Peter Thornton Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Does anyone here use a D carrier, or can relate experiences with one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 from everything I have heard inc past threads here on this forum... Mnnn all sounds dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpix Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Last November we purchased a used Noritsu 2612 with a D-Carrier. We got a really good deal on both and it is our first "digital " lab (we only had dye-sub printers and a Fuji Pictrostat). I actually had pretty low expectations of the D-Carrier, but have been fairly surprised at the quality. It's not a Frontier, but it still makes nice 4x6's and 5x7's. The set-up can be a little "dodgy". Fortunately however, the settings on my machine were close and the focus was spot on. I just recently ordered the latest eprom and software, and I hope it will make my D-Carrier even better. Would I spend $25,000 (US) on a D-Carrier? No way,when you can find used Konica QD-21's for $10-15,000. However at $4,000-$6,000 used, I think it's a good option. We can now offer 4x6's for 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcallow Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 We splashed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photofast Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 We use a dcarrier & Oblo kiosk on a 2611 Its bad points are speed (very slow) A bit tempremental, "Missfires" every now and again i.e. throws out a magenta or green print! easy to spot and remake but not ideal. Also dust build up on filters and lcd screen. Cleaning takes about 15mins when you get the hang of it. Good points are price and quality, Customers say how good the prints are! As long as you keep the paper set ups in line its fine. Software had no probs. We've had just over a year now. (We were contemplating a Dlab at same time pleased we got the dcarrier now!) We bought it to give us some time to look at the digital lab market (and see who's left to buy from!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpix Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Just out of curiosity, what is your preferred cleaning method for the D-carrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Garison Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 We splashed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpix Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 As I mentioned previously, we purchased our lab/d-carrier equipment used, and have been using it just as the previous owner had set it up. However, last week I began playing with some of the settings and I found that it had been set up incorrectly. On the D-carrier, you can set how much of the LCD you use to generate pictures. Natually, the more pixels you use, the higher the resolution of your prints. Strangely, the previous owner was only using the middle of the LCD and zooming up to make a 4x6. I changed it so that we're now using the full width. The difference is dramatic and noticeable even on 4x6's. Although there are some hassles with dust, and it is a little slow, you can get great results from the D-Carrier. Our customers love our prints, and because it was inexpensive, we don't have a big monthly machine payment or service contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcallow Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I don't think we've had any problems with dust. We bought ours from Ovid who are now SI systems. We have just bought two Oblo kiosks from them. One into the Dlab and one for the D carrier. Both working Ok, although we've only had the second one ( running into the carrier) for a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Garison Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Who installed your kit for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglecad Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Foto Equipment Services instal all the Uk GPE D Carriers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csphoto Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hi everyone does any one have experiene on the china made digital carrier? Im thinking of investing one, the price is only about u.s. $ 5000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Henderson_SIIS Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi Peter We are new on this forum and so have only just see your post, and whilst I disagree with self promotion on forums I can give you a couple of numbers of happy D-Carrier LED users if it would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 G'day to All I recently invested in an E Filming Carrier. which I suspect is the one that csphoto is referring to as Chinese. It is manufactured by a company called Libao in China. This is running on a 2301HRCRT (the HRCRT died just after Christmas...hence the purchase). So far it has performed brilliantly up to 12X 18. It is doing about 300 4x6 an hour. It uses the Sony LED system as does the D Carrier, but it is a newer version which is about 420dpi on a 4x6. Changing from film to the E Carrier is as easy as changing from 35mm to APS.So far the guy I purchased it from has been great, the set up software can be a little bit intimidating but eventually I'm sure it will all sink in. I would love to hear from anybody else using this system. All the best from Downunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppac Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 The D-Carrier is a fantastic way to build digital business without the major cost, the new versions are LED based and are reliable, easy to use and very functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foto Art Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I started with an Olympus Tru-Print dye sub. The cost was high on volume prints based on what the competition was doing. I had a 2611 then purchased a D-Carrier. Set up was very time consuming and somewhat complicated, quality was acceptable but not great, noticable difference with a true d-lab, not acceptable for Pros. It was slow, awkward. However we at least were competing and could do cheaper digital prints. 1 year and 3 months later sold the 2611 with the d-carrier at a significant loss, however we had it for that long and I could then buy a true Noritsu d-lab for a considerable amount less for a much better lab than what was available at that time. When I consider how much the prices had dropped and how much labs were when I bought the d-carrier I made the right decision. That was blind luck and a completer gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colopt Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hi, Just found this site, and found this topic interesting. I have a 2611 and am considering an Efilming carrier for it. From what I hear it's a bit easier to use than the D-Carrier, and cheaper. I have seen some samples from it and they look impressive, but I would be interested in any further comments about the Efilming. There's also another carrier sold here in Australia, goes by the name of C carrier, also made in China and a bit cheaper than the Efilming I think. Anyone know about this one? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwijadas Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Why not try Labnet Plus ? I have seen it working. Great quality. Its a permanent conversion although. Means you cant print from Film. You have to scan the film to digital and then print from Digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASTERVISION Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I am to late on this post but I will give my comment – the DCarrier from GPE it’s the best way to make quality prints on Analog mini lab and the perfect solution for very cheap for maintain the printing. If you are old user of Analog mini lab you sure know very well your mini lab and the most problems to solve without to call technician for service. You can fix many problems alone – the mini labs are much cheaper – each year at half the price in compare with the Digital mini labs where the prices don’t go down so rapidly. This means you can buy another analog mini lab for very cheap price and you will have everything that you need for replacing spear parts in your machine. The DCarrier its running perfectly if you have proper installed electricity in your lab and good PC … The most importing it’s to have right technician who will install the DCarrier. The installation takes minimum three days – this is most important to be everything OK with learning how to use your DCarrier to maximum level . Also it’s very importing that you have LED DCarrier without the filter wheel and minimum the D4 LCD ore the King model of LCD … This is the best solution for very cheap exploit … If someone needs help for DCarrier-can contact me … I have very reach experience for the DCarrier … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I have a number of didgital labs for sale at reasonable prices d-carriers are ok for limited volume only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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