Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Add me to the list of photographers who have switched from Epson and Canon to HP, starting a few years ago with the 7960. Best "archival" black and white performance, excellent color, and much less head cleaning since the heads are replaced with the cartridges. More expensive to use, as in most HPs the cartridges combine multiple colors/shades. Will von Dauster On Sep 17, 2006, at 11:56 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Sorry Mark, but your a bit out of touch inthe printer area. Both > BD and myself and others here have been using the newer HP printers > and geting excellent digital prints from them, especially B&W > prints where they were the first to get the B&W printing on track. > Canon has color problems and ink cartridge problems, where you can > only use about half the ink in the cartridges before it tells you > you are out of ink, and refuses to let you print anymore. > > Gene > > > -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner > <mark@rabinergroup.com>: -------------- > > >> On 9/17/06 12:40 AM, "Christopher Williams" >> typed: >> >>> I'm calling my Canon rep! He keeps swearing the Canon's will blow >>> HP and >>> Epson away! Guess that'll be around the same time Canon fixes the >>> 1D mkII's >>> back focusing issues. :) >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Don Dory" >>> Subject:New Epson Printer Coming? >>> >> Canon had got the perception thing of dominance in 35mm >> photography even if >> the sales and usage figures don't quite bare that out its still >> impressively >> the one to beat. A lot of people think they're the only way to shoot. >> >> But your Canon rep for all his/her enthusiasm is not going to put >> a dent in >> the perception of Epson dominance of digital inkjet printing if >> they have >> made any effort to check out what's going on which in this age of the >> internet is not that hard to do. I this rep doesn't alter yours. >> Canon is perceived as being an ok way to go for glossy. Maybe. But >> that was >> last year or before and Epson has caught up and past them on that >> now. A >> year ago. >> For what that's worth because your not going to find any glossy >> prints in >> any galleries, collections or museums. Inkjet digital printing in >> anything >> resembling quality fine art mode is a matt paper ballgame. >> HP mentioned in the same breath as Epson just doesn't work out. >> HP is a total non contender in digital printing. Not in the running. >> Forgetaboutit. >> Put Canon in the same sentence maybe. >> HP printers are for office laser copying. >> They couldn't shoot ink out of a jet if their little corporate lives >> depended on it. And they don't offer pigment just ink. And pigment >> is the >> only way to fly if your into Inkjetting. Otherwise >> Its just a pigment of your imagination. >> >> >> Mark Rabiner >> >> 40?46'58.65"N 73?49'31.68"W >> Whitestone NY 11357 >> >> http://rabinergroup.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information