Sorry I didn't see this until just now.
I am blown away, and kicking myself for not getting one sooner. There is a bit of cleanup/smell/etc. But for me, being an artist, it's not anything really out of the ordinary.
Slicing and placement are a bit different than fdm. The suction forces can make prints fail badly, and often times the logical orientation (from an fdm perspective) is not always the best. damn near 90% of the time you're having to angle and support models.
For the past week I've begun experimenting with mixing colors... Really going out there sorta crazy like using fluorescents, glow in the dark powders, and even some acrylic paints with metalflake in them... mostly just to see what is possible. And I am quite surprised what I can get away with lol.
The elegoo mars is the new hot ticket apparently. It uses the same board as the photon, but sort of unproven thus far in terms of longevity.
The photon has come down to match the pricing almost... I think they are at $279 direct from anycubic now?
The Photon S has dual z rods (That I'm not sure help a whole lot) & more powerful UV light. But I don't have any issues with either of my photons (Oh, I forgot to add I found a used one for sale in FB marketplace for $120 so I bought it).
The downside is the lcd screen is considered a consumable. Currently $40. I bought a spare just in case. Some people report them going bad as soon as 6 months with heavy use.
For anyone not bothered by small prints at high details, and can put up with the smell & cleanup work It's a no-brainer.
I'm printing some amazeballs minis... Even mix in a little flex resin to make them less brittle and less chance to break
