Re: Choosing a printer

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From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/30/01-09:49:59 PM Z

Juan,

The photo printers all use 6 color inks. I work part-time as a photographer for a small college and am using a Mac G4. I have two printers attached. One is an Epson Photo 750 and the other is an Epson 2000. The 2000 is an archival printer. I am very pleased with it. Even though I have only had it a few months, I would recommend it highly. I get beautiful prints out of it up to the maxmium size of 13 x 19 inches. For archival work you must use their mat finish paper. Both the special paper and the ink cartridges are rather expensive but no where near as expensive as Ilfochrome and I can get the saturated colors of Ilfochrome. I use the 750 for photos for press releases and proofing and the 2000 for the stuff we want to hang on the wall.

Bob Schramm

>From: Juan Riera
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process
>Subject: Choosing a printer
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:29:58 +0100
>
>Hello,
>I am just coming to digital printing, and I am looking for a inkjet printer
>that fits my needs.
>These are: colour printing, archival inks, A3 max, high (highest)
>definition, not much printing but only best work.
>I have seen several Epson printers that fits in my price range target: 1160,
>1200, 1270, 1520.
>
>I have noticed several differences I am sure you can help me to correctly
>assess:
>- 1200 has a 6 ink printing system - żalways better that 4?
>- 1270 has a microchip cartridge recognition, as the 2000P - does it prevent
>for using ie Lyson inks?
>- All them prints to 1440x720, but different ink injectors: 48 to 128 B&W,
>3x48 to 5x48 colour - does it make a real difference between different ones?
>- 1520 shows as a real CMYK - not the others?
>
>Can - will you reccomend one of them? I am an old b&w and cibachrome
>photographer recycled to digital. I am used to see good b&w photos, but not
>a single colour photograph really appealing (I don't like ciba
>medium/surface...), so I am exploring high quality colour printing.. with
>limited budget!
>
>Thank you in advance - I keep reading your postings and learning with it!
>
>Regards,
>Juan
>
>

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