Digital BW, The Print

Hello All -
I don't post too often to this terrific group, but always read the  
discussions, enthusiastically.

I'm considering a new larger printer (I'm using a 2200 for B&W Piezo  
inks) and a 2400 for color.)
  -  a 3800 or 4880, either of which could fit in my available space.

At the photo show in NYC this past week, having looked at and  
discussed both printers with one
of their engineers, I came away with one new thought, other than  
knowing the 4880 will print
most any length paper, but has more efficient but much larger and  
therefore more expensive
ink cartridges. However, MK and PK have to be manually switched,  
unlike the 3800 which limits
one to 22 inches in length, and uses smaller carts, therefore less  
expensive, but less efficient ink usage.

The new thought is that the 3800 has a straight through paper feed,  
which will print to 33 inches in length.
However, it's designed for thick media - about 1.5 mm thick, to be  
exact. The engineer pointed out that
printing on 350 gm paper would keep the ink heads too far from the  
media, and therefore, not be as
sharp as it should be. I immediately thought of using an illustration  
board backing, placing the printing
paper on top, held with tape or rubber based glue. He thought it  
might work, even though Epson would
not honor the warrantee if something went wrong. That worries me less  
than the benefits gained, so
I'm wondering if any of you have tried this method with a 3800?

Your knowledge and ideas, and possible links for more info in this  
regard, would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Clayton Price


Clayton Price Photographer
  www.cpricephoto.com
  clay@...



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