Yep, my preference is pigment! Cheers, Christine
> On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:17 PM, Paul in MKE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Epson's ECO series...If I were in the market for an office printer I'd > definitely consider one. But...the ink is dye based so they're not a great > choice for printing for longevity/ If you're printing photos your best bet > is a printer using pigment based ink technology. > > -p > > On 3/20/2017 1:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> I can't offer much help, but I'm pretty sure Epson has instructions on >> their site how to clean the rollers on their older printers so they will >> pick up the paper properly. >> >> I don't do any photo printing at home. I just prefer old fashion >> chromogenic prints. >> >> But if I *was* looking for a new printer, I think Epson now offers >> printers that use bulk ink. That's what I'd look for. >> >> You don't have to replace cartridges, just refill the bottles. And since >> the bottles are racked on the side of the printer where you can see >> them, you can always see how much ink is left. >> >> On 3/19/2017 4:21 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> Hi All: >>> >>> Is anyone using the Epson P600? >>> >>> Care to share your thoughts on print quality and user workflows >>> and/or issues? >>> >>> My Epson R2880 is still working, and I have been printing lately, >>> just now in fact, but the rollers aren’t always grabbing on the first >>> try of a print. I often have to try a few times before the rollers >>> agree to grab the paper and run the print. I’m a big Velvet Fine Art >>> user. Love that stuff, but I have to use the back feed, and it’s >>> been fussy lately. >>> >>> I’m definitely considering P600 so that I don’t have to change-out >>> the photo and matte blacks. I see the ink cartridges are much bigger >>> and $32 a pop (listed on the Epson website). Any thoughts about >>> ink? >>> >>> If you have the P600, have you tried it on metallic paper or any >>> other specialty papers? Thoughts? Quality? I have some metallic >>> paper I want to try on the R2880, and may soon, but I’m still >>> interested how it works on the P600. >>> >>> Interested in any and all information you have to share! >>> >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
