irv Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Presently I'm using an Epson Stylus Photo R300. I think it does quite well, but is limited to 8-1/2 x 11 paper. I'm looking to go larger and was thinking of the R1800. Then the 2400 came out, and I thought for a few hundred bucks more I would get the 2400. However, I just discovered that Amazon is selling the R1800 for $189. Quandry...now is it worth a lot of bucks more to get the 2400? Anyone have experience with both that would have some thoughts on the matter. I would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tholte Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Irv, they are not selling it for $189.00, more like $489.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 The site claimed that they had it for $166 for an evening, but all the orders at that price got cancelled as it was mispriced. Current price is $530. I'm toying with the idea of getting an R1800 anyway. It seems to have great results on watercolor radiant white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Your both right. I just went to their site and tonight it is lised for $529...quite a jumpfrom last night at $189. Wha's going on with Amazon. I thought they were straight shooters. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks for the feedback.<BR>Do either of you have any commnets on the printers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Well, a friend of mine has an R800 and the results are really good (better than my 7960 in fact when it comes to color printing). The fact that it can print on matte paper is a definite plus for me, especially as it can print both on hot-press smooth paper and cold-press rough paper. The prints on the proper kind of paper are rated as highly permanent (200 years on watercolor, 104 years on PGPP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom film holders for fl Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Irv - Amazon had a pricing error. If you saw the notice quick enough, you could have gotten the printer for the mistake price. I am sure they were flooded with orders and either sold out or it triggered a notification which informed them of the error. The pricing error was noted on many sites. <p> Doug<p> <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mainintro.html">Dougs MF Film Holder for batch scanning of 120/220 medium format film with flatbeds</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 "you could have gotten the printer for the mistake price." Nope. I tried, so did a friends of mine, and both our orders were cancelled more than 12 hours later. The process is mentioned in Amazon's pricing policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_sokal___dallas__tx Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Go to the Red River paper web site. They have a comparison review, pro and cons of each. Of course the answer is get both if you can afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom film holders for fl Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Jean - You are right about the majority of them being canceled but the first people to buy or who bought within a few hours and paid for expedited 2 day shipping got their printers for the bagain price. <p> Doug<p> <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mainintro.html">Dougs MF Film Holder for batch scanning of 120/220 medium format film with flatbeds</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Hot damn, the lucky bastards! (sorry, I couldn't help it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom film holders for fl Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Agreed ;) The "go ahead and pay for expedited shipping if the price is irresistible" strategy is an interesting one. <p> Doug<p> <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mainintro.html">Dougs MF Film Holder for batch scanning of 120/220 medium format film with flatbeds</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It certainly does make sense. I'll do that next time (if there's a next time). Oh well, live and learn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert simpson Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 The original question was about 'R1800 vs R2400'. They are two very difference printers because they use very different ink sets - they have very different personalities. The R1800 seems more of a glossy saturated colour printer, whereas the R2400 excels at B&W and a variety of papers - more fine art. Again this is subjective on my part. Try to find out what others are doing with these printers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well, I appreciate the feedback so far; but would love to get some more information from those who are experienced with the r1800 and r2400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_densen Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I'm using a R1800 for one month now and I'm very happy with the results. I bought a Canon Pixma 8500 a few months ago, and I can say it is a fine A4 printer too, perhaps a little bit sharper than the Epson R1800 but... not easy to calibrate! Anyway, I needed a A3+ printer and made my choice after a very clear advice in the photopress: for color, take the R1800, for black/withe the R2400 is a better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 HI David,<br> What kind of media are you using on the R1800. Have you tried cotton<br> rag, premium luster or what. With what results on each.<br> Thanks - Irv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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