Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 09:25:43 EDT
In a message dated 5/17/05 10:08:51 PM, email@hidden writes:
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.
Personally, I want my prints to last whether I sell them or not... its not about liability, its about longevity. On the other end, the Canon inks don't settle down to their final color for hours, so they are not ideal for proofing either.
Of course the
permanence attributes you require will depend on the application, but I
assume you mean fine art archival prints.
Or family photos, or most anything you won't toss in the trash when you are done with it. Its not quite an effite as "fine art archival prints".
Using an R800 or 1800 would be
an expensive way of doing so, unless your copy numbers are real low,
Actually, Epson's numbers for costs using the small cart printers like these, versus the wide format versions, is not as different as one might expect, the savings on ink tend to be in the 20 to 30 percent range for using the larger carts; I would have guessed more.
but
it could be done. Certainly I personally think the Canon ratings would
be plenty for consumer applications.
What, praytell, is a consumer application? Snapshots from Christmas? I still have the black and whites from my childhood Christmases and would hope that current digital prints will be around as long... When I print a map from MapQuest, I do it on copy paper, be it with a color laser, or the inkjet I happen to be printing on at the moment. No ink savings, but paper costs are lower, and the maps aren't on unnecessarily heavy stock to carry around. On the other hand, an Epson UltraChrome map, or flight reservation, etc... printed with pigment inks would be far more likely to be legible after a some moisture exposure than a dye version, so even in that usage there are advantages.
The latest Epson's are playing catchup in their weak areas as well: speed and quietness. But by having such distinct advantages, they have not had to compete on pricepoint.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Inc.
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www.colorvision.com
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