible canvas and we printed several test prints. The quality of the prints blew us away. We of course are accustomed to Epson inkjet quality but did not expect the solvent inks to be as vivid as they were. Attendees at the tradeshow who have had experience printing on solvent canvas commented that they could not believe the GS6000 was solvent based. We can truly say that the GS6000 produces fine art quality giclee's at Decor speeds and costs. Overall the printer operated flawlessly for the 3 days of Decor Expo. We did not once have to perform a head cleaning or any maintenance. Now that we have the printer back in the office we will put it through the ringer and test it with fine art papers, photo papers, and various signage media. Look for a more comprehensive review shortly.     07/08/2008 Hasselblad H3DII-50, Tilt Shift, and HVC Adapter Hasselblad has announced the release of the newest addition to the H3DII-Series of medium format DSLR cameras, the H3DII-50. At 50 megapixel, it produces a 300MB, 16-bit image from the newly designed Kodak KAF-50100 36x49mm CCD sensor. The H3DII-50 incorporates Hasselblad's latest technologies and integrated features, including the industry-leading Digital-APO Correction (DAC) and Ultra Focus Technology. This announcement makes the Hasselblad H3DII50, 50 megapixel digital camera, the highest resolution camera of its kind within the professional photographic market. With the announcement of the H3D-II50, Hasselbald has also released additional H-Series accessories, including the new Hasselblad HTS 1.5X Tilt / Shift lens adapter for use with the existing, wide-angle HC/D Series lenses, as well as some proper large-format accessories for the current range of H3D & H3DII Series digital backs. The new Hasselblad HTS 1.5X Tilt-Shift Lens Adapter is compatible with the existing HC-D 28mm f/4.0, HC 35mm f/3.5, HC 50mm f/3.5, and HC 80mm f/2.8 lenses. The adapter has the appearance of Hasselblad’s previous ArcBody construction, however it incorporates the necessary optics and precision to allow infinity focus with the wide-angle range of Hasselblad HC-Series lenses on today’s ultra-high resolution H3DII-Series cameras. These optics not only provide the necessary image circle for significant movements, but also creates a 1.5X magnification of the focal lenght of the lens attached. It also features 18mm of + / - shift, as well as 10Ëš of + / - tilt, and the ability to rotate 90Ëš in either direction to allow for ideal orientation of the camera along with the movements of the adapter. Additionally, Hasselblad has developed a dedicated large-format adapter, the Hasselblad H3D View Camera adapter kit (HVC) for use with the H3D/II digital backs, allowing for ideal, portable power configuration, and a reliable viewing solution on a large-format camera system. The adapter makes for practical use of the H3DII-22, H3DII-31, H3DII-39, and H3DII-50 digital backs, not only on the dedicated H3DII camera body, as well as digitally-capable large format cameras like the various 6×9cm models available from ARCA-SWISS, Sinar, Linhof, and Plaubel. Also, included with this announcement, are specially designed sync cables for proper use and control, via Hasselblad’s digital back, of electronic shutter lens systems from Schneider and Rodenstock. Please contact DTG's Professional Photo Division at 800.681.0024 for more information and details on these exciting products, as well as possible upgrade promotion opportunities with existing Hasselblad systems.     04/17/2008 Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 Solvent Printer Epson’s much anticipated entry into the solvent inkjet printer market finally came to fruition with the announcement and unveiling of the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 at this year’s ISA tradeshow. After getting a “sneak peakâ€� a month earlier and also seeing it at ISA, I am confident in saying that it has been worth the wait. The GS6000 sets a new standard in image quality, production, and ease of use for solvent printers. A short list of Epson GS6000 printer features include: * 64 inch wide print path * Compatible with existing solvent media * Output quality up to 1440x1440 DPI * Droplets as small as 3.7 picoliters * 8 Color inkset with new orange and green inks for wide gamut * Virtually odorless, nickel free ink is extremely Eco-friendly * Built-in media take-up reel system * Includes Colorburst Professional Postscript 3 RIP * Intelligent Preventative Maintenance minimizes user maintenance and downtime * 950ml ink tanks