Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 8750 color print, which uses a 9 ink system, should actually be an improvement over the 8450 - and the black and white is said to be the same. The question now is not whether the HP is good enough, but whether the new Epson is as good or better in terms of black and white. If the Epson is as good as the HP, and offers more paper choices, it may prove to be the winner. But then comes the question of ink consumption and ink price. And as you note, the 8450 really sucks up the ink. On 5/16/05 10:37 AM, "mcyclwritr@comcast.net" <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: > > Another possibility for b&w and color printing up to 13" x 19" is the > nine-ink > HP 8750. I am not recommending it over any Epson printer. Just mentioning > it > because I saw it advertised for the first time in this weekend's Office > Depot > flyer (Denver) at $499.00. Which is either full list price or street price, > depending on whether you buy into the street-price, phantom discount > pricing > scam. > > Pricing strategy suspicions aside, it should do b&w as well as the HP 8450. > And given my 8450's prodigious ink consumption per print, you probably > ought > to buy some HP stock just to feel better about your ink bill. > > -Chris Lawson > > >> If any of you are using your Leica's to shoot black and white (or colour >> for >> that matter), you will be pleased to know of the new Epson line of >> replacement >> printers coming soon. Joseph Holmes has published an extensive review of >> the >> 9800 model due out this fall. According to his tests, DMAX of 2.45 is >> possible >> while he mentions that Ansel Adams prints were DMAX 2.30. That is quite an >> achievement. The link is here, >> >> http://www.josephholmes.com/news.html >> >> >> Looks like a great group of printers coming with the new Ultrachrome K3 >> inkset. >> >> Good reading, >> >> Scott Gregory >> London, Ontario >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information