The thing with the Canon is that the individual inks are so much more expensive, that it works out cheaper to throw away unused ink from a combined cartridge on an Epson!
I too dont know about the C80... > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent Gittings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 21 November 2001 15:09 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Photo printers > > > I've found that regardless of the printer one color always > runs out well > before the others. So I'm in the market for one with > individual cartridges. > So far I've only seen Canon's starting with the 8200 and > later. Didn't know > about the Epson C80. > Kent Gittings > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of JeffW. > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Photo printers > > > > If I was buying an A4 printer now I'd go for the Epson C80, > which has > > individual > > carts for the inks (a major bugbear in 6 colour printers > like the 1290) > > and the inks are pigmented and shouldn't fade for many years. > > > > Yes, IMO it has become much easier to get a "nice" print. But your > particular > > interpretation of a "decent" print will determine whether > the improvement > > is good enough. Printing of colour images still seems much > better than > > trying to print B&W - B&W images tend to end up with colour casts. > > Two things. I find that the amount of ink left in the > different colors in an > ink cartridge to be about equal when the printer indicates > the cart. is > empty. I dissected a couple of used 870 carts and decided not to worry > anymore. I find I get my best B&W prints on the matte papers. > I don't know > why but they seem to show the color cast less and be easier > to get to a > neutral tone. > > JeffW. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
