Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, from my experience, thus far, the 3800 is superior for both colour and bw. Marvellous deep blacks, gorgeous colour reproduction. If you are willing to make the initial outlay, just do it, you'll never regret it. Like buying good Leica glass really, except for the longevity factor! The R800/R1800 makes extremely good high gloss high impact saturated colour letter/A4 size prints. The prints, on the same Fuji Premium glossy that I have used for a few hundred prints, are glossier than the equivalent from the 3800. That gives them a real wow impact. I've only used gloss papers in it. Those papers don't feel like wet darkroom prints. They are unashamedly different. For the R800 a proper profile is essential. For bw, getting neutral grey is extremely challenging, but a RIP is a big help there. The 3800 makes superb, smooth colour prints. On Crane Silver Rag, the prints are often compared to air dried FB traditional prints. It is considerably superior for BW due to its ABW mode and the extra black inks available. Using just canned profiles mine did extremely well, which I never could say about the R800. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of J. Newell Sent: Saturday, 16 June 2007 00:34 To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Printer Purgatory Is it fair to say, then, that I'm sort of choosing between better B&W on a 2400 compared to better color on an R1800? :-( John -------------- Original message -------------- From: "G Hopkinson" hoppyman@bigpond.net.au <snip> > >From my experience, assuming that you want bigger than letter/A4 size, > >R1800 > great on colour on glossy on Epson papers. If you have > BW/fine art aspirations, get a 2400 or 3800. Believe it or not the bigger > printer is cheaper because of the larger carts and hence > amount of ink you get with your purchase. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information