I ordered it last night and it will arrive on Wed. I printed out the rebate form. Deadline for rebate is 4/30. Looking forward to trying it out and will definitely report to the list. Hopefully, my experience will be the same as Godfrey's. :-).
Cheers, Christine > On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:07 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: > > Note that there is a Rebate ($150) and a trade-up discount ($50) in effect > 1-30 April 2017… > > E.g., see, > http://atlex.itsuppliesinc.netdna-cdn.com/media/pdf/rebate/TradeUpP400,600,800April2017MIR.pdf > > I recently uncovered and started up my 2880 after a very long period of > inactivity. Had the expected multiple passes to clean the heads, 3-4 inks > needed replacing. But what bugs me is that the paper feed is working very > sporadically. A true pain. Based on this thread, I did a quick google on > P600, found one review that was very positive except for paper feed problems > ( with certain papers). Makes me wonder though if I shouldn’t just struggle > through rather than upgrading. But Godfrey’s note is encouraging... I will be > interested to hear your experience. > > stan > > >> On Apr 7, 2017, at 7:30 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >> >> I think I’m going to order the p600 in the next few days. My R2880 is >> running really wonky. Cheers, Christine >> >> >>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 6:34 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Christine, >>> >>> I've been using the P600 for a year and a half. Highly recommended. The >>> improved paper feed system over the R2400/R2880 is one of the truly great >>> things about it. Compared to the R2400/R2880, it's got better blacks, >>> better brilliance, and just does a better job. >>> >>> I don't recommend trying to refill the ink tanks. You can't get the Epson >>> inks for refilling of the same formulation. I've found this printer to be >>> pretty economical on ink anyway ... the big tanks help, and I think the >>> heads have greater precision in laying it down. >>> >>> I use Velvet Fine Art and Hot Press Natural papers the most, but swap to >>> Photo Black ink for Exhibition Fiber. It does an excellent job with all >>> three. Also with Hahnemühle Bamboo and other fine art papers .... I haven't >>> found any papers that don't work well with it. >>> >>> You can't go wrong with the P600 unless you need the larger paper size of >>> the P800 ... :-) >>> >>> G >>> >>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:32 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >>> >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
