Another vote for the 1280. I use with a continuos ink system for both
inkjet negs and for color proofs for my commercial photo/design
clients. A very nice and reliable printer if you don't need/want bigger
than 13 inches wide paper
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Tom Ferguson
http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com
On Sep 19, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Editor P.O.V. Image Service wrote:
> I run a list of over 7500 EPSON aficionados. The EPSON 1280 is a
> great little printer. I have three of them running, two with
> pigmented inks, the third with Lyson dyes. The people who say it
> can't or shouldn't run pigments don't know what they are talking
> about..
>
> BUT, if you want the broadest gamut, stay with dyes. Just keep in
> mind that the OEM cyan dye is VERY fugitive (it oxidizes readily in
> the presence of free radicals). So, if you expect print longevity, you
> need to take precautions OR use non-OEM dyes.
>
>
>
> Keith
>
> Keith Krebs
>
> "Just some guy," caretaker of the Multiverse's largest EPSON printer
> User Community (highly recommended by Vogon Poets and MegaDodo
> Publications), at:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSON_Printers/
> and the Multiverse's largest Canon printer User Community at:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Canon-printers
> "For the rest of you out there, the secret is to bang the rocks
> together guys"
>
>
>
>
Received on Mon Sep 19 13:21:22 2005
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