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Re: Newbie here -- considering buying the Epson 3000

2003-05-04 by dreamingstarseed

I was looking at the 2200, but from what I saw, you cannot print out 
a 16 x 20. Is there a printer that would print out up to 16 x 20 in 
either B&W or color?



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve German 
<sgphotographics@e...> wrote:
> I have a 3000, and I wouldn't recommend it for color work. The dot 
size is
> just too large to really look photographic compared to the more up-
to-date
> printers. Even non technical people will notice it. For BW 
quadtone work,
> it's fantastic, but can be finniky. They often don't work well 
with heavier
> papers. I've only been able to really get good results with the 
PhotoRag
> 188. The thicker paper exhibits too much banding and with big 
prints tends
> to pull off to one side while printing. I also find the Piezo 
driver makes
> smoother prints with less banding than other methods I've tried, 
but this is
> probably a subject of great debate around here.
> 
> Also, using it for color and BW isn't a very practical solution, 
as it takes
> an ink flush to change systems, which can get time consuming and 
very
> expensive. If you need one printer for BW and color you might want 
to look
> into the 2200, but I'm not much of an expert on that.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> On 5/2/03 9:25 PM, "dreamingstarseed" <dreamingstarseed@t...>
> wrote:
> 
> > I'll try to be as concise as possible, and I appreciate any help 
I
> > can get. I am considering purchasing the Epson 3000. I don't have
> > the money at the moment to buy a larger printer, and the 3000 
will
> > allow me to print up to 16 x 20.

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