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The Epsom printers have been on my wishlist for a while now, right after the Cintiq.

I’ve seen many amazing prints from the R1800 and R1900, so it seems that is the way to go

The Epsom printers have been on my wishlist for a while now, right after the Cintiq.

I’ve seen many amazing prints from the R1800 and R1900, so it seems that is the way to go

I’ve used an Epson Photo Stylus 2200 for a couple of years now and love it. The high-quality settings really turn out great looking prints (also archival quality if you use the right papers). Caveats: Yes, they go through ink (I’ve looked into the continuous-ink systems, but I haven’t seen enough to know wether they’re good enough – I trust Epson’s Ultrachrome inkset for accuracy and lightfastness); they also have a tendency for the print heads to clog, especially if you don’t use them regularly (and it’s a tedious exercise to unclog them using the software controls to run de-clogging routines; ink-consuming, too).

But overall, I really like the printer and would definitely recommend them or any of the other printers in the Epson family.

I’ve used an Epson Photo Stylus 2200 for a couple of years now and love it. The high-quality settings really turn out great looking prints (also archival quality if you use the right papers). Caveats: Yes, they go through ink (I’ve looked into the continuous-ink systems, but I haven’t seen enough to know wether they’re good enough – I trust Epson’s Ultrachrome inkset for accuracy and lightfastness); they also have a tendency for the print heads to clog, especially if you don’t use them regularly (and it’s a tedious exercise to unclog them using the software controls to run de-clogging routines; ink-consuming, too).

But overall, I really like the printer and would definitely recommend them or any of the other printers in the Epson family.

I use an Epson R2400 for the prints I sell at http://davestolte.etsy.com — and I’m
in love with the quality, sharpness, color density. It does matte or gloss by switching out the black cartridge. Highly recommended line of printers.

I use an Epson R2400 for the prints I sell at http://davestolte.etsy.com — and I’m
in love with the quality, sharpness, color density. It does matte or gloss by switching out the black cartridge. Highly recommended line of printers.

Well, one thing i do know is that the Epson Stylus SX400-1 (Printer, Scanner combi) will not work wirelessly using Airport… It just refuses… a fact I only discovered after buying it.

A quick forum search confirmed the fact.

My old Epson R1200 was fine.. sigh.

There, that feels better.

Well, one thing i do know is that the Epson Stylus SX400-1 (Printer, Scanner combi) will not work wirelessly using Airport… It just refuses… a fact I only discovered after buying it.

A quick forum search confirmed the fact.

My old Epson R1200 was fine.. sigh.

There, that feels better.

I have a Canon MP750. It’s a combo printer/scanner – I bought it four years back when I was heading off to college, and needed to conserve space in my tiny res room. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I discovered that, with the right paper and printer settings, it was a DAMN good printer. Doesn’t do large format, but 8.5×11 full bleed is pretty good and has served me well. On glossy photo paper, the prints are just plain gorgeous.

The thing does chug ink like crazy, but I have no way of knowing if it does so more or less than other printers. And I’ve got no complaints about the scanner, at that.

Same here. I’ve been wanting a r1900 for awhile now.

Every once in awhile I consider the r1400 instead. I’d love to see a color comparison between prints. Apparently the r1400 uses a different 6-color system (Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, and Black) than the one used by than the r1900 which uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Orange and Black. So, thinking about the color wheel I imagine the r1900 can reach warmer(redder) high chroma colors.
The r1400 with it’s light cyan and and light magenta, I imagine reaches higher chroma colors that are close to Magenta and Cyan AT higher values.

The reviews of the r1900 seems great. I wish I knew what the r1400 would score on the same color gamut software. r1900 is hovering a little over $400 now? r1400 is almost half that.

I’m also scared of the ink costs. Why do we put up with the crazy price of inks?

I have a Canon MP750. It’s a combo printer/scanner – I bought it four years back when I was heading off to college, and needed to conserve space in my tiny res room. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I discovered that, with the right paper and printer settings, it was a DAMN good printer. Doesn’t do large format, but 8.5×11 full bleed is pretty good and has served me well. On glossy photo paper, the prints are just plain gorgeous.

The thing does chug ink like crazy, but I have no way of knowing if it does so more or less than other printers. And I’ve got no complaints about the scanner, at that.

Same here. I’ve been wanting a r1900 for awhile now.

