i use the r1800 with jon cone's k7 inks. smooth and rich. plus, the money saved by purchasing the 1800 vs 2400 means more $ for paper + inks. --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Chandler <over40_98@...> wrote: > > Thanks for the information. One of my main concerns > with the printers is/was the great difference in price > between the R1800 and the R2400 (about $300). I'm > still buying camera equipment, and dollars are finite. > > J.T. > > --- Matti Koskinen mjkoskin@... wrote: > > > Steven Karafyllakis kirjoitti: > > > There seems to be a steady trickle of users > > needing info on the > > > R1800; here's a summary for that machine: > > > > > Thanks Steven for the insight summary. I'm now > > printing with QTR and > > like the results, because earlier I printed BO > > mainly. And because of > > the 1.5 pl drop size, the output is quite smooth. > > Another thing I tried > > was to tone the print slightly. The output is very > > smooth, but if you're > > used to neutral prints, this may not be for you. At > > first I disliked the > > toned prints, but now getting to like them as well. > > > > When I sell enough prints :-) (?) I'd buy a new > > printer more capable of > > B&W. But if people liked my HP Deskjet 9800 B&W > > prints, they are going > > to love the prints from Epson. And as I'm used to > > glossy prints with HP > > and also wanting to print colour too, I purchased > > R1800. With 300 less > > then R2400, I can get a lot of ink and paper. > > > > best > > > > -matti > > > > > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, > > and other resources as they are often being updated. > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily > > digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your > > Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of > > earlier messages to keep them short. > > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal > > attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or > > argumentative users may be removed from the > > membership without notice. > > - Keep your posts and threads related to the group > > topic of digital B&W printing. Users who > > persistently make off-topic posts may be removed > > from the membership. > > - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the > > group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the > > actions and decisions of the group Owner and > > Moderators. See "Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines" > > in the Files section: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ > > > > BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE > > DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY > > UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE "OWNER" AND > > "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP > > SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, > > INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY > > DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR > > LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER > > INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE "OWNER" AND > > "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP > > HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > > DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE > > INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO > > GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF > > YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR > > CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE > > PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING > > TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/ > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/join > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > > mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint-digest@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com > > > > > DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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Re: [Digital BW] B&W with the R1800
2006-10-11 by studio9chik
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