Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the desktop printer line that's probably true, Mark. But I have to say that the new large format printers from HP are AMAZING. I've had the opportunity, recently, to print some of my work on one of these puppies and I'm simply blown away, not only by the quality of the print but by the support software and the over-all design. I gather they are from one of HP's EU design houses, Spain I think, Barcelona perhaps, and the difference really shows. True elegance in design and execution. The built-in spectro-photometer is pretty spiffy for doing your own paper profiles and the control setup for sharing "just works". You don't have to flush out ink lines either when shifting from mat finish to glossy media either. Now, if I just had $7 grand for one..... Adam On 8/22/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > I had poor response from Epson when I had troubles with my 1270 > > flooding black ink inside the printer when doing its head clean. I > > replaced it with a Canon which is 5 times faster and has been > > faultless. I probably shan't buy another Epson printer. They -do- > > have the marketing high ground though. > > Frank > > > > On 22 Aug, 2007, at 03:44, Adam Bridge wrote: > > > Frank they totally dominate the fine art serious print and commercial > photographers who wish to look like that market for good reason. > HP and Canon have marketing resources which I'd think over shadow Epson's > many times over. > What Epson has it a PRODUCT which overshadows HP's and Canons. > You had some bad luck early on. Epson has not waited around for others to > catch up they still forge ahead and lead by at least the results they get > from their R&D. Canon's speed lead for what its worth has diminished as > Epson I think is catching or has caught up speed wise. And that's non > pigment ink printing anyway. > What I'm saying is Epson's printers improve each year faster than the other > guys. And every year the boxes get easier to open up and get the printers > going. > What the other guys have done over the past years is almost put themselves > in the ball game. > > Mark William Rabiner > Harlem, NY > > rabinergroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >