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Re: Epson or HP for alt-phot ... ?
Phillipe:
I am on my third Epson with the 1440 dpi head, and doubt that head life is
much of a concern. There will be many on this list with more experience
than I, but in my experience the Epson is pretty much the only choice when
it comes to image quality. I would not get my hopes up too much about
archival inks. So far I have tried the MIS quad b&w inks and the
Generations inkset and papers, and I at least can not get image quality up
to the standards of Epson OEM inks. I am interested in trying higher
resolution paper negatives (Epson glossy film) to use for silver prints, but
that has not come to the top of the list yet. Incidentally, if you do not
have it I suggest obtaining Dan Burkholder's book on making digital
negatives. I have bought a number of books on Photoshop and digital
printing, which has a learning curve about as steep as they get, but this
book helped the most. Good luck.
Regards,
--Ken Carney
----- Original Message -----
From: Philippe Monnoyer <philippe.monnoyer@ulg.ac.be>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 5:32 PM
Subject: Epson or HP for alt-phot ... ?
> Hello Folks,
>
> I have to choose between a Stylus Color 900 or the last HP (970Cxi I
think)
> for inkjet printing and most probably for alt-phot negs.
> What I like with HP is that you change the heads along with the ink
> cartridges, which is not the case with Espon. How long does a Epson head
> last ? Is Epson still better than HP in inkjet technology ?
> One can find archival inks for Epson. Is it true with HP as well ?
>
> Thanks
> Philippe
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