 Kerry E. Owen |
Have You Seen Prints from the Epson 2000? I have been reading about Epson's 1270, 1280, and 2000 printers. Has Jim Miotke or anyone seen any prints from the Epson 2000? I've read the 2000 is hard to get really good color on, (this person uses the 1270 and the 870) but goes on to say that it is an issue to be worked out with any printer (True). I am just wondering if anyone else has seen prints from this printer, and what did you think? (I have also seen rave reviews from owners at Amazon). I am interested in archival quality, and this one seems to be the ticket. I was told the 1200 with archival ink sets is really good also. (I do believe it is not in production.) I am not ready to buy just yet, and would like to hear more comments. Any and all are welcome-thanks.
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doug Nelson |
Kerry, Epson initially claimed archival quality a year ago when the 870/1270 printers came out. They backed off on this claim when Premium Glossy paper began showing color shifts. I have not noticed this problem at all. I think that this printer, using Matte Heavyweight paper, will give you close to archival. After all, no print medium is really archival, anyway. For my own needs, I'm not gonna run out and shell out a grand for the 2000. I'll archive my work on CD's and see what develops on the archival scene. See luminous-landscape.com for a happy Epson user.
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doug Nelson |
I haven't seen prints from the 2000 (well, one sample that Epson sent me). I am sufficiently satisfied with my 870 that I tend to believe other users when they say you won't get a significantly better print from the 2000 worth dropping a grand. As for archival quality, I wonder if any print medium is truly archival. I think that the Epson Matte Heavyweight paper will give you as good a life as a conventional print. See luminous-landscape.com for a satisfied pro who likes Epson.
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Constance Reid |
Hi Kerry, I have seen beautiful, stunning, color detail with good saturation artistic professional images printed on the 2000 on various papers - watercolor, linen, etc. I personally use the 1270 but will upgrade to the 2000 for the ability to use the different papers.
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Kerry E. Owen |
Thanks Doug and Constance. I wound up getting the 1280 - it is really nice. A word about 2880dpi - it is not an option for the heavyweight matte. That paper choice only goes up to 1440 dpi. Epson's matte heavyweight has a very nice white to it - not like Hahnemuhle's warmer tone, but the Hahnemuhle is acid free. I love this printer, but am moving up in negative format (2x3-later, will try 4x5) to get sharper enlargements, to take advantage of the larger printing capabilities. My scanner is a Microtek 8700, and it handles the 2x3 & 4x5 negatives (scans direct) but the optical dpi is 2400 x 1200, and the dynamic range is 3.2; I wish both of these values were better. (It isn't a Scitek, so I have to see what I can do...) Anyone ever use the Microtek 8700, especially for larger format scanning? If so, what do you think??
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