Poll

What are your film sizes.

8.5x11
2 (4.1%)
8.5x14
1 (2%)
11x17
6 (12.2%)
13x19
16 (32.7%)
17x22
6 (12.2%)
13" Roll
5 (10.2%)
17" Roll
11 (22.4%)
24" Roll
2 (4.1%)

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Offline Prosperi-Tees

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What are your film sizes?
« on: July 08, 2014, 12:51:57 AM »
Just doing some market research. I was trying to break this poll down into how often you buy for each size but I think that would be too complicated and I cant figure out how I could make that work with a poll. Thanks guys!


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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2014, 01:40:36 AM »
I have to say, that I also conscientiously save and use both film and transfer paper scraps as well, so may I start with a 13x19, I often have a piece around 5 x 13 left over which also gets used at some point sooner than later. Even when only 8.5"...
"If it's long enough to feed, it's long enough to need"

and btw, though I use a lot of 8.5" x 11", I cut them from my 11" x 17".
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2014, 04:44:44 AM »
Epson 4900 here, upgraded from the 4000...with an all black system in there for 17" roll feed. running threw 4-5 100' rolls a month...like the cutter on it keeps waste down, plus gang several prints and run them all at the same time....
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2014, 04:55:17 AM »
14" roll and 17" roll

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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2014, 10:06:22 AM »
I used to use 13 and 17 rolls.  With CTS I no longer need film.  ;)

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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2014, 10:10:12 AM »
I use 24" rolls and 44" rolls.   However Ive found that the 24" rolls are perfect for almost everything.  For big jobs you can rotate the art to make it 22"-23" tall,  and for the smaller jobs under 12" wide the art tiles up and prints twice as fast so that saves you time and money.
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2014, 12:28:42 AM »
I run 13 x 19" and 17 x 22" but we cut and use any and all scraps down to 4" x 6" as they are perfect for padprinting films.
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2014, 12:31:42 AM »
Cool guys keep em coming, so far my guess as to how this would go was almost right.
I haven't voted yet but it's looking like I'd be the only one running 8.5x14...
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2014, 01:55:35 AM »
17 inch roll here.
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2014, 06:57:56 AM »
36" roll

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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2014, 10:58:37 AM »
Cool guys keep em coming, so far my guess as to how this would go was almost right.
I haven't voted yet but it's looking like I'd be the only one running 8.5x14...

I would rarely need legal size (8.5x14), but I used to need to fool my printer into thinking that's what I was running to get the full use of a letter sized film. The HP 9800 ran a huge margin at one end.
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2014, 01:07:14 PM »
Epson 1400
13x19 and 8.5x14
I used to also use 8.5x11, but used it very infrequently so I no longer buy it.

I would like to eventually upgrade to a printer that can use 13" rolls.

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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2014, 01:21:59 PM »
We use 8.5x11, 11x17 and 13x19 with our Epson 1400, and 17" roll with our Epson 4000.
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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2014, 05:42:19 PM »
We use 8.5x14 cause we do alot of narrow center chest center back prints that are 12" wide, although I have been ganging them on 13x19s as of late. I can't believe I never ganged images on film until recently, don't know what I was thinking.

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Re: What are your film sizes?
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2014, 05:51:55 PM »
We use 8.5x14 cause we do alot of narrow center chest center back prints that are 12" wide, although I have been ganging them on 13x19s as of late. I can't believe I never ganged images on film until recently, don't know what I was thinking.

That's what the 13"x19" and it's scraps are for in my shop. Perfect for my usual max width.
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