Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:35 PM 7/3/2003 -0700, you wrote: >on 07/03/03 7:45 PM, Nelson Chan at cchan@info.com.ph wrote: > > > I understand that the 3000 is an older model and use 4 ink jet while > > the 2200 is the newer one with 7 ink jet. Which should I choose? Lastly, > > what additional software can you guys recommend? If you are printing black and white only and are concerned with archival qualities, get the Epson 3000 and use quad-black archival inks on archival paper. They will outlast any darkroom silver print. The Epson 3000 takes large ink cartridges which are much more economical than the small 2200 cartridges. Epson makes most of its money from inks. The Epson 2200 uses inks which have dyes rather than pigment. They have definite issues with metarism - which means the colors look different under different lights. They also fade faster than pigment inks. Epson inks cost over $8,000 a gallon. The quad-black and Generation Enhanced inks are available in either large cartridges for the 3000 or continuous ink systems for the other printers. The savings in ink alone will more than pay for several printers. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com photos available from: www.pdiphotos.com www.workbookstock.com www.mira.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html