can be hot –swapped during printing * 1 Year Epson Warranty Critical testing and comparing of the Stylus Pro GS6000 to existing printers in its class will be impossible until we receive a demo unit but upon initial looks the GS6000 appears to “leapfrogâ€� the competition in terms of print quality, production capabilities, and ease of operation. This new printer reminds us of Epson’s entry into the wide format aqueous market with the Epson Stylus Pro 9000 back in 1999. They looked at the market leaders at the time, HP and Encad, and in the 9000 brought a product to market that was higher quality, significantly easier to use, more reliable and at a very aggressive price. I guess Epson’s tag line for the GS6000 says it all: “The way solvent printing should be!â€�     03/20/2008 Hasselblad Phocus available from DTG Hasselblad has now released a public version of its highly anticipated Phocus® software for Mac OSX 10.5+. This is the current replacement for FlexColor, which is now up to version v4.8.4. Phocus® brings with it a significant amount of work-flow improvements, along with some exciting new tools such Anti-Moire, native 3FR support, complete H3D/H3DII remote control operation, dual monitor support, GPS-capable meta-data, Google Earth integration, and host of additional improvements. In addition, it has seen a fundamental improvement to the overall appearance and layout, in comparison to FlexColor. You can expect Phocus® to very quickly find its way in to the hands of both photographers and digital techs, as it quickly becomes a standard for not only the support of Hasselblad DSLR cameras and backs, but also the for the processing of Hasselblad’s 3FR and FFF file formats. Be sure to read the associated readme file, for specifics regarding hardware and software requirements. You will find the provisional (v1) instruction manual with this download as well. Phocus® by Hasselblad     03/18/2008 X-Rite Announces ColorMunki Profiling System X-Rite has just announced the new ColorMunki Design and ColorMunki Photo profiling system. This affordable color management profiling system is aimed at design and photo professionals who desire control over their monitor and printer calibration in a clean, easy to use solution. While considered entry level, the system still offers high end tools including a true spectrophotometer based measurement system yielding extremely accurate data and readings. The ColorMunki calibrates and profiles monitors (lcd and crt), projectors, and both cmyk and rgb based printers. New RGB and CMYK printer profiling technology has the ability to optimize specific colors, black & white shades, and flesh tones. No need to read individual color patches – ColorMunki’s superfast printer profiling can rapidly scan test charts in less than one minute. DTG is being told that xrite's ColorMunki will begin shipping by the middle of April 2008. Look for a review of this product soon. This system is not a replacement for X-Rite's own eye one profiling systems which will create slightly more accurate profiles and has additional tools for editing, digital camera profiling and more workgroup functionality.     11/07/2007 DTG Receives Epson 11880 Printer DTG received the new Epson Stylus Pro 11880 64 inch printer last week and we’ve begun testing with it as well as doing demonstrations for customers. So far we are extremely impressed with the features, speed, and color gamut of the new vivid magenta ultrachrome K3 inkset. We are building ICC profiles daily for a variety of Epson, Moab, Hahnemuehle, Fredrix, fineline, and other media types.     09/17/2007 Hasselblad H3D-II Announcement Setpember 13th 2007: Hasselblad introduces the H3D-II high end DSLR camera system. Available in 22, 31, or 39 megapixel versions, the H3DII offers the highest quality integrateded digital SLR capture on the planet. New features include: New brighter, larger 3 inch display New Easier menu navigation with efficient single thumbwheel control New CCD cooling system significantly reducing image noise GPS built in to camera with software integration to Google maps Compatible with new Hasselblad Phocus RAW Image Converter Software     07/17/2007 Epson New Printers - Stylus Pro 4880, 7880, 9880, & 11880 Epson America today announces a new generation of Epson Stylus Pro wide format inkjet printers. The Epson Stylus Pro 4880, 7880, 9880 are all replacements for the current generation and are expected to ship in late September or early October. These printers offer built in ethernet and a new Ultrachrome K3 ink with vivid magenta which expands color gamut, especially in the red colors. As one of the country's largest Epson Pro Graphics resellers, DTG will be shipping these printers in quantity as soon as they hit US shores. We will also be offering free custom ICC profiles on papers from Hahnemuhle, Kodak, Ilford, Epson, Fredrix, BullDog, Premier Imaging, and several other manufacturers. Please see below to get on a waiting list for these products. Epson also announced it's first 64 inch printer, the Epson Stylus Pro 11880. The Stylus Pro 11880 features Epson’s UltraChrome K3 ink with Vivid Magenta, Micro Piezo TFP printhead, Gigabit Ethernet and Super Halftone technology, a new screening algorithm. The Epson 11880 costs $14,995 and is expected to be available in September or October of 2007. Highlights of the Epson 11880 include 700ml ink tanks, a much faster print engine, larger print head, automatic black ink switching (matte black and photo black), built in cutter, built in take up system, large 2.5" LCD panel, thick 1.5mm posterboard media handling and more. The following is from a UK Press Release: Epson® breakthrough in pigment ink technology features in new large format printer range The Epson Stylus Pro 4880, 7880 and 9880 feature Epson’s breakthrough pigment ink technology, UltraChrome K3™ ink with Vivid Magenta and improved image processing. They provide an enhanced colour gamut and superior tonal gradation, ideal for the professional in the proofing, photography, fine art and graphics markets. 17 July 2007 – Epson launches three new large format, eight-colour professional production printers. They are the 17” (A2+) Epson Stylus Pro 4880, 24” (A1+) Stylus Pro 7880 and 44” (B0+) Stylus Pro 9880. Each features Epson UltraChrome K3 ink with Vivid Magenta technology, the latest development in pigment chemistry, which offers a wide colour gamut and unrivalled image quality from an 8-colour inkset. Epson’s new large format range provides the highest quality output that is required for the fine art, photography and proofing markets. A new Ethernet interface is included as standard and delivers fast, efficient connectivity and data transfer speeds. The improved printhead further enhances image quality and when combined with Epson’s Super Halftone Technology, a new screening algorithm, it delivers sharp detail and accurate colour reproduction. The Epson large format printer range offers superior media flexibility and is compatible with a wide range of Epson paper up to 1.5mm in thickness. Glossy paper, matte paper, matte board, fine art paper and plain paper are all supported. The Epson Stylus Pro 4880, 7880 and Stylus Pro 9880 include a roll holder and cut sheet support, as standard. The Epson Stylus Pro 4880 also features a paper cassette feed mechanism for high-volume production on cut sheet paper from A4 (Letter) to 17” (A2+) wide. Also new is an enhanced cutting sequence delivering a faster and more productive printing workflow. The UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta further expands the already wide colour gamut of UltraChrome K3 and is a breakthrough in pigment chemistry. The full inkset includes nine ink cartridges: photo black, matte black, light black, light light black, cyan, light cyan, yellow, vivid magenta and vivid light magenta. The two magenta inks use new high-density pigments that create more vibrant colour, especially blues and magenta, for example those found in seascapes or landscapes. The UltraChrome K3 ink with Vivid Magenta, enables superb grey balance and precise colour without any colour cast. It also maintains the superior features of the UltraChrome K3 ink such as great colour accuracy of neutral and dark colours, excellent short-term colour stability and smooth tonal gradation from shadow to light. The issue of metamerism is virtually eliminated with this new inkset. The permanent Epson Micro Piezo™ printhead also offers unrivalled consistency in each print. Every print will be the same as the first, even if the artwork is printed months apart, making it ideal for studios producing limited edition print runs. Also included is the Epson Super Halftone technology, a new image processing engine for dot mapping. It enhances the image detail that may be lost in low resolution images. A new mapping algorithm reduces the graininess at both low and high resolution. The end result delivers smooth images with more accurate colour representation. Epson is also launching MyEpsonprinter.eu. This new online portal allows Epson Stylus Pro owners to