sf
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I currently work with a Canon Pixma IP5000 with 1 picoliter droplets. Amazing resolution, but I want a printer to go up to 13x19 that can handle fine art papers. . . .
so I'm thinking of buying an Epson R2400 (used). Or maybe new since it comes with inks that way.
I am only printing B&W, so the R2400 seems a natural choice.
What about those fat inkdrops? Does 3.5 picoliters make it hard to produce really detailed prints? My Canon will produce prints that you can't even see the smallest details without a loupe - and I'm not exaggerating at all.
so I'm thinking of buying an Epson R2400 (used). Or maybe new since it comes with inks that way.
I am only printing B&W, so the R2400 seems a natural choice.
What about those fat inkdrops? Does 3.5 picoliters make it hard to produce really detailed prints? My Canon will produce prints that you can't even see the smallest details without a loupe - and I'm not exaggerating at all.
Ukko Heikkinen
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sf
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been there. Looking for real comparison I guess, against a smaller format printer like the Canon Pixma IP5000 or the other 8x10 printers.
The smaller format printers have what seem to be about twice the resolution of the medium and large format printers.
Is this true? If I buy the HP 8750 or the Epson R2400, am I going to find that I'm seeing the same resolution that I got with my Canon, just expanded to fit 13x19?
This is a major issue for me because I'm working with enormous scans of 645 frames - I really NEED a printer that is going to make sense of a fully medium format workflow. my Canon does well, but surely 8x10 is never going to be enough.
I'm insatiable.
The smaller format printers have what seem to be about twice the resolution of the medium and large format printers.
Is this true? If I buy the HP 8750 or the Epson R2400, am I going to find that I'm seeing the same resolution that I got with my Canon, just expanded to fit 13x19?
This is a major issue for me because I'm working with enormous scans of 645 frames - I really NEED a printer that is going to make sense of a fully medium format workflow. my Canon does well, but surely 8x10 is never going to be enough.
I'm insatiable.
andrewch
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If you really want real life comparison, send me a file and I can send you the print to examine under the loupe. R2400 is an excellent printer for B&W, but it is rather expensive to run because of the small ink cartridges. If you print a lot or do a lot of 13X19, it makes more sense to buy the R4800. Someone did the math, and concluded that even though R4800 has a stiffer price tag, but after you deducted the 210 ml cartidges that came with the printer, it was about the same price as the R2400.
Ukko Heikkinen
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shutterflower said: