Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I'm considering upgrading to a 3800 and wondered how much ink is used when you change from mk to pk.

Although it has both cartridges installed, it still flushes the lines to the print head - does anyone know if it uses as much ink doing this as a 4880 does when swapping cartridges?

I wonder what the problem is that Epson has had with this operation - haven't HP and Canon solved the swapping problem? 

thanks,
Richard

Richard Smallfield Photography
http://smallfield.vze.com 

   "Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely 
   have commentators."
   --Albert Camus, writer and philosopher (1913-1960)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard 
Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm considering upgrading to a 3800 and wondered how much ink is 
used when you change from mk to pk.
> 
> Although it has both cartridges installed, it still flushes the 
lines to the print head - does anyone know if it uses as much ink 
doing this as a 4880 does when swapping cartridges?
> 
> I wonder what the problem is that Epson has had with this 
operation - haven't HP and Canon solved the swapping problem? 
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> 
> Richard Smallfield Photography
> http://smallfield.vze.com 
> 
>    "Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely 
>    have commentators."
>    --Albert Camus, writer and philosopher (1913-1960)
>
Richard,
http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/photos/

Eric Chan has some very useful information re:the Epson 3800.
Perhaps you can find the info on Chans site.
Greyscale

Hi Richard:

According to Epson, about 1.5ml is used when switching from MK to PK,  
and about 4.5ml from PK to MK. So it is not ideal, but definitely  
better than the 4880. In addition to it being automated, it only  
takes a few minutes each way to switch.

All the best,

Andrew
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Andrew Darlow
Editor, The Imaging Buffet
http://www.imagingbuffet.com
Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques:
An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers - http:// 
www.inkjettips.com


On Aug 8, 2008, at 10:49 PM, Richard Smallfield wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm considering upgrading to a 3800 and wondered how much ink is  
> used when you change from mk to pk.
>
> Although it has both cartridges installed, it still flushes the  
> lines to the print head - does anyone know if it uses as much ink  
> doing this as a 4880 does when swapping cartridges?
>
> I wonder what the problem is that Epson has had with this operation  
> - haven't HP and Canon solved the swapping problem?
>
> thanks,
> Richard
>
> Richard Smallfield Photography
> http://smallfield.vze.com
>
> "Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely
> have commentators."
> --Albert Camus, writer and philosopher (1913-1960)
>
>






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