From: John Campbell (tojohn@texas.net)
Date: 06/20/02-02:17:11 PM Z
Greetings all-
Just wanted to make sure that everyone in the Austin TX area is aware that
an Epson rep will be a Precision Camera on Lamar today demonstrating the new
7600/9600 printers. There will also be a "closed session" this evening,
beginning at 6:30. These are the large format (24" and 42") 6 and 7 cart
versions of the 2200, which can be configured for dye or pigment inks. At
around $3,000 street value (for the 7600) this printer holds a lot of
promise.
We'll see.
Of course, you couldn't buy one even if you wanted to-local suppliers
currently have 300 on backorder!
Hope to see you there!
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Niedermayer [mailto:pam@pinehill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 7:16 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Epson c80
Can you use third party inks with this printer?
Thanks,
Pam
Austin, TX
BKPhoto@aol.com wrote:
>...
> - The printer uses individual ink cartridges. I like that very much. You
> only throw away what is empty.
> - The printer is fast and very quiet. I like that, too.
>
> The image quality from the C80 is excellent if you are printing color
> photographs. The tonal curve is not linear, however, and that has lead to
> some interesting results when printing both grayscale images or
black/white
> images that have been "toned" by either applying a duotone curve or
> converting to RGB. You may notice some "dumping" in the shadow values of
an
> image, or exaggerated contouring. This will occur regardless of how good
your
> scan quality is, or how large your image file may be (though both
certainly
> can help).
>
> I've recently been using the C80 to produce color prints for commercial
> clients and they simply cannot detect any difference between the C80 print
> and a Type C print. I think this has much to do with the slightly
"flatter"
> color gamut of the pigment inks---which, with a good profile, look more
like
> a traditional Type C print than many of the dye ink printers.
>
> I am eager to see a 2100 printer, though, and the larger 7600. We live in
a
> wonderful time to be photographers!
>
> Bill Kennedy
> Austin, Texas
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