Digital BW, The Print

Hey guys. Can we please not get into an equipment war here? I have seen a
lot of good prints made with both the 1280 and the 3000. I have seen some
not so good ones from both as well. As the saying goes, "I isn't what you
have, it's how you use it."

Someone asked for some advice as to whether to go with a 3000 or a 1280 and
needs some opinions. Those opinions are going to vary but let's keep the
peace. Okay?

Thanks,
Martin Wesley


----- Original Message -----
From: <sdmey4@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???


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> > In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison <rmorrison@p...>
wrote:
> > snip
> > > The 1280 is capable of producing better prints than a 3000.  This is
true
> > > across all (epson driver, piezo driver, imageprint) workflows.
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson <jerryolson@r...>
> > wrote:
> > snip
> > > ....I can see
> > >
>
> Either you guys don't know what your talking about, or several of us are
> blind! Piezo is equal among all the printers, The dot size doesn't matter,
> piezo, or partitioned work flows are dotless period. Are Jerry and Robert
> twins? Maybe the 1280 can produce more RELIABLE prints, but better? Not
even!
> 3000 dots from a foot away? Come on Jerry, surely you don't think
> photographers are using the 3000 without a partitioned work flow or Piezo/
> driver? Certainly your 1280's can't make better 16x20's. I would bet
neither
> one of you made any successful prints on a 3000, so that makes you experts
on
> them? Why don't you just say the equipment you guys use is the best ;0) A
> good bandless/ dotless Black and white quad/hex print should be nearly
> identical regardless of printer. Jerry, you know this is a black and white
> printing group, using primarily piezo or other portioned workflows, Why
would
> you say you can see 3000 dots from a foot away? Why? I know you have seen
> dotless 3000 prints from an inch away. I know your 3000 was buggy and you
> never got it to work, that's very old news. For the record I wore my 3000
out
> printing 1,000's of salable prints and have been using the 7000 piezo pro
> combo almost a year. While some camps where saving money buying cheap
paper
> and cheap printers I can honestly say of all the Digital money I've spent
the
> last 5 years, The 7000 piezo pro combo was the best money and the smartest
> money I've spent all along, absolutely! and I've spent a truckload of cash
on
> this technology almost all of it on black and white printing. 3-4k is
really
> nothing for an exhibit quality printer that can do it all from 8x10 to
24x30
> and everything in between. Unfortunately its probably easier to find a
9000!
> and the price is dropping, (big smile) :)
> Jerry, sometimes you make me want to drive over there and shake you...
> Steve Meyers
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