[Leica] Epson P800

[Tina Manley]

Thanks, Richard!  I splurged and ordered ImagePrint for the P800, too.  It
should take care of any margin problems and help greatly with color
controls, too.  I haven't read any bad reviews of ImagePrint.  I used to
use it many, many years ago to print B&W.

My printer should be here today!  I'll look into the Red River paper, too.

Tina

On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 3:12 AM, Richard Clompus via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> The P800 is a significant improvement over the 3800.  I’ve had both.  The
> P800 is a very heavy printer.  It has been an enjoyment to use fit from 5x7
> up to 16x20 prints.  The widest print width is 17”.  The only problem I
> have had is setting margins on prints.  It doesn’t seem to be consistent
> when printing margins.  Sometimes the prints are shifted slightly left or
> right.  I have checked with Epson and they feel its a Mac OS problem.  I’m
> using Lightroom and Aperture (can’t seem to give it up) with High Sierra
> 10.13.4.  I use a lot of paper from Red River Paper in Texas.  Great paper
> at reasonable prices - especially their metallic paper.  Its not a problem
> to throw out a few 8 1/2 x 11 prints but when you're printing with 13x19
> paper, it hurts to throw away several prints to get the margins exactly
> where you want them.  The 80ml ink cartridges are much more economical than
> smaller size cartridges and seem to last forever.  I’d also recommend you
> have an extra ink maintenance tank on hand. It absorbs ink when you change
> the lines from glossy to mat black and for maintenance.  When it fills, the
> printer will shut down until it's replaced.
>
> We all have favorite printer papers.  My favorites from Red River Papers
> are: 66lb. Polar Pearl Metallic and the 68lb UltraPro Satin 4.0.  I also
> use their 7x10 60lb Pecos River Gloss for greeting arts that I give to
> friends for holidays. My advice is to make prints.  Digital files are more
> perishable than a good print that is stored properly.  The latest pigments
> may last 200 years.  Our current digital files will be unreadable as
> technology changes well before then...
>
> Be well,
> Richard Clompus, OD
> Trinidad, CA
>
> > On Apr 17, 2018, at 4:42 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > How does it stack up against the 3800?
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On 15/04/2018 17:23, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
> >> PESO:
> >>
> >> Does anybody have any experience with this printer??  I'm thinking about
> >> buying it, but some of the reviews say that it does not handle art paper
> >> well, especially Baryta, which is what I have bought.  Some say that the
> >> printer leaves pizza marks across any of the thicker papers.
> >>
> >> Other than that, the reviews are spectacular, but pizza marks would
> ruin it
> >> for me.
> >>
> >> Anybody?
> >>
> >> Tina
> >>
> >
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> > Dr Peter Dzwig
> >
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