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Welcome to our Blog!

Andy Frausini (sitting) brings 25 years of
photographic experience to Pro Digital Gear. Andy retired from
professional photography and started Pro Photo Gear in 1997, with a
name transformation to Pro Digital Gear in 2005. After having run a
successful photo studio with their own color lab, Andy states,  "I began selling my expertise
as a consultant and set up studios in many of the corporate accounts. I
ended up providing training and selling them all the equipment needed
to perform high end digital imaging. The business has just grown from
there” Our company specializes in high end digital imaging equipment
and represents Canon, Epson, HP, Xrite, Eizo, Lacie, and more! We
offer installation and training as well. Andy has the advantage of
knowing the business from the photographers point of view and prides
himself on giving Pro Digital Gear’s clients professional service with
wholesale pricing. All of Andy’s staff are professionals! Our motto is " PRICE, SERVICE, DELIVERY" We ship from 26 different states!

John Fast (standing) our Top Sales Executive, is retired from a career in nuclear engineering
with General Electric. His pursuit of photography as a serious interest
began more than fifty years ago. John specializes in wildlife and
nature photography and his images have been shown in several galleries
in Connecticut. (www.johnfastphotography.com) He has been published in
Outdoor Photographer magazine and presents slide programs featuring his
photography and adventure travel to clubs and organizations throughout
New England. John also teaches digital imaging and Photoshop
at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. You can visit his personal blog at http://www.imagingthenaturalworld.com

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CANON-EPSON to finish quarter with SPECIALS!

Canon IPF9100 and Epson 11880We have many Specials going on from NOW-through March 31st, 2009! Specials offering free ink, rebates, free media, free delivery, free everything! Also, we’ve shipped to Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Brazil, Norway, Cyprus, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Israel, Canada, etc..etc..etc..  Overseas orders welcomed! We have a new March Madness program that you will hear a teaser on March 10th, with a release March 15th. Never before have we offerred this sale which we hope is just the first of an annual first quarter sale to end those winter blues! Stay tuned!!!!

ARTEXPO in NYC- Fantastic!

New Epson Media Coming!

EPSON has NEW “SIGNATURE WORTHY MEDIA” coming out to replace the Ultrasmooth Fine Art.  The sample print we saw was a  rich watercolor art image. The media was tight, smooth and awesome! They also have the same new media, but a textured version as well.   Projected date is May 1st for the sheet media and rolls will follow around June 1st. …so….if you are USE to the Ultrasmooth Fine Art, stock up now, but don’t worry to much, this is an awesome replacement!

The ArtExpo Exhibit was pretty big, although we did see an absence of some of the manufacturers that sell into the art community. There was no Canon, no HP, not much for framing, but ALOT of art exhibitors. We spoke to many showing art and they said the show was slow (it was Friday) but expected a busy weekend. I hope so for their sake (ours too!) artexpo21

Custom Profiles at no charge?

eye1io2 Having issues with getting great color out of your printer? Are you making sure you “shut off” the auto color adjustment in your printer driver? If you are one of our clients and you need assistance printing, kindly give us a call. We’ll be happy to help. If you are NOT one of our clients….you’ll want to be! Free custom profiles with any printer OR MEDIA purchased through Pro Digital Gear if we sell you a media that HAS no manufacturer profile. Give us a shout. we're your full service Xrite dealer!

Epson 4800 and 4880 Printers used for DYE SUB

Pro Digital Gear's BULK INK SYSTEM for DYE SUBLIMATION

Pro Digital Gear's BULK INK SYSTEM for DYE SUBLIMATION

For years, for many manufacturers,  the key was to mass produce quantity at a lower price. Now,  people are willing to pay MORE for personalization. We have a new bulk ink system for the Epson 4800 and Epson 4880 Printers. This system utilizes dye sublimation, textile and screen printing film positive ink for a fraction of the cost of the cartridges. This is designed for those that wish to make mouse pads, mugs, print on tiles, t-shirts, metal, polyester, cotton, etc…   It is also very simple to use. An added benefit is you can have one machine for many different types of application. Dye sublimation has finally become affordable and now gives phenomenal results. If you would like to know more about this,  simply drop us an email: sales@prodigitalgear.com

Ever want to know your cost per square foot?

Have you ever wanted to know your cost per square foot for the ink AND MEDIA? Ink prices for the Epson 4880, 7880, and 9880 are the same as what is shown in this chart.  Remember, these prices are figured on full retail for your ink and media. You can take around 30% off and come to your actual price when you purchase your supplies from Pro Digital Gear.  We normally tell our clients to figure” full retail” so you will eventually cover the cost of your machine. The Epson 7900 and 9900 inks are a little LESS expensive per sq. foot. Also..be advised, price increase on the Epson “legacy” printers Feb 1 2009. That is the Epson 4000, 7600 and 9600 printers, so, your cost per sq foot will be about 12% more. The link below will give you a starting point of what the costs are.

48 78 98 cost per square foot.pdf

EPSON INK PRICES INCREASE ON “LEGACY PRINTERS”

Epson 4000, 7600 and 9600 inkWe just received notice from EPSON that the ink prices on the 110ml and 220ml ink will go UP for their LEGACY PRINTERS. What does “legacy” mean? OLD! This will effect our clients who are using the Epson 4000, 7600, 9600 and 10600 printers. The 110ml inks that RETAIL for $69.95 with go to a RETAIL price of $79.95*. The 220ml inks that RETAIL for $112.00 will go up to a RETAIL PRICE of $125.00* (* we sell all of them wholesale….so..inquire at sales@prodigitalgear.com should you want to see the new pricing. It’s so low, we’re not allowed to openly advertise them)

Install at Walter Vandusen’s office

Walter Vandusen's new printing facility

Walter Vandusen's new printing facility

WOW…we just did an install at Walter Vandusen’s office (www.waltervandusen.com)  He is a high end wedding photographer and will be using the printer to actually print his album pages for binding in a custom album. The printer will give Walter the quality control he desires as well as control on delivery.  Walters first print was “beautiful.” Don’t let the size of these printers scare you! We’re here to help!!

Wasting Media is Wasting Money! SAVE!

First of all, just because we are Epson/Canon/HP dealers, we are not “know it alls”. We love the pro4um group. We are learning everyday just like you! If you already know this, forgive me. If not..this can save you money if you are using an Epson pro machine. Before loading ROLL MEDIA, put the ICON on the machine on SHEET! Open the suction lever and load your media as you normally would, making sure you line it up with the marks for loading. Then…close your suction lever and hit the pause button. Once the machine says ready, change your media on the front to ROLL…or ROLL CUT. Your first print will no longer come out with 8″ of waste! Hope this helps!
andy