This is an old printer and won't come up to the quality of even some
very cheap new printers. Do it yourself fine art printing was
practically developed on it, though, and there are a number of
systems available for it and loads of information about using them
this way. If you're any good at messing with this sort of thing it
might work for what you are trying to do. My chief memory of my own
experiences with the 3000 was that they could be frustrating to get
to work consistently. Great big prints, though, when it worked.
Check out http://www.inksupply.com and http://inkjetmall.com for
information and supplies.
A tip: If you really just want to look at your photos on paper and
aren't trying to make archival prints stick with dye-based inks. The
colors are brighter and they seem to clog up a lot less.
At 7:45 PM -0400 6/29/05, Herb Chong wrote:
it has only 4 colors. your photographic results will be so-so at
best. i don't think there is any support for turning it into a B&W
printer either.
Herb....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joaquim Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:56 PM
Subject: Epson 3000 printer advice
I feel the need to have a medium where I can see my photos with more
resolution than my computer screen.
I just remembered that some months ago I bought a cheap clogged Epson
3000 printer on Ebay (18" wide) *
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Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
