Re: printer recommendations?

[Paul Viapiano <viapiano@pacbell.net>]

Phritz...

Get an Epson with Ultrachrome inks...works great for digi-negs.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "phritz phantom" <phritz-phantom@web.de>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:36 AM
Subject: printer recommendations?


> hi all,
>
> i'm unfortunately in the market for a new printer. right when i way 
> almost done with testing for the correct color for my negatives, the 
> printhead died. the gum woes have kept me from replacing it until now- i 
> didn't feel like thinking about a new printer, if i can't produce 
> anything useful anyway. well, this is the end for my 10year old canon 
> ip3000. i blame the cheap second party inks.
>
> i have zero experience with other printers. the new printer will pretty 
> much only be used for digital negatives and an occasional text document 
> every now and then. well, i was actually satisfied with the old canon, 
> but since the whole alt. community recommends epson, i think i'll go 
> with one of these. "epson stylus photo" is the model to go with, i 
> guess? if i stick with A4 maximum size, would the "p50" be good enough? 
> or are there big advantages with the "r800"?
> i'd rather go a little cheaper now and save the big money for a A3 
> printer some time in the future.
>
> i'd love to go for a a3 printer now, but right now is not a good time 
> for big investments for me. i could maybe go for the cheapest epson A3, 
> the "r1900", but i'm hesitant to buy the cheapest one of the 
> A3-printers. the "hp photosmart pro b8550" (A3) costs less than 300euro. 
> this would be an option. does some have experience with diginegs and "hp 
> vivera" inks?  the canon "ip9000" series would be equally cheap.
> but all things considered - A3 would have additional costs, like i'd 
> have to build a new exposure unit, finding bigger transparencies...etc 
> -, i think i'll most likely stay with A4 for now and go for a good epson 
> one.
>
> any help from people with more printer knowledge than me would be 
> greatly appreciated. especially how the different inks work for 
> diginegs. for the other things i could check the printer tests, but info 
> on printing transparencies is sparse.
>
> thanks a bunch
> phritz