Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard there are several reviews on http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews.html#Printing regards Meino de Graaf On 11/28/2010 7:09 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > In keeping with the spirit of accommodation and generosity that the > Yuletide season has been commercialized into in the U.S. of A., SWMBO is > kindly, unaccountably, once again acting as enabler to my addiction by > consenting to my being surprised by the appearance Christmas morn of a > wide-carriage printer under the tree. > > Since I have always been an Epson user (up to my current R2400), the > presumed default choice would be the 3880 or the 4880. I have read here > that for private users like me, the 488o offers no real advantage over the > smaller, lighter, less-expensive 3880, so up to now my choice would > probably have been the 3880. However, the newly announced 4900 (around > which the budget might be stretched, provided the counter space can be as > well) might offer a reason to go long and deep on this one. My > understanding of the recent history of the Epson printer line is as > follows: > > 1. The x880 printers were an advancement in some fairly minor > details over the x800s, including the addition of Vivid Magenta to the > Ultrachrome K3 inkset > > 2. The latest x900s have the new Ultrachrome HDR ink palette as > well as new and improved heads > > 3. The x890s added this better head technology to the x880s > without moving up to the HDR inks > > 4. The 4-series and larger printers are the only ones that can > accommodate the newer head technology, so there will never be a 3890 or > 3900 > > The Luminous Landscape review of the 7900 certainly gives me reason to > think that its smaller sibling the 4900 might be worth the extra cost and > space requirements, but it's too soon for any reviews of it to have > appeared. > > All that said, I must concede that I'm not wedded to Epson, and would > consider Canon or HP if there is good reason to. > > I throw the floor open to comments and recommendations, both theoretical > and experience-based. > > Thanks to all in advance, > > ?howard > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >