Re: printer recommendations?

[phritz phantom <phritz-phantom@web.de>]

hi paul and david,
thanks for the answers

this is the difference between the "p50" (cheap) and the "r800" 
(expensive- 3x the price): the first one uses "claria ink" and the 
second one the ultrachrome ones. do the ultrachrome inks print well on 
overhead transparencies? i don't have a source nor the money for pictorio.

david,
am i getting this right? you don't use the original epson ink, but one 
from a different manufacturer? are you injecting the ink into the empty 
original cartridges with a syringe? and does this mean the "claria inks" 
aren't good for printing negatives?

the "p50" is very tempting price-wise.

regards
phritz




davidhatton@totalise.co.uk schrieb:
> Hi Phritz,
> I just bought an epson R1400 A3 printer from amazon. I don't care 
> about using OEM ink as they are not particularly good at UV blocking. 
> I got a litre of ink and the printer for less than 300 GBP. I will 
> only use it for digital negatives so I wanted the smoothest tonal 
> transitions promised by a dye based inkset type printer.
> I think the P50 uses the same print head as the 1400 and the same ink 
> but is a4 and a third the price.
> I very nearly bought the r800 but the inks are far too expensive for me.
> I think you are very lucky to get 10 years from a printer regardless 
> of ink type!!!
>
> Regards
> Davidh