[Leica] printer question

[rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)]

Hi Aram,
I only know about the 3880. It came, per the manual, with a "temporary"
supply of ink, so I bought a set to have on hand. So far, a hundred or so
prints and 9 months later, I haven't had to change any. I do leave it off
for long periods of time. When I start up to print, I do a nozzle check
and, though it may take a couple checks (not cleanings) it works flawlessly.
I also have a 9880. The reason I bought it over the 9800 was that it had
"teflon" coated nozzles to reduce clogging. So far it has worked very well
on both printers. I believe there is a rebate on the 3880 now also. As for
it being a large printer, I find it very compact relative to my 1200 I
originally owned (and of course to the 9880!)
Good luck and happy holidays,
Bob


On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> 
wrote:

> Thanks to all who have replied.  I have been reading through the comments
> on B&H for the R3000 and while most everybody is happy with the quality of
> printing, there are quite a few people who are not thrilled with the amount
> of time an ink cartridge lasts.  Some are talking about $10/8x10 print.
> That is not acceptable.  Anybody with this printer having excessive ink
> use? That is one thing the R1800 does, too, is use ink pretty fast.  I was
> able to cut down on it by leaving the printer on all the time, except when
> we leave on a long trip.  When you turn it on or off, it sees to cycle
> through some sort of cleaning procedure, so by leaving it on, it does not
> do that. If the 3000 is going to cost that much to use, I will pass.
>
>
> Aram
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Aram Langhans
> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:05 PM
> To: Leica Users Group ; Leica Reflex
> Subject: [Leica] printer question
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone is using the Epson R3000. I am thinking of
> moving up from my R1800.  The reviews of the R3000 are pretty good.  And I
> like the Idea of multiple B&W cartridges and that you do not have to swap
> them out and waste all that ink.
>
> How are the B&W images?  I assume the color is as good or better (most
> likely) than my R1800.
>
>
> Aram
>
>
> Aram Langhans
>
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Bob Adler