Matt Freedman pointed out this new Epson printer to me and tell I should like , which is something I rarely do about printers . So I asked him , why should I deal about the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 ? And since his response made me — who does n’t even print anything ever — actually want one , I thought I ’d let him do the splainin after the jump .
I ’ll give you a touch , though : it has to do with making high - quality print that wo n’t evanesce in a few yr .
I am definitely not really an expert on this hooey , but I have read a mountain of the discussions about it on dpreview . As I understand it , Canon and Epson are really the only brands of inkjet that people give attention to for printing pic in a serious way .
canyon print lean to look effective to most mass , and print much faster . But they use a dye based ink on their printer , and because of that , prints that are not behind shabu or enclose in charge plate can fade in an passing short period of fourth dimension . Weeks to months . It is mostly gun attenuation , not igniter attenuation , so it really look on the chemicals in the strain in a given locating . The 25 + year longevity title that Canon makes only utilise to prints seal away from the air in theme conditions .
passably much no professional photographer will sell prints made on a Canon because of that .
Epson on the other paw uses pigment base inks . These really can last for ten . The 2200 is the standard pro lensman pressman , which photographic print at up to A3 size ( 13×19 column inch ) . In plus to being really deadening compared to the 13×19 Canon i9900 , it is blight by an way out call “ tan ” when print on shiny papers . This think of that when light reflects off the print at certain angles you could see dissimilar texture bet on ink tightness and colour — it is not a liquid glossy finish like a material photo ( or a Canon print ) . Matte and luster mark look great though .
About a year ago Epson loose the R800 , which prints much much faster , uses the longsighted live on pigment inks , and fixture the bronze issue by apply a layer of clear coat . Many many citizenry have been wait on pins and needles for a year for Epson to add up out with a wide carriage interpretation of the R800 . This is what was denote today .
On the other hand , I also inquire whether the R1800 is really meant to be a 2200 replacement . Some people suppose that despite its problems with shining , the 2200 is superior to the R800 on matte / fine - art newspaper and with black and lily-white .
And I catch a mail service where somebody claim to have inside information that a different blanket pusher printing machine with a whole new ink set will be come out later this class , and that is really the 2200 replacement .
Epson announces Stylus Photo R1800[Imaging - imagination ]
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