Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- From: "Steve Lawrence" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 01:58:51 +0100
- Thread-topic: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
Dana wrote:
> As a reseller, the issue has almost always been print life. We try to
define
> a customer from the outset to find out if print life is a issue. If
the
> answer is yes, then the Epson has a clear advantage. Wilhelm Research
is
> showing 60-100+ year life on the R800/1800 on materials that he has
tested.
> Canon claims 25 years. (If Canon ever decides to import the long life
ink
> set they have in Japan, this may change.) Should that make a
difference to
> someone buying a printer with the idea of selling prints? It seems to.
Hi, well you pick on one attribute of a printer there and for sure that
will be important if you intend to produce prints to sell. Of course the
permanence attributes you require will depend on the application, but I
assume you mean fine art archival prints. Using an R800 or 1800 would be
an expensive way of doing so, unless your copy numbers are real low, but
it could be done. Certainly I personally think the Canon ratings would
be plenty for consumer applications.
That said, I don't want to get into matrixing the strengths and
weaknesses of printers in this forum, for a host of reasons including
time and that it would be inappropriate for me to do so. I simply wished
to say by all means buy an Epson if you think that is the best fit for
you, but be aware that other vendors also have printers that are also
very good and are worthy of a look.
I'll close by illustrating my point further. You mention that WR have
rated the R800/1800 as having a life of 60-100+ years. Were you aware
that they also rate the HP Vivera inks introduced towards the end of
last year and used in various HP Photosmart printers very highly? Here's
a few examples. WR rate the HP # 95/97 tricolor cartridges with a
display rating of 82 years on HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, High Gloss or
Soft Gloss and HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy or Soft Gloss. Whilst
using the same setup with the addition of the # 99 cartridge has a
rating of 108 years. If B&W is your thing the HP # 100 Grey photo
cartridge (that gives you multiple shades of grey) is rated at 115
years. If you look beyond desktops to wide format, WR rate the pigment
inks in the HP DesignJet 5000 series at ratings of between 165-200+
years.
Regards
Steve
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