Re: Review of Large-Format Inkjet Contract Proofers
Re: Review of Large-Format Inkjet Contract Proofers
- Subject: Re: Review of Large-Format Inkjet Contract Proofers
- From: Terry Wyse <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 19:26:57 -0400
on 5/6/03 4:18 PM, DS wrote:
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My boss has been presented with the opportunity to
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purchase a used Epson 10000 (dye inks) for $3,500.
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Since he wants to act on the offer by tomorrow, I'd
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like to hear input from anyone who's familiar with
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this system and other systems we may want to consider,
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such as the Epson 10600, HP 5000, and HP 5500.
Personally, I wouldn't go near it. If it's close to a year old and has had
considerable proofs run through it, you're probably looking at replacing the
heads in a few months. I can't tell you how many Epson 10Ks in the 9-18
month old range I've run into in the last 6 months or so that are either on
their second set of printheads or were about to get replaced. Not that
there's anything WRONG with that....
For about the same money, I'd go for either a 7600 or 9600 Ultrachrome
printer or, for speed, step up to the 10600 Ultrachrome. You'll have a good
chance of getting a real good match to your press with any of the
Ultrachrome printers. I dare say you'll be hard pressed to get a good match
using the Photo Dye inks without considerable work.
As far as the HPs, their dye inks seem to be more stable than the Epson's
but I've never seen an HP yet that could compare to the quality of the
Epson's (fast yes, quality?).
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I'd like to hear first on the issue of the 10000's dye
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ink metamerism issues and how bad they are. That is,
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would you not recommend the 10000 unit b/c of it since
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the 10600 with the Ultrachrome inks is now available?
Well, the Ultrachrome inks (and pig inks in general) tend to suffer from
metamerism more so than dye inks. Still, the UC inks are superior to Photo
Dye using any other criteria besides metamerism.
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Have the HP inksets been free of metamerism issues?
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How is the stability of the 10000 inkset, as well as
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that of hte HPs?
From one quickie measurement/dry-down test I did a while back plus some of
what I've read, I'd say the HP dye inks are more stable than Epson's dye
inks.
I can't stress enough how much happier you're likely going to be as far as
color/press matching with any of the Ultrachrome printers vs. any of the dye
ink printers you mention.
Good luck in your decision,
Terry Wyse
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