Re: [Digital BW] Off-center prints on Epson 1200 and/was 1280 or 2200 for BW?
2003-06-20 by Jack M Kucy
It looks like this thread contains the answer to my former question: 1280 or 220 for BW. I am buying 1280 (second - first I use for color), load the quad inks, chose proper software and... go. And now lame question. The printer comes with color cartridges (not loaded). Should I try it with the color inks to check if it works fine, use the cleaning cartridge and put in the quad inks - or it's better not to dirty the printer with the color inks, but go directly to quads? Thanks in advance, Jack _________________________________________________ Jack M Kucy JMK Gallery (www.jmk-gallery.com) 917-991-2096 jmk@... Member of ASMP (www.asmp.org) _________________________________________________ ...a riveder le stelle John/Julie Gittins wrote: > Shilesh, > The conclusion you note regarding a 2200 vs 1160/1280 comparison > puzzles me. When > I've matched up prints from my 2200 vs my 1160, using the Epson driver > on each, I've found > the 2200 to be smoother and less dotty. If the Technical Print > Exchange's comparison wasn't > based on 2200 prints made with the Epson driver (you mention "a number > of different RIPs" > were used), then it's possible that that comparison underestimated the > 2200's mechanical > capabilities, since the RIPs introduce a set of "unnatural" > characteristics for the 2200 to > deal with. Could the fact that the 1160 and 1280 can use quad-black > inksets (vs. the 2200's > being limited to date to non-quad inksets) have been the real source > of the difference in print > quality (as opposed to machinery shortcomings in the 2200)? > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shilesh Jani > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Off-center prints on Epson 1200 > > > Bob, > > I agree with Martin. The 1280 is a good choice. I recently > participated in a Technical Print Exchange. Comparing the 1260 and > 1280, the prints were very similar in ramp smoothness and dottiness. > Both printers were A LOT less dotty than the newer 2200 printer > using a number of different RIPs. So, unless you find a good 1260, > you can confidently go with the 1280. > > Good luck and regards. > > Shilesh > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Wesley" > <mwesley250@e...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "BOB KRAMER" <bobkramer@c...> > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 7:37 AM > > Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Off-center prints on Epson 1200 > > > > > > > Martin, > > > > > > Why do you prefer the 1280 to an 1160 printer? I've been > thinking about > > > hunting down another 1160 just to have a backup to mine, but > would be > > > interested in hearing about any advantages to changing over to > the 1280. > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Bob > > > > > Bob, > > > > It is simply the issue of availability. I don't see any quality > differences > > although in theory the extra nozzles should help. I went from a > 1200 to a > > 1280 which was a big improvement due to all the clogging and banding > > problems on the 1200. > > > > At this point it just seems better to get a brand new 1280 rather > than > > hassle with a used 1160 or trying to importing one and doing the > power > > conversion. > > > > Software is also something to consider. Some of the new programs > may not > > support the older printers. > > > > Martin > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > 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. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages > to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject > header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the > various resources on the homepage. > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]