Digital BW, The Print

It wouldn't be preferable to a 1280, which can print better overall
prints.  But it was the first good printer that could take a continuous
inking system with quad inks, and turn out photo quality prints. A lot
of photographers bought it and were quite happy. THe 1280 has smaller
dot patterns and gives smoother, but not sharper results. Either printer
is excellent, but why not go with the 1280 and get the latest
technology?  You still need a CIS system, (Niagara, from
http://www.mediastreet.com ) and a set of quad inks if you are primarily
into black and white printing.

Jerry

Betty Walker wrote:

> 
> I'm new to the black and white digital printing world so please forgive my
> beginner question.
> 
> I've noticed that the Epson 1160 is a highly sought after printer even
> though Epson no longer makes it.  Could you please tell me why this printer
> has such a good reputation?  Why would this printer be preferable to a later
> model Epson printer, like a 1280 or 1290?
> 
> Thank you.
> Betty Walker
> 
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the 1160 is/was much cheaper than the 1280 and the CIS systems for it 
are also much cheaper, add to this that you don't have to mess with 
chipped cartridges makes it easier to set up and use... but the 1280 
is probably better.

mark

The money I saved going with an 1160 will go a long way toward buying 
a good digital camera...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> It wouldn't be preferable to a 1280, which can print better overall
> prints.  But it was the first good printer that could take a 
continuous
> inking system with quad inks, and turn out photo quality prints. A 
lot
> of photographers bought it and were quite happy. THe 1280 has 
smaller
> dot patterns and gives smoother, but not sharper results. Either 
printer
> is excellent, but why not go with the 1280 and get the latest
> technology?  You still need a CIS system, (Niagara, from
> http://www.mediastreet.com ) and a set of quad inks if you are 
primarily
> into black and white printing.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Betty Walker wrote:
> > 
> > I'm new to the black and white digital printing world so please 
forgive my
> > beginner question.
> > 
> > I've noticed that the Epson 1160 is a highly sought after printer 
even
> > though Epson no longer makes it.  Could you please tell me why 
this printer
> > has such a good reputation?  Why would this printer be preferable 
to a later
> > model Epson printer, like a 1280 or 1290?
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > Betty Walker
> > 
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/