On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at 05:56 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I'll add another vote for Epson. I have the 1270. Since I've gotten adept atP�l, My experience is that the Epsons give the absolute best quality.
scanning slides and using Photoshop I have lost all interest in tradional
chemical (wet) photo prints.
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Mark Roberts
P�l,
I have the 1270, too, and it is a very nice printer though it is out of production. Its successors, the 1280 and 1290, are both available new, I believe. One of their nicest features (aside from image quality) is the ability to handle good sized pieces of paper--13"x44". The 1280 and 1290 both print full bleed, but I think printing an 8"x10" on a piece of 13"x19" trimmed down a little looks great (that lovely expanse of white makes even the most humble photo stand tall).
Another Epson you might want to look at is the 2200, it uses an advanced set of inks (pigments, not dyes) with exceptional colorfastness. Properly mounted, current estimates are 75+ years of daily display with no perceptible color shift.
I think the 1270-80-90s are rated at about 25 years depending on the papers used.
Dan Scott
