Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All, I use the 2000P. Went through 2 before I got a working 3rd, which has printed over 600 prints so far. Wonderful printer when printing 4000dpi b&w's from the LS 4000, especially tri-x. Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Chefurka" <chefurka@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Color Printer For Use With Nikon LS-4000? > On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:20:11 -0700, "Greg J. Lorenzo" > <gregj.lorenzo@home.com> wrote: > > >I suspect one of the Epson line. But all suggestions welcome. > > > >Printer will be dedicated to photos 90% of which will be color. > > > >Budget is approximately $2,000US. > > > >Regards, > > > >Greg J. Lorenzo > >Calgary, Alberta > > I don't think you need to go that expensive. My choice would be the Epson > 1270 or its replacement the 1280, at $499 USD. I use its little brother > the 870, and I'm extremely pleased with the quality. I use it with Tetenal > 264 High-Gloss paper, for Ciba-like colour on scans from my LS-4000. > > The other option is the Epson 2000P for $899 USD - it uses pigment inks, so > the results are more archival. the results are very good, but I'm not a > fan of the way pigment inks from that printer lay down on the paper, plus > the gamut is slightly smaller. If you intend to sell your prints this > would be a better choice, as the inks aren't subject to the Dreaded Orange > Shift when exposed to ozone. > > There are other Epson printers above those, but they are intended for > professional production work and are quite expensive - printers like the > 5500 for $3500 US. > > Paul > http://www.chefurka.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html