Congrats Ed! I got mine about 3 months ago, but still haven't taken it out of the box. Still using my Photon I and Mini-4K, when I do any printing at least...
Arguably THE BEST 3D resin printer on the market.
One of the 3D printing YouTubers I subscribe to held that same opinion, until he tested the new AnyCubic DLP printers... He's now a convert to DLP printing. He does say that the 8K is a great printer, but the DLP printer is slightly better. Watching his videos, prints off the AC DLP printer are better, but it takes some significant magnification to see the difference between them and something off the 8K. It's also subjective to some degree... I agree with him, but there's nothing wrong with prints off the 8K...
Nice choice Ed! I really like what I see with this printer, and am also considering it as my next printer purchase, either it or the Elegoo Saturn 2. I've only printed a few things with the Elegoo Mars 3, but I am already itching to move up to an 8K machine! I'm also seeing good things with the Anycubic Photon D2 DLP printer. I'm wondering if other companies will venture into this technology.
Look up "VOG" on YouTube... He does a few comparisons between the 8K and the AC D2 (which I referenced above).
Jeff