What Godders said. I use EpsonVelvet Fine Art paper and Epson Ultra Premium Luster -- more of the latter. That paper uses the photo black ink rather than the matte black, but I've found switching back and forth to be relatively painless. However, I do wait until I plan to use the other ink for a number of prints, since switching does cause a nozzle check routine that consumes some ink. I most often use Super B (13 x19) size in the Luster paper and letter size in the Velvet Fine Art. My cost for Super B prints is about $4 each, including ink and waste, while my cost for the VFA prints is about $2.50 each. I really like this printer. Great B&W, accurate color and good shadow detail and transitions. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Mar 28, 2008, at 7:16 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > Thinking of buying one, so I'm looking for estimates on operating > > costs, > > reliability, ease of use, etc. > > > > I also want recommended papers, exhibition quality. I prefer matte > > and/or pearl finishes. > > > > I've been printing with an R2400 since 10/2005. I standardize on > Epson Enhanced Matte and Epson Velvet Fine Art papers ... I've also > used a little bit of Crane, Hahnemühle, and Somerset Velvet fine art > rag papers, but frankly there isn't much gained over VFA. I've made > somewhere over 2000 prints with it, all told. > > It has been an absolutely consistent, no brains reliable printer. I > print almost exclusively with a fully color managed print workflow > from Photoshop CS2 and Lightroom, using the Epson profiles (there's a > downloadable set of higher quality profiles for the papers I use > available from their website). For papers I don't have a good profile > for, I usually print B&W and use the Advanced B&W mode to control the > printer. > > My estimate given the number of prints I've made and the amount of > ink I've used is that I'm paying about $1.50 or so per A3 print > (approximately 11x14 inch image area on average) in ink plus the > paper cost. EEM runs about $0.85/sheet, VFA runs about $2.75 (I think). > > It's been a great printer and continues to work perfectly. I'd do it > again if I were buying a new printer unless I went up to the R3800 > for 16x20 inch capability and a savings on ink (R3800 ink carts hold > 5x the ink and cost 3x the money). > > Godfrey > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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