dan_belmont Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Hey guys I have a question regarding printers. I have recently been printing my photos off on my HP 7760 (anything 8X10 and smaller) and my clients prefer it to lab work. I am looking into getting somthing bigger with better color and long lasting print life. The HP once calibrated does a great job with skin tones... this is also a must. At this point I am considering the epson 2200 and the epson 1280. Let me know what you think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_yu Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Epson 1280 is a dye-based printer and printw will not last long. If you do not print glossy, then Epson 2200 is good one. If you do, wait for the R1800, which has the higl-gloss ink same as the R800 (a great printer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb1 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 The 1280 is pretty old at this point, it does a good job but has issues. I have/had a 1270 it just stopped communicating with windows xp, it was nothing but problems since I upgraded to xp. Anyway, the dyes it uses look great but have issues with longevity and ozone. I wouldn't recommend the 2200, the pigment inks have muddy colors and if you look at them off center you can get color shifts and 'bronzing'. Sure they last a long time, but what good is that if they don't look exceptional in the first place. I would suggest you stick with HP or even Canon, Epson just has to many issues. I got a HP designjet recently and the colors are great, better than my old 1270. A lot less hassle than my old Epson as well. I would suggest that you look at the new 8750 though, it looks like the clear leader in this generation of printers. And if you are going to invest money in a printer, get the best you can get. Not necessarily what a lot of other people have and love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_martin5 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 You may want to consider the HP8750 printer. The Epson 1800 and HP8750 are both new printers and are not available yet. Both will print on 13 inch wide paper. Epson uses pigmented inks and HP uses dye based inks. Print life is similar - both in the 100 year range if you use HP paper for the HP printer. HP printer will print outstanding B&W prints with no color cast since it has three shades of black and prints B&W prints using only the black ink. HP has three ink cartridges each with 3 colors and the print head is part of the ink cartridge. Epson has individual ink cartridges and the print head is a part of the printer. Don't know about print cost. Epson 1800 will print on printable CD/DVD media and the HP will not. I am considering pruchasing one of these printers, but plan to wait for inputs from evaluations. I don't make a lot of prints, so the HP with print head in the cartridge may be the best choice - If a head clogs due to low use, I just purchase a new ink cartridge. I would like to print on CD/DVD archive disk - just wish the HP did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_kapla Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Hi all, I just looked up the R1800, and the Ritzcamera.com store has it available today for $599.99 free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 $599 with free shipping doesn't strike me as a great deal for a printer that lists for $549 on Epson's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_kapla Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I agree, Marshall, it isn't so much a great deal, but I only mentioned that it is available from Ritz online. The Epson site gives an estimated price. Ritz is notoriously high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_sullivan Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Have you though about going a bit more "up-market"? It looks as though you are working professionally and selling prints. I use an Epson 4000 (upgraded from 2200). The results are so good, and economical, that I have close my wet darkroom, all prints now come off the 4000. 17" wide rolls and built in cutter with 8 x 220ml ink cartridges make it quite a beast but it knocks the more amateur printers into a cocked hat. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constance_cook Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I'm waiting for the 8750. If it's as good as my 7960, I will do the Zorba dance up and down my hallway. Conni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 The 2200 is great with matt papers, but not so with glossy where it does bronze. My experience is, if you work with matt fineart papers and the 2200, there is none better in its class. Don't know of any "issues" on matt paper, just that you have to work to get your prints perfect like you would in any medium and it takes a little time and effort to lock it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_martin5 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 You may want to review the new HP Designjet 90 printer, which prints up to 24 inch wide paper. This is a six ink printer and the print head is part of the printer, but user replacable. It uses individual ink cartridges for each color. It was announced at the same time as the HP8750 Designjet printer. Some samples for both hew HP printers are at: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_sacco Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Does anyone know if the 1800 will print matte as well as the 2200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_sacco Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Ritz does not have the printer by the way as stated earlier in this post. It's a "pre order" and yet to be received from Epson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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