Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, the C8* series were/are blessedly cheap, especially with periodic discounts from the big box office supply stores. Very good OBE (out of the box experience) with just the little driver sliders. I still haven't got as good a print on Moab Kayenta on my 2200 with QTR as I did with my lowly C86. Epson sells refurbished 1280's for ~$300, which is a pretty great deal for a printer that can print 13x19. I don't dedicate my 2200 to B&W - it does double color/ BW duty either with BO printing or with QTR. I bought my 2200 just a few months prior to the 2400's release - oh, well :-( Scott Walt Johnson wrote: > Every time I think about replacing my 7-year-old Epson 1270 it murmurs > and spits out a fine b&w print. Epson offers the 1280 and that would > be my choice. The 2200 and 2400 are great machines but the b&w output > is no better than the 1280. Ink Supply dot com offers pigment inks and > empty cartridges (without sponges) and a small gizmo which resets the > Epson chip to full. Additionally, the 1280 makes bigger prints at a > faster rate than the C86. > > Walt > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> Cold sweat. >> >> My next to the last C86 broke down (parts worn out, says Epson, won't >> budge). >> >> So I broke out the last C86 I had under the table. It will probably >> last about a year. >> >> But then ... I will definitely need a replacement. I love the prints >> I get from it. Any pointers for b/w printers that use carbon based >> pigment inks. I don't think I want to go the RIP route, but I might >> have to. >> >> Daniel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)