thanks everyone for input... given my circumstances, I'm certainly going
to accept Godder's offer of "Free" R2400 - well, in fact, I already have
accepted off list so when he gets his new one set up
I'll acquire the old one.
As to the profile stuff, the R220 just asks me what specific paper I'm
going to print on and a click on the line that says the type or brand
and type... that works 95% of the time - but sometimes I've found that
if I lie to the printer I get better results.
I'm glad I asked about this, because quite apart from my acquiring a new
printer I'm learning a lot and I suspect a bunch of you have too.
In terms of size... 12 x 18 is what I consider large and in the right
proportions for most of my work - it is the ratio that pleases me the
most but I don't always stick to it.
ann
On 4/18/2015 15:59, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
In ten years of using the R2400, and some years when I didn't print for
six-seven months, I've had to clear the nozzles due to a serious clog twice.
Pigment-ink printers are much less likely to clog than dye-ink printers because
pigment particles are much larger, which requires that the nozzles be larger
too. Sure cure to keep nozzles on ANY printer from clogging:
- Only use the manufacturers' inks.
- Print two test pages every other week.
I've *never* created a paper profile for the R2400. I print on a selection of
Hanemühle, Epson, Moab, and Red River papers … all of them produce professionally
crafted profiles for the papers that I use superior to anything that I have the
resources and skills to make, and they are free for the downloading. For B&W
printing, in many cases the best and most consistent way to produce perfect prints is
to use the Epson Advanced B&W printing workflow rather than printing with a
color-managed, profile-based workflow.
The R3000 is still available, but the P600 replaces it. As far as I can tell,
the P600 is a superior print engine. That said, even the R2000, R2400, and
R2880 produce outstanding prints.
I'm doing a little reading up on the P600 before buying. I have some pretty
specific needs … I've never used all the features of the R2400, but I need that
whatever I buy supports the things that I do need (and a couple that I've
wanted which the R2400 doesn't) without being a hassle.
G
On Apr 18, 2015, at 11:33 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
Don't forget having a color profile for each type of paper you're going
to use. And having to create a NEW profile for each of your papers every
time you change an ink cartridge.
If you DO NOT make a LOT of prints the nozzles quite as likely to dry up.
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