Every once in awhile I consider the r1400 instead. I’d love to see a color comparison between prints. Apparently the r1400 uses a different 6-color system (Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, and Black) than the one used by than the r1900 which uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Orange and Black. So, thinking about the color wheel I imagine the r1900 can reach warmer(redder) high chroma colors.
The r1400 with it’s light cyan and and light magenta, I imagine reaches higher chroma colors that are close to Magenta and Cyan AT higher values.

The reviews of the r1900 seems great. I wish I knew what the r1400 would score on the same color gamut software. r1900 is hovering a little over $400 now? r1400 is almost half that.

I’m also scared of the ink costs. Why do we put up with the crazy price of inks?

Great post and question. Does the 1900 or the 1400 handle matte-finish papers as well as glossy? Most of the reviews seem to talk about how great the glossy prints come out, I would think matte prints would be easier to make look good, but is that true?

Great post and question. Does the 1900 or the 1400 handle matte-finish papers as well as glossy? Most of the reviews seem to talk about how great the glossy prints come out, I would think matte prints would be easier to make look good, but is that true?

i like the Canon Pro 9500. the color reproduction is brilliant on matte, semi-gloss or glossy. it has the ability to handle 13″ wide paper. i think it has a user replaceable print head, which is important if you get an un-fixable head clog. that’s one thing that has always scared me from Epsons – they have a tendency to get head clogs and head replacement is not usually something that the user can do.

Epson used to have a huge advantage regarding print longevity. i don’t think that that is much of a factor anymore. everyone’s prints are claimed to last 70-100 years now using their top inks.

these days, the top of the line printers from Epson and Canon produce really nice images. its hard to go wrong with either company.

photo printers are made to produce brilliant saturated colors and deep, dark blacks, so they all suck down that ink at a high rate. if they didn’t use all that ink, the resulting prints wouldn’t be as satisfying.

regarding the price of ink – have you ever noticed that many consumer photo printers don’t cost very much more than the cost of the full set of inks that came with that printer? i think that’s because the printer companies make more money on ink sales than they do on the hardware. they almost give away the printer itself because they know that you will spend much more than that for ink replacement.

i like the Canon Pro 9500. the color reproduction is brilliant on matte, semi-gloss or glossy. it has the ability to handle 13″ wide paper. i think it has a user replaceable print head, which is important if you get an un-fixable head clog. that’s one thing that has always scared me from Epsons – they have a tendency to get head clogs and head replacement is not usually something that the user can do.

Epson used to have a huge advantage regarding print longevity. i don’t think that that is much of a factor anymore. everyone’s prints are claimed to last 70-100 years now using their top inks.

these days, the top of the line printers from Epson and Canon produce really nice images. its hard to go wrong with either company.

photo printers are made to produce brilliant saturated colors and deep, dark blacks, so they all suck down that ink at a high rate. if they didn’t use all that ink, the resulting prints wouldn’t be as satisfying.

regarding the price of ink – have you ever noticed that many consumer photo printers don’t cost very much more than the cost of the full set of inks that came with that printer? i think that’s because the printer companies make more money on ink sales than they do on the hardware. they almost give away the printer itself because they know that you will spend much more than that for ink replacement.

I had the Canon i9100 (large format) and loved it for years, but as with all these machines the ink just got so expensive, even with just normal use. It hurts to spend $120 every couple of months for a one-person operation. I tried using bulk ink but the density is wrong so it often just ran through onto my page. I have a xerox wax printer now. Not as clear image but good balance of cost/per and it has a blazing fast rip.

I had the Canon i9100 (large format) and loved it for years, but as with all these machines the ink just got so expensive, even with just normal use. It hurts to spend $120 every couple of months for a one-person operation. I tried using bulk ink but the density is wrong so it often just ran through onto my page. I have a xerox wax printer now. Not as clear image but good balance of cost/per and it has a blazing fast rip.

I just bought a Cannon MP260 all-in-one printer, and I think it’s a great printer. I just tested how it works about text in low quality, and even being this low quality it works very well! So, I think I can use it for Prints too.

Thanks for this post, I was researching about it, and didn’t know that Prints can be made in inkjet printers. I read about Giclee, but I thought it had something to do with laser printers.

Hugs,
Tati

I just bought a Cannon MP260 all-in-one printer, and I think it’s a great printer. I just tested how it works about text in low quality, and even being this low quality it works very well! So, I think I can use it for Prints too.

Thanks for this post, I was researching about it, and didn’t know that Prints can be made in inkjet printers. I read about Giclee, but I thought it had something to do with laser printers.

Hugs,
Tati

Thank you this nice post