Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Finding an Epson 1200 printer
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:09:04 -0500
References: <200110261512.IAA03025@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <3BDF351F.CB678DD4@frontier.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20011030175116.02a2b710@127.0.0.1>

Hi, Tina - I thought that the 3000 drove people nuts - or have all the
problems been eliminated with recent drivers?

B. D.

Tina Manley wrote:
> 
> At 05:20 PM 10/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >The real printer - and system - of choice for B&W printing is an Epson
> >1160 - unfortunately discontinued - and the Cone Piezography quad-tone
> >ink system. (go to www.inkjetmall.com for info). The next best printer,
> >it is said, is the Epson 1280, for which Cone recently released a
> >Piezography system. These inks will give you B&W prints that only Jim
> >Brick :-) could distinguish from silver prints and a viewing distance of
> >over 12 inches. And even then, they look just as good as silver prints,
> >but different.
> >
> >B. D.
> 
> But the very best printer for the Cone system is the 3000!  No problems
> with CIS tubing and metarism and green ink.  If you don't want to go for
> the very expensive professional printers, look for a refurbished
> 3000.  With Cone's new drivers there is no banding problem with the
> 3000.  I have two and they work perfectly - no clogs, no green, no banding
> - nothing but perfect Piezo prints.
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com
> 
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In reply to: Message from John David Emmett <jemmett@frontier.net> ([Leica] Finding an Epson 1200 printer)
Message from Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> (Re: [Leica] Finding an Epson 1200 printer)