You're correct, I wasn't really considering 3rd party inksets.� I think the 2200 driver for Windows 10 is the real source of my problems, and I doubt Epson has any real incentive to fix the problems I see, specifically crashing Lightroom when trying to choose ICM/No color management.
I mentioned considering options other than Epson for a new printer primarily because I've always been frustrated by how often I have to run repeated head cleaning processes in order to get good prints on the Epson, and I wondered if perhaps Canon were any better in that regard.� But I've always been happy with the print quality from Epson.
I'm not sure if QuadtoneRIP is still necessary with current generation printers that have more black inks and better monochrome printing drivers.� Can anybody with a newer printer talk about their experiences and the necessity of a 3rd party RIP?
Thanks for all of the information!
Larry Gale
-----Original Message-----
From: "brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP]"
Sent: May 6, 2019 7:03 PM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Print size mismatch
�Another way would be to get a P400, which doesn't need modification for refillable cartridges. It's only 13", but so was the 2200.� Or an R1430, if you only print on matte.However it's not clear that the OP wants to use a third party inkset.� The comment about printing from LR suggests that he is using OEM inks and if so would be using one of the QTR-UC curves for B&W.� In which case there are a range of recent Epsons that he could use with QTR, including a unmodified P800.� I don't think that his legacy driver problems, if that is the problem, are a reason to avoid Epson.
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, wrote :As older Epson printers fail one method to use Piezography in the future will be to modify the Epson printer P800 so that one can continue to use QTR and the Cone inks. The obvious problem is that modifying the P800 is quite expensive and moreover the warranty is immediately voided.