Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] How low does pigment go?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:23:31 -0400

My nozzle checks for years had no color in them.
Just black and white checks.
Not a good sign.

-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:16:08 +1000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] How low does pigment go?
> 
> If you get the 3880 most of your existing cartridges will fit (if you have
> good ones remaining) .
> Any custom profiles for the 3800 won't work of course.
> My 3800 died eventually too and labour and parts for print heads would have
> nearly equalled new replacement cost here.
> So nice now to run a nozzle check before a print and see a perfect pattern
> each time.
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 
> *Lighting- eyes- action*
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How low does pigment go?
>>>> My Epson 3800 has bit the farm after 5 years. The past years have not
>>>> really
>>>> worked. I need something to buff up my 5x7 inch portfolio before a key
>>>> visitor see's it and that's in a few weeks.
>>>> I also need to print my laundry list.
>>>> I may have to stray outside Epson.
>>>> 
>>>> I guess in a few months I'll get the
>>>>  Epson Stylus Photo R3000 Inkjet Printer
>>>> 
>>>> I see a Canon letter sized ( 8.5 inch wide) for 89  bucks but it I'm
>> sure
>>>> prints dye not pigment.
>>>> I'm hoping some quirk has made one of those guys come out with a cheap
>>> mini
>>>> which is a pigment based printer form.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Mark R.
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>> 
>> 
> 
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