Digital BW, The Print

John-

Neither is the 777 a photo printer, but I do get some incredible prints from
that and the C80.  A lot depends on the subject.  Definitly not a "people"
printer.

Having just given away my C80 and buying a C82 for $129, I am crushed.  I,
too, do not believe the C82 produces the same punch the C80.  If the
Durabrite inks really have more pigment, that would account for a lot of
theat.

As far as "higher resolution" --ehh.  I don't use a loupe on inkjet prints.
Normal viewing distance won't show squat at 5760 or 2880 more than 1440/HS
off.  Marketing ?!?!

I do agree, however, that 6 or 7-color inks are the way for color. The C80
gave me pigment without the cost.  (Heck, even had some slf pretentious
artist tell my partner how good my "water color technique" was on a print.
<GGG>

Never know.

Seth



=-----Original Message-----
=From: John/Julie Gittins [mailto:jgittins2@massed.net] 
=Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:59 PM
=To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
=Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson C82 for photo printer
=
=
=Jamshid wrote:
=
="Is anyone familiar with Epson C82 printer? I read an article 
=on Luminous Landscape indicating C80 (a predecessor of C82) 
=is a photo printer.Knowing C80 to be a four cart print, I wish 
=to know how it compares with 1280 or 2200 models."
=
=I have a C80 that I use along with my other printers. The C82 
=is described as faster  
=than the C80 and the max DPI is doubled. Somewhere I saw a 
=comment about it not 
=giving as good print quality as the C80. If you haven't 
=already checked inkjetart.com 
=for their evaluation, I'd do so.
=
=By the today's criteria, the C80/C82 is not a "photo printer" 
=since it has only four colors. 
=Compared to the two "photo printers" I use (1200 and 870), my 
=C80's color output isn't as 
=smooth/refined, but it isn't terrible either; also, the inks 
=are pigment-type (more permanent), 
=and the metamerism isn't as bad as with the 2000P, and its 
=black does quite well on matte 
=paper (compared to the 2000P black). I use my C80 for 
=color-proofing, for general utility 
=printing, and, also, for some BO (black-ink only) printing. 
=The tone of the C80's regular 
=black is slightly warm -- pretty similar to MIS's Original-QB 
=black -- and I frequenly prefer 
=its tone to that of the MIS FSN black I have in my 1160.  In 
=short, I find the C80 very 
=reliable, and useful in a number of ways.  
=
=Hope this helps.
=John Gittins
=
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