Digital BW, The Print

The June 2005 issue of Shutterbug magazine, pg159 has a 1/2 page 
article on
4 new Epson printers including a replacement for the 2200. They will
have a new 8 color pigment ink set, including photo or matte black,
light black, light light black, plus cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan
and light magenta. "The claim is that these pigment inks will
significantly improve the printer's gray balance while eliminating
color casts and dramatically reducing metamerism and bronzing." There
will also be a new "advanced black and white print mode". The
replacement for the 2200 is the R2400 and will sell for $849.

No one seems to be picking up on this so I thought I'd post it here.

Fritz

What I find interesting is, Epson releases this info in a magazine 
before they make an announcment or a press release.

You'd think Epson would wait for one of the big show to make an 
announcement.

Time will tell.... I guess.

Scott


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "fritzschafer" 
<fritzschafer@y...> wrote:

> The June 2005 issue of Shutterbug magazine, pg159 has a 1/2 page 
> article on
> 4 new Epson printers including a replacement for the 2200. They will
> have a new 8 color pigment ink set, including photo or matte black,
> light black, light light black, plus cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan
> and light magenta. "The claim is that these pigment inks will
> significantly improve the printer's gray balance while eliminating
> color casts and dramatically reducing metamerism and bronzing." There
> will also be a new "advanced black and white print mode". The
> replacement for the 2200 is the R2400 and will sell for $849.
> 
> No one seems to be picking up on this so I thought I'd post it here.
> 
> Fritz

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
<scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
> 
> What I find interesting is, Epson releases this info in a magazine 
> before they make an announcment or a press release.
> 
> You'd think Epson would wait for one of the big show to make an 
> announcement.
> 
> Time will tell.... I guess.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "fritzschafer" 
> <fritzschafer@y...> wrote:
> > The June 2005 issue of Shutterbug magazine, pg159 has a 1/2 page 
> > article on
> > 4 new Epson printers including a replacement for the 2200. They 
will
> > have a new 8 color pigment ink set, including photo or matte 
black,
> > light black, light light black, plus cyan, magenta, yellow, 
light cyan
> > and light magenta. "The claim is that these pigment inks will
> > significantly improve the printer's gray balance while 
eliminating
> > color casts and dramatically reducing metamerism and bronzing." 
There
> > will also be a new "advanced black and white print mode". The
> > replacement for the 2200 is the R2400 and will sell for $849.
> > 
> > No one seems to be picking up on this so I thought I'd post it 
here.
> > 
> > Fritz

Hi,

That explains the heavy discounting right now!

Graham Telfer