DEAR ALL,
I have read many postings about how good the Epson Stylus Pro
3800 is. When I Googled it I saw that there were two versions:
1) Epson
Stylus Pro 3800 and
2) Epson
Stylus Pro 3800 Professional Edition which costs about $200 more.
******Please advise which one you are using and which you recommend.
Also, any one know what the differences are?
CHEERS!
BOB
-----Original Message-----
From: kerik@kerik.com [mailto:kerik@kerik.com]
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:56 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Replacing my old 1280 with....?
I've got a 3800 and love it for digital negs and prints. Been using it
problem free for over a year.
Huib is mistaken about this Epson. It does NOT require any
swapping/purging
when switching from matt to gloss ink. It has all cartridges installed
and
swithes automatically depending on the media you specify in the driver.
Kerik
Original Message:
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From: Huib Smeets huib@huibsmeets.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:37:48 +0100 (CET)
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Replacing my old 1280 with....?
Susan,
I'm just reading along here, not really doing alt stuff myself, so I
can't
comment on inkjet, inkts and UV properties for digital negatives.
I recently bought a Canon ipf5100 (17") printer. It is a nice
machine for
those that print on matt and glossy media equally as it does not
require
any inkt swapping/purging/cleaning as with the Epsons. It's more
expensive
then an Epson 3800 but cheaper then the Epson 4880 model.
I'm very please with the deepness of the matt black inkts. I never
liked
the matt papers from the wet darkroom but now I'm a bit in
shock&awe that
I like the matt inkjets better then prints on glossy media. Exactly the
other way around as with prints from the wet darkroom....
The printer seems also to be reasonable frugal with inks, expected more
ink usage.
Oh, and not to forget :-) great prints, great color, nobanding or any
other symptoms of poor design/performance.
The previous model (ipf500) was hampered by poor user documentation,
Canon
has improved a lot here, I had no trouble in setting up the printer.
Huib
> Hi all,
>
> I just posted this question at Hybrid, but also wanted to toss it
out
> here,
> 'cause I need all the advice I can get.
>
> I haven't been around here much 'cause i've been working on an
exhibition
> of
> my paintings these past few months, but now that's hanging, and
I'm
> itching
> to get back to making some digital negs and photogravures. I'm
also ready
> to replace my old 1280 printer.
>
> I'm thinking about the Canon 9000, 9500, or maybe even an Epson
3800.
>
> What I want to print:
>
> 1.... colorized digital negatives with PDN, for making
photogravure
> printing
>
> plates. (My Epson 1280's inks worked great for the degree of UV
blocking I
> need.)
>
> 2... "giclees" (i hate that word), of my paintings. Full
color on matte
> surface
> fine art papers. Of course I want rich darks, which I worry about
on a
> matte
>
> paper...
>
> 3... and finally, I'd like to make some b&w prints of some of
my photos as
> well,
> which I will likely work into with paint or ink or whatever.
>
> I've been reading every review and forum post I can find about
these and
> other printers, but I'm more confused than enlightened. There's
just too
> much conflicting info, and a lot of outdated info as well. Any
advice
> you'd
> be
> willing to offer would be SO appreciated. I'm ready to order it
asap, but
> I
> need your guidance on what will work best for me.
>
> thanks!
> Susan
> --
> Susan Daly Voss
> ___________________________________________________
> March 2008 gallery exhibition "Duet" at www.dalyvoss.com
>
> gravure blog at www.susanvossgravures.blogspot.com
>
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