Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss vs Ultrachrome K3 (A.K.A: R1900 vs R2880)

[jmooney]

Hi All,

I'm going to be buying a printer soon and I've settled on an Epson. I'm to be printing for myself and hopefully for sales as well (fine art limited edition type stuff). Primarily I'll be printing B&W from scanned film but I want to be able to do color as well for some of my work but mostly for portraits of the kids and such. I'm stuck between the R1900 and the R2880. The biggest difference I can see is the inkset. All Google turns up is official Epson documentation. I was hoping for some enlightenment as to the differences and which would be a better choice.

Any advice is much appreciated.

Jim

 

[Andrius J.]

If you want perfect tones and gradations for portraits, if you want perfect B&W prints, then nothing suits you better than Ultrachrome K3 ink (R2880, 3880 etc.). If you will be printing only color work, and need vivid colors then go for R1900. Printing B&W with a R1900 is a pain. I have both printers and R2880 for general purposes is a way better. Here are good reviews: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/