retrieve up-to-the-minute technical information and monitor the performance of each printer. The secure website allows users to view print job activity, hardware information and historical data, and tracks key performance indicators such as cost of ownership and cost per print. MyEpsonprinter.eu can also be accessed remotely by service contractors to quickly identify the cause and scope of any queries, which saves time in unnecessary call-out fees. Martin Johns, Business Manager Pro Graphics Epson UK, says, “The Stylus Pro series incorporates Epson’s latest print production technologies, delivering output that surpasses any other large format inkjet printers on the market. These latest innovations are the result of significant research and development to refine and advance the print production process to provide professionals with the highest quality prints. Epson has established a strong reputation for providing superior products that professionals can rely on to continually perform. This is why we remain the choice of professionals in the proofing, fine art, photography and graphic design markets.” Epson Stylus Pro series key features summary: Consistent output with Epson Micro Piezo printhead technology High-density Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology Image processing with Epson Super Halftone Screening Technology Maximum resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi Individual high-capacity ink cartridges – 110ml or 220ml Professional media handling at a width of 44”, 24” or 17” in roll and cut sheet mode BorderFree™ roll printing from 8” up to 44” wide Print on media up to 1.5 mm thick poster board Built-in automatic media cutting system High-performance print engine speeds Standard USB 2.0 and 10/100 Ethernet interface User-friendly back lit LCD control panel MyEpson Printer™ network compatible Pressurised ink cartridge technology for Stylus Pro 7880 and Stylus Pro 9880 Cassette feed mechanism for Stylus Pro 4880 Optional take-up unit for Stylus Pro 9880 DTG is currently taking deposit orders for all of the new Epson printers. We will be offering custom ICC profiles for the new Ultrachrome K3 inks with vivid magenta on a variety of papers including Ilford, Kodak, Epson, Fredrix, Hahnemuhle, Moab, Legion, fineline, Inkpress, Innova, and many others. Please visit here for more information: http://www.dtgweb.com/shop/home.php?cat=645     04/12/2007 Lacie 526 LCD Monitor LaCie announces the Lacie 526 26-inch LCD monitor that is optimized for professional digital photography applications and high end proofing work. After calibration with the optional Blue-eye pro colorimeter, the 526 monitor is said to support 95% of the AdobeRGB 1998 working space and 98.5% of the ISO-coated color space. Users can even measure ambient light with the optional Blue-eye calibrator. The Lacie 526 monitor features 16 bit processing and a true 12 bit LUT. DTG has several 526 monitors on order and we expect to ship units to customers towards the end of April. Prices are $1,990 for the monitor alone and $2,250 for the monitor and blue-eye calibrator bundle.     02/15/2007 Epson Announces Portrait Printers Epson has partnered with ExpressDigital to introduce a new workflow and printing solution called the Epson Portrait Edition Series, available for both the Epson Stylus® Pro 3800 and 4800 printers. DTG expects to begin shipping the Portrait edition printers in March 2007. The new Series represents a complete hardware and software solution that gives wedding, portrait and event photographers virtually everything they need to create customized print packages that can be sold in-house or online via a customized Web store front. The Epson Portrait Edition Series enables photographers to sell, fulfill and print orders right in their studio, producing prints that surpass the quality of traditional lab prints and generate increased profits.     11/22/2006 DTG Receives HPZ3100 Printer DTG just received a new HP Z3100 printer on evaluation. We are very excited to test this new 12 color wide format inkjet printer from HP and will be posting a review shortly. The Z3100 series of printers feature 12 channel printing with a gloss enhancer to eliminate bronzing and gloss differential. The Z3100, like its Z2100 brother, features a spectrophotometer from X-Rite built into the printer for automatic profile generation.     