Digital BW, The Print

Hello Martin,

I have not posted here for several months. Back in Feb/Mar, I 
printed literally hundreds of density strips and photo snips
with my 2000P to see if there was any duo/tri/quad tone setup
that would enable quality BW prints. The MIS and Lyson greyscale
inks were a disaster IMO. I printed a small portfolio, but was
been extremely discouraged with the green/purple undertones 
and pretty much gave up for a while ...

Since there seems to be no hope for the 2000P, I wish to purchase
a BW dedicated printer....

The 1280 for 13x19 and 3000 for 17x22 ?? Will resolution of
the 3000 make worthwhile 13x19 ? Is it required that
the 3000 use the Piezo drivers for proper dithering ??

It is unfortunate that there is such a $$ gap in printers
in that a semipro $1500 to $2000 printer does  not exist.

Thanks,
Alex P
Orlando Fla

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> It depends upon your size requires and budget. Overall the 7000 and 
9000
> would be the way to go if you can. For desktop printing up to 13x19 
then the
> 1280 would be the one to get. If you must have 17x22 output then go 
with the
> 3000 (the 1520 has a bad reputation for paper feeding problems). I 
think
> that the 1280 has the edge over the 3000 in output quality but only 
if you
> look very closely. The 3000 is no longer on the Epson site so I am 
guessing
> it is no longer in production. I see prices on the Web as low as 
$860 so I
> would expect used units to be $500 or less.
> 
> Also keep in mind that a 3000 takes up a lot of desk and having 
access to
> feed paper from the rear is important for heavy art papers.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> 
> 
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