Digital BW, The Print

Ivan,
	Well, since no one else chimed in, I'll throw in my half cent (I don't 
think I even qualify for 2 cents, since my experience with a 2200 is 
limited).
	I have a 1280 with UT2, printing initially with Paul's curves (via 
qimage) and now using QTR (with files prepped by Qimage).  I have a 2200 
sitting here in my office for "testing," which means I can do just about 
anything I want with it until they decide to install it back into the 
main lab here.  I also got to do a big project with our Epson 9600, for 
what it's worth.  I used QTR for these latter 2 printers.
	I'm extremely happy with the results I have with my 1280.  For less 
than the price of the 2200 alone, I got a 1280 and a UT2 CIS.  Of 
course, I am now in the market for an archival color printer and, of 
course, it would've been far cheaper to just get a 2200 in the first 
place to do both.
	To me, I can't seem to get quite the same dmax out of the 2200 as I am 
with my 1280, but I have had no reason to keep tweaking it, either.  I 
also am spending more time trying to get the same neutrality that I get 
out of my 1280.  It's obvious that a lot of people get great results 
with the 2200 and QTR, and QTR obviously has some serious tweakability 
built-in.  So I'd imagine that one can get the same results with both. 
It's just that I couldn't achieve that right off the bat.
	I am really impressed with the ut2 performance on glossy paper, I must 
say.  That's been really nice.
	I can't comment on archival characteristics - as far as I know, they're 
both pretty archival, and I haven't seen any fade issues with my ut2 prints.

allan

avellan67 wrote:
> Hi Josh,
> 
> Thanks for being the only to respond to my question, but I would like
> to avoid buying a new 
> printer for now which is why I posted this question asking if anyone
> has compared the prints 
> from these 2 printers in these scenarios and tested the fading and
> longevity.
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Ivan
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Josh Hackney
> <josh@j...> wrote:
> 
>>Dear Ivan,
>>
>>I have a nearly new 1280 that I have run about 1/2 a cart worth of  
>>Piezo ink through.  It's for sale if you want it, or anyone else on
> 
>  
> 
>>this forum for that matter.  It goes to the person with the BO
> 
> (best  
> 
>>offer, in this case).
>>
>>josh
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