Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
...In order to use the straight through paper feed path, how much 
> room do you need behind the printer? Does the paper feed in at an 
> angle like all the other back loading Epson's?

You can feed it in through the top/back at an angle like the desktop models, or straight through the back tractor feed slot. 
Most recommend the tractor feed slot which would require as much room behind the printer as the piece of paper. It never 
helped me to do that, so I use the top slot. My printer's back is almost up against the wall, so the paper just rests against 
the (hopefully clean) wall, works fine. Actually the tray feed like Paul uses is very convenient if it'll work with your paper.
> 
> How slow is the Piezo driver with the 3000? Right now my 1200 does an 
> 8x10 in about 7 minutes with the new Piezo driver set to "Best" which 
> I believe corresponds to 1440 dpi.

Hopefully Steve or another 3000 Piezo user will respond since I use PressReady. I tested the new driver when it came out 
and I think a 16x20 took around 45 minutes! If you are lucky enough to get a really prime 3000, you can use a driver setting 
that doesn't have the pause between passes so it goes much faster with the same quality.
> 
> You saw the coated work prints I sent around. These were all made on 
> my 1200 and all show some micro or microscopic banding in the smooth 
> sky areas of the print. Do you thing that I could get better 
> performance from a properly working 3000?
> 
Sorry Martin, I didn't take a loupe to your prints. All these have some kind of pattern or very faint lines when magnified. But 
a good 3000 with Piezo should show nothing by eye even up close. I'm looking at a small old Zees test I did on EAM, I can't 
see a darn thing in it, even with a loupe I'm only seeing a very small, smooth and tight dot pattern. I'd send you a small 
print but I'm leaving for the mountains for a week or so. Is there an axchange going around with some 3000 prints? Maybe 
when I get back.
Tyler