Digital BW, The Print

I would recommend the 3000 if you can afford the extra ~$500 (v 1160/CIS)
and can wait longer for prints. It will let you keep doing 16x20s, and
although its slow with piezo I've had fewer problems with it than I have
with my 1160. The last revision of the piezo driver fixed the banding issues
on the 3000. The 1160s seem to have a ton of problems with clogging. I
personally haven't experienced this, but the arm of my CIS is always falling
down. The 3000 is not great with feeding heavier papers (>250gsm or so) like
Orwell or Torchon, but I can't get those thru my 1160 without banding
either, although others report they can.

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Anton Young
antonyoung@...

> From: "Steadman Uhlich" <steadmanuhlich@...>
> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:51:33 -0500
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] printer recommendations
> 
> Susan, 
> 
> Why not just upgrade to Piezography version 6.0?  It only costs $49 for the
> upgrade (to registered users who purchased before June 2001) and it includes
> the software necessary for several printer models, new features and new
> profiles for papers.
> 
> As for the printer, I suggest you look over the postings at the PiezoBW forum
> to see what results people are having with the various models.  You may know
> already that the 1160 is the most recommended model for PiezoBW.  Newer models
> are being supported but you should read the postings concerning CIS use
> (assuming you want to use a CIS) for the newer models.
> 
> Good Luck, 
> Steadman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sfleck@...
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:32 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] printer recommendations
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In a former life I was a traditional darkroom B&W printer. A
> couple of years ago I got an Epson  750 and then a 1200 and
> eventually started trying to use Piezography. It has worked OK,
> but I've always had banding issues with the 1200 despite
> following all the suggested remedies.
> 
> I'm ready to try a new printer. I'd be printing 19x13s and I think I'd
> like to use CIS. Any suggestions?  Also I suppose that means
> purchasing another version of Piezography software, right?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Susan