I notice there is a small explosion of better quality printers. It
appeared that whatever one purchased it would be next month's doorstop,
hence a desire for a lower expenditure such as the 800. Better to let
things settle a bit (as much as they can in this area) before laying out
money for a serious printer. I did notice in the newsgroup discussions that
the ALPS seemed to have a worse banding problem than the Epson -what has
been your experience?
> >I wound up using the same papers used for pt/pd prints, Crane's
> >8111 and Arches hotpress watercolor paper, 140#.
>
> The way I handle these papers is to make the computerized print on
transfer
> film, and then use a drymounting press to transfer the image. (A hand
iron
> can also be used.) By heating another piece of the art paper on top, the
> final photograph has the proper paper texture. In my experiments, I found
> direct printing on art paper at high screen rates was unsatisfactory. The
> transfer method works very well.
Is this the T-shirt transfer material? I have a big Seal press and might
try this. However, it seems there would be a generation loss. The Epson
prints sharp on Arches 140# hot press, with a very smooth surface. Are
you using hot press or cold press?