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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Newbie here -- considering buying the Epson 3000

2003-05-05 by Jerry Olson

The epson 7600, or 7500 will do it.

Jerry








dreamingstarseed wrote:
> 
> 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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