Re: Epson 5500 inks
Re: Epson 5500 inks
- Subject: Re: Epson 5500 inks
- From: Edward Kleinbard <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:17:16 -0400
Roberto/Andrew--
The Epson 5500 indeed uses a variable dot size (and pigment inks
exclusively, for that matter), but I have to confess that, in my limited
experience to date, using the Epson driver (and obviously RGB files) on
Epson's Photo Luster paper, the metamerism issues in my images are not
materially different from those printed with the 2000P. Faster? yes.
Sharper? Yes, thanks to the variable dot size and the 2880dpi setting.
But if the Epson pigment ink metamerism problem indeed is meaningfully
reduced with this printer, it must be the case that it's reduced for
some papers but not others, or for some images but not others, or for
individuals who know some secret incantation, but not for the rest of us.
By the way, the latest issue of PEI has a review of the printer; the
gamut map contained therein shows the 5500 and the 2000P's inksets to
have essentially identical gamuts.
Edward Kleinbard
Message: 12
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:20:47 -0600
Subject: Re: Epson 5500 inks
From: Andrew Rodney <email@hidden>
To: Roberto Michelena <email@hidden>, Colorsync users list
<email@hidden>
on 6/12/01 8:11 PM, Roberto Michelena at email@hidden wrote:
from which I quote:
"The Epson Stylus Pro 5500 also prints with a minimum of a metamerism
effect, the print is very much akin to the dye based machines, but
with a
slightly desaturated gamut as can be expected by the pigmented inkset."
Can someone confirm?
I can't confirm or deny it but my understanding is the newer printers
(10000, 5500) use a variable dot size which "reduces" the effects of the
metamerism. I really haven't seen either up close (or with the same
image
printed side by side with an older 9500/5000) to know if this is true or
not. People who have used the newer printers, who's opinions I respect
say
they do indeed seem to exhibit less metamerism.
Andrew Rodney