Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 7/5/03 Phong wrote: >On the other hand, much of the reputation (and industry test >results) was based on the Sundance formula, now sold thru >bwguys.com. > >I am looking to buy an Epson 3000 myself, and am quite confused >by the situation. If you were to get into Piezography now, >which of the 2 companies would you go with, and why ? >Anybody wants to shed anylight on this ? Well I have to agree with you about the design/implimentation of the web sites. They are prime examples of how to obscure rather than inform. If they aren't winners of the worst-designed-website they will be soon. I have a continuous inking system for my Epson 1280. Over the past year I have become less and less pleased with it: it began to develop a greenish cast to the printing and then the system's ability to give full-range results began to get worse and worse: the Sundance inks were going bad. So I have had to invest in a new set of inks and a new print head for my Epson. Now I have to clean and flush the tubing and re-load the inks. It was expensive. However...when it was printing well the results were super....better than the 2200's images that sits beside it (in black and white of course). I find the 2200 has a distinct color-cast associated with it that I dislike. Also, the Piezography system uses drivers for the printer from photoshop (using the Export dialog) that are not compatible with OS X - so I have to run Photoshop 6 in classic to print. I don't like doing that so I'd like to try this new/improved (hahaha) method that uses paper/printer profiles to do the same thing. You may recall I asked about that on this list a week or so ago. I gather that they are STILL in beta after promising to have a release in the April/May time frame. I'm not holding my breath. So, I'm confused also, I have hardware, I have to deal with the screwed-up inks that they originally sold and replaced at my own expense (oh, wait, they every so nicely gave me a 10% discount). When it last worked properly, however, the results were fantastic. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html