Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel, For the most part my response about the R800 applies to the Epson 2200 which goes to 13 inches. I believe the 2200 is a 4 picolitre droplet compared to the R800's 1.5 picolitre. Also, for B&W work on non glossy surfaces you have to change the ink cartridge of the 2200 to the Matte Black cartridge and do a head cleaning. Of course, if you only print on matte paper then this is not a problem. I did not go with the 2200 as I felt that Epson would be replacing this printer in the very near future. I think that they will replace the 2200 with a machine that adds the second black cart, adds the gloss cart to eliminate "bronzing", and goes down to the 1.5 picolitre droplet size for additional smoothness in tonality. Perhaps they will announce at Photokina. My sources are mum, and in fact indicate that there will be no change as no other manufacturer offers a printer that does what the fine art market wants: my feeling is that Epson has not been a conservative company and the change would be pretty easy to do on the existing chassis. If you can justify even more money then the Epson 4000 is for you. It will print up to 17" wide and has much larger ink carts. All the black carts are on board so no changing when switching from glossy to matte. Your ink cost will also go down as the larger carts have a lower cost per ml of ink. I believe that Tina has been investigating the 4000 so she might have more information. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Ridings Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:42 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Printer question WAS the future happened yesterday Thanks Don, it did help. I got started on this when I passed through a camera store in Oslo. They had some sample prints lying around. They had been done locally. They weren't manufacturer's canned samples. I was impressed by the R800 and what I like was the mat, fiber-feel to the prints. I then remembered reading, but not too closely, about the HP printer here on the LUG but couldn't for the life of me remember the model number in order to search in the archives. Don ... If I decided I wanted larger, would your positive remmarks about Epson apply to the 2XXX model as well. I think it's called 2100 over here but 2200 in the US. I realized I don't have to be too budget minded when it comes to initial costs and I could defend the higher price for larger prints. Once again, I'm mostly interested in b/w. Sorry for the silly questions. I know this has been discussed before and I should check out the archives (I will). Daniel > Summarizing your question, if you really like or need high quality RC > style B&W prints then the HP will be your best choice although in a high > volume environment probably more expensive than the Epson due to ink > pricing. On the other hand, if you like the look and feel of fibre > prints and that is part of your work, then the Epson would be your only > choice in this comparison. Print life in excess of 70 years would be > typical for both machines if you use OEM ink and paper. > > I hope this helps. > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information