Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen 
Kobrin" <kobrins@w...> wrote:
> I am about to shift from my Epson 1200 to my 1280 with UT2 inks 
for 
> B&W.  However, that means I need another printer for color.  The 
> color prints I do are primarily shots of family and friends and I 
> never print larger than 8X10 -- more often 4X6 or 5X7.  Any 
> suggestions of a good quality small printer would be appreciated.  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve

Hi Steve

I also have the 1200 and 1280 both running with CFS- I use the first 
one exclusively for B&W and the second for color, first with dye 
based inks and then with archival ones from MIS. As the two machines
got old and the time spent for unclogging grew proportionately, I 
decided to look outside the "fold" for a color printer. I ended up 
getting the Canon i9100, I got mine off Ebay for 100 bucks, I 
believe you can still get a brand new one for $250. It uses 6 
separate carts, is whisper quiet, outputs a full resolution (4800 
dpi) 8x10 in 1 minute and is also 13x19 capable. The quality of 
color reproductions is excellent, it uses all the Epson papers with 
good results, Ilford, Lyson and Red River have ICM profiles for it.
If you want archival color you must go with Lyson inks and paper, 
Canon claims 25 years on theirs, frankly I like the results off 
Epson paper better. It is not good for B&W out of the box, you can 
however get the Lyson quads or small gamut inks- CFS are a bit more 
expensive since most manufacturers focus on Epson models, MIS makes 
refill kits however and I see that the piezography web site 
anticipates a b&w for Canon though no tentative date is mentioned.

Good luck in your search

Andrei