09/28/2006 New Inkjet Printers Let the fun begin! Epson has enjoyed several years of zero competition in the world of high quality, wide format inkjet printing. Well, HP and Canon have now entered the market with impressive offerings at competitive prices. HP's new z2100 and z3100 inkjet printers are squarely aimed at Epson offering 24 and 44 inch versions. The HP printers include a spectrophotometer built-into the head, to build ICC profiles! Canon is offering the ipf9000, ipf5000, and ipf8000, all 12-color wide format inkjet printers. Look for reviews very soon on www.dtgweb.com.     08/23/2006 Apple's new computers in stock! DTG is now stocking Apple Computer's new Mac Pro powerhouse computer. This tower features two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors for blazing speeds, especially with those large files for digital photography and fine art giclee work. Apple's new MacBook Pro laptop computers feature the Intel Core-Duo chip and are incredibly fast laptops. DTG is also stocking all of Apple's iPod portable music players. DTG offers free ground shipping on all Apple iPods.     06/08/2006 DTG Receives Canon ipf5000 Printer DTG received it's Canon ipf5000 inkjet printer and has begun testing this new 17", 12 color printer. Initial test results look good and we have begun building profiles. Look for ICC profiles for papers from Ilford, Kodak, Hahnemuhle, Fredrix, BullDog, Moab, InteliCoat, and others for photo papers, canvas, fine-art, and signage medias. Look for a full review on the Canon 5000 printer shortly.     04/12/2006 DTG & BullDog DTG is excited to announce a new strategic relationship with BullDog Products. DTG will be distributing BullDog canvas, ink, and coating into the giclee fine art and decor markets. We are very impressed with the quality and gamut of the BullDog inkjet canvas, especially for Epson Ultrachrome printers. DTG has posted ICC profiles for the BullDog Purple Dot and Green Dot canvas for the Epson 4800, 7800, and 9800 printers with both photo black and matte black. Look for more profiles in the future and call 800-681-0024 for more information.     12/16/2005 DTG ships Phatte Black Cartridges DTG is pleased to be offering Colorbyte’s 6.1 version of ImagePrint that offers Phatte Black compatibility for the new Epson 7800 and Epson 9800 wide format printers, as well as the Epson 4800 printer. DTG is also selling the two different Phatte Black cartridges, one 220ml for the Epson 4800, and one 220ml for the Epson 7800/9800 printers. Phatte Black cartridges are simply matte black cartridges that have had the chip reset to look like the light light black to the printer. Colorbyte’s phatte black technology in ImagePrint 6.1 allows Epson 4800, 7800, and 9800 printer owners to run both the photo black and matte black in the printer simultaneously without the costly need to switch them out. Users can do this by removing the light light black cartridge and replacing it with a matte black cartridge that has had the chip reset to make it look like a light light black to the printer. Because of ImagePrint’s advanced screening and profile technology, the removal of the light light black does has a minimal affect on image quality.     10/11/2005 DTG Ships the first Epson 7800 & 9800 Printers DTG has begun shipping the new Epson Stylus Pro 7800 printer and Epson Stylus Pro 9800 printer to customers on our priority waiting list. We have our demonstration units and the Epson 7800 & Epson 9800 are living up to the hype. We have already begun creating custom ICC profiles for the printers so DTG customers can access our profile library for Epson, Ilford, Kodak, Hahnemuhle, Moab, Fredrix and IJ Technologies ICC profiles for a wide variety of inkjet photo and fine art papers.     08/18/2005 DTG @ FPP DTG will be exhibiting at the 2005 Florida Professional Photographers tradeshow at the Sheraton in Orlando. We will be showing the new Epson 4800 printer, the new Kodak 9810 printer, X-Rites Pulse Color Elite profiling system, Hasselblad digital photography systems, and more. Visit us in booth #s 60-62.     07/25/2005 DTG New Web Site Digital Technology Group launches new web site! The new dtgweb.com is a very user friendly, efficient, and informational web site. This site was designed with our users in mind making it very customer centric. We also have tried to make this site as informational as possible with more PDF spec sheets, user manuals, and support information. With the new site, users can log in to view their shopping carts, past orders, real-time price quotes and more! Look for even more features in a few weeks including order tracking and real time inventory. 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