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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Newbie here -- considering buying the Epson 3000

Re: [Digital BW] Re: Newbie here -- considering buying the Epson 3000

2003-05-05 by Jerry Olson

The epson 7600, or 7500 will do it.

Jerry








dreamingstarseed wrote:
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> 
> I was looking at the 2200, but from what I saw, you cannot print out
> a 16 x 20. Is there a printer that would print out up to 16 x 20 in
> either B&W or color?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve German
> <sgphotographics@e...> wrote:
> > I have a 3000, and I wouldn't recommend it for color work. The dot
> size is
> > just too large to really look photographic compared to the more up-
> to-date
> > printers. Even non technical people will notice it. For BW
> quadtone work,
> > it's fantastic, but can be finniky. They often don't work well
> with heavier
> > papers. I've only been able to really get good results with the
> PhotoRag
> > 188. The thicker paper exhibits too much banding and with big
> prints tends
> > to pull off to one side while printing. I also find the Piezo
> driver makes
> > smoother prints with less banding than other methods I've tried,
> but this is
> > probably a subject of great debate around here.
> >
> > Also, using it for color and BW isn't a very practical solution,
> as it takes
> > an ink flush to change systems, which can get time consuming and
> very
> > expensive. If you need one printer for BW and color you might want
> to look
> > into the 2200, but I'm not much of an expert on that.
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> > On 5/2/03 9:25 PM, "dreamingstarseed" <dreamingstarseed@t...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I'll try to be as concise as possible, and I appreciate any help
> I
> > > can get. I am considering purchasing the Epson 3000. I don't have
> > > the money at the moment to buy a larger printer, and the 3000
> will
> > > allow me to print up to 16 x 20.
> 
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[Digital BW] Re: Newbie here -- considering buying the Epson 3000

2003-05-05 by dreamingstarseed

Thanks!!


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> The epson 7600, or 7500 will do it.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> dreamingstarseed wrote:
> > 
> > I was looking at the 2200, but from what I saw, you cannot print 
out
> > a 16 x 20. Is there a printer that would print out up to 16 x 20 
in
> > either B&W or color?
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve German
> > <sgphotographics@e...> wrote:
> > > I have a 3000, and I wouldn't recommend it for color work. The 
dot
> > size is
> > > just too large to really look photographic compared to the 
more up-
> > to-date
> > > printers. Even non technical people will notice it. For BW
> > quadtone work,
> > > it's fantastic, but can be finniky. They often don't work well
> > with heavier
> > > papers. I've only been able to really get good results with the
> > PhotoRag
> > > 188. The thicker paper exhibits too much banding and with big
> > prints tends
> > > to pull off to one side while printing. I also find the Piezo
> > driver makes
> > > smoother prints with less banding than other methods I've 
tried,
> > but this is
> > > probably a subject of great debate around here.
> > >
> > > Also, using it for color and BW isn't a very practical 
solution,
> > as it takes
> > > an ink flush to change systems, which can get time consuming 
and
> > very
> > > expensive. If you need one printer for BW and color you might 
want
> > to look
> > > into the 2200, but I'm not much of an expert on that.
> > >
> > > -Steve
> > >
> > > On 5/2/03 9:25 PM, "dreamingstarseed" <dreamingstarseed@t...>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'll try to be as concise as possible, and I appreciate any 
help
> > I
> > > > can get. I am considering purchasing the Epson 3000. I don't 
have
> > > > the money at the moment to buy a larger printer, and the 3000
> > will
> > > > allow me to print up to 16 x 20.
> > 
> > 
> > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, 
Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page 
is at:
> > 
> > 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.
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messages to keep them short.
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subject header.
> > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or 
&amp;amp;quot;flames.&amp;amp;quot;
> > - Complete your Yahoo profile.
> > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the 
various resources on the homepage.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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