Digital BW, The Print

I think you listed several reasons why you should stick with Epson. You
should listen to your own advice. If you buy the HP printer (for whatever
reasons) you will be wasting large amounts of time trying in vain to make it
perform as good as an Epson.

Just remember, don't say we didn't warn you.

Gary

PS, I have an Epson C86 and a 1280.

www.pbase.com/garyallenbrown
www.gabsculpture.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "lev_baran" <barankin@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Any feedback about HP 8750?


Drifting towards the digital darkroom, I joined this forum trying to
find answers for basic questions: what to buy and how to start. The
first I noticed was that the forum is quite Epson-centered. So,
initially I had no doubt about purchasing some good ole Epson piece,
specifically 1280 as it is dirt cheap right now.

Later I found that the printer has been on market for more than four
years, which is outrageous IMO.
 If we had the same pace of innovations in digital cameras, we would
still pay 2K for 3 megapixels. I personally attribute this situation
to the lack of competition as Epson enjoyed a monopoly in that niche.

As a responsible photographer I have to support competition and,
therefore, my next printer will be non-Epson. I think about buying HP
8750 even though I clearly see the following possible drawbacks:
-less variety of paper;
-difficulties to build ICC profiles as PrintFIX doesn't support the
printer yet;
-less variety of inks;
-no cheap RIP software available.

Being the free market adept sometimes means taking some sacrifice,
but ... did anybody get some decent  print out of this printer?

Any feedback will be appreciated.
Thank you,
Lev







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