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Re: RE: Pinters might be OT



I'll second that. It seems you can always find a good uv-blocking color with this printer, contrary to, say, R1800...

- jalo


----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bryant <dsbryant@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 0:04
Subject: RE: Pinters might be OT
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

> Marek,
>
>  
>
> I know you mentioned that you wanted to stick with a 19 inch
> printer but IMO
> your best bet for an Epson upgrade would be an Epson 3800.
> Excellent quality
> output for digital negatives and much better ink economy
> compared to the
> 2400 or the new 1400. Even though the printer costs about $1300 that
> includes about $500 worth of ink which makes the printer price
> slightly more
> than the 2400. The ink carts for the 2400 are about 30% more
> than the 2200
> and the 2400 guzzles ink with it's frequent cleaning cycles
> which can't be
> controlled by the user.
>
>  
>
> Don Bryant
>
>  
>
>  
>
>   _____ 
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> From: Marek Matusz [mailto:marekmatusz@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:27 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Pinters might be OT
>
>  
>
>
>
> All
> After 3 years and thousands of pages my Epson 2200 is giving me
> problems. I
> have a feeling new printer is around the corner. I have a few
> questios to
> the list. There are / were many 2200 users. What have you guys
> upgraded to?
> To everybody else, what printers are you using and maybe a short
> list of
> pros and cons. Categories that I am interested in are:
> diginegatives: will
> it print pictorico and cheap transparency. What alt process are
> you using it
> for. What is the quality of simple B&W prints on paper. Quality
> of colour
> prints. How fast does it use the ink? Are you happy with the printer?
> For now I think I will stick to 13" printers.
> I do not want to flood the list so feel free to respond off line
> Marek M
>
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