Digital BW, The Print

I don't know what the relative reliability of the 1280 is compared to other
printers.  I suspect printers made for pigments are more reliable, if for no
other reason than they seem to run small cleaning cycles more frequently.
That may well be the only difference.

In my view, one of the big problems with the 1280 was the carts that
preceded the new spongeless ones.

As to a 13" equivalent of the C86, there simply is none.  The cheapest 13"
pigment printer is a used 2000P.  Arguably my most reliable printer is my
7500 (now back in use since my 7600 crashed).  It may be that a good used or
refurbished 2000P would be a potential choice.  I have a Readme file on my
website regarding this setup.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 



> -----Original Message-----
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> Intrinsic Pictures
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:31 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] So if not the 1280... relatively painless 13x19 for
> a C8x user?
> 
> I've loved my trial experience with my C84 and UT-EZ inks (well...at
> least with the matte papers). Now I want to do the same in a larger
> format. This seemed to point directly to the 1280, where I could branch
> out a little into simple toning, or default to the sliders if I didn't
> want to mess with it.
> 
> Now I read (and recall reading previously over the years) all the
> horror stories about the 1280, clogs from hell, dye printers maybe not
> being the best for pigs, etc. I don't have the time or patience to
> fiddle with a fussy printer every day. I'm a knowledgeable Photoshop
> user, but would prefer a more intuitive solution than transfer curves.
> 
> So is it still possible to get relatively painless 13x19-ish black &
> white using the Epson driver and UT inks? In an ideal world, they'd
> match the output from my C84 with EZ-N so I could continue to use and
> sell both seamlessly.
> 
> TIA,
> Doug
> www.IntrinsicPictures.com
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