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Subject: [Leica] Printer question....
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:04:00 -0500
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I don't think the newer Epsons have this problem. They have enough
positions for both inks on the printer itself so there's nothing to swap.

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Lew,
> They do flush all the pipes though, when they change black inks, which they
> have to, so you still lose a fair amount of ink. I have an Epson R3885
> (R3880 in the USA) and have no complaints at all, either about quality or
> operation. The only downside with this particular model is that it does not
> have the facility to use paper in rolls, only cut sheets. It is an A2 sized
> printer, and the ink cartridges are sufficiently large (80ml). Very highly
> recommended.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > Also research your paper/ink options. The newest Epsons don't require you
> > to switch inks in and out as you mover to and from matte vs glossy
> papers.
> > The swaps are expensive and time consuming.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Richard Man <
> richard at richardmanphoto.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Just like IBM, you can't go wrong buying Epson. Considering the cost of
> > > your optic, I'd go for a 3800 class machine to match.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > My R1800 is starting to streak more and more.
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes, it prints fine.
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes (ie. some days, like today) it doesn't.
> > > >
> > > > We use it sometimes for just BW text printing.
> > > >
> > > > Is it time to say adios to it, and buy a better printer? What is a
> > better
> > > > printer?
> > > >
> > > > Does Canon have a good one?
> > > >
> > > > ...Vick
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-- 
-Lew Schwartz


Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Printer question....)
In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Printer question....)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Printer question....)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Printer question....)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Printer question....)