New printers announced, with automatic switching between blacks, finally!
http://www.print21online.com/supporters/epson/
New printers announced, with automatic switching between blacks, finally!
http://www.print21online.com/supporters/epson/
Black ink switching at last- thats about 5 years overdue!
Still no gloss optimizer. Well, the proof of these printers will be in their prints. Perhaps Epson has been so clever that they don't need a GO. Maybe.
Bruce Watson
They had it in the 4000. Took them a while to get the extra channel in subsequent printers.
Jeepers, I wonder if they used the extra profits from ink sales to fund the additional channel.
They may think they have no choice, with other print manufacturers coming on strong. I'll bet they pondered a bit before adding this feature.
That HDR word gets everywhere doesn't it!
Right, what can I sell to get one of those.....
Ron,
Great catch! Now did you see any prices or signs of it being introduced in the USA too "this spring"? Do you follow print21online? I did not know that website. The Yahoo print group is good too. I'll check to see if there's any mention there.
Now what about long term archival quality. They say it's also for fine art and museums, however, I didn't understand the following:
"This generation of UltraChrome HDR ink delivers reduced graininess in skin tone areas, smoother tonal gradation from shadows to highlights, excellent short term colour stability and outstanding long term lightfastness, highly accurate colour control with neutral black and white, and high gloss levels on water resistant prints."
So how does stability differ from lightfastness? One is short term and the other long term!!!
Asher
I don't know the answers. The permanence of Epson Ink has shown to be quite good, but there may have been small improvements in that also in smoothness due to the new heads. We shall see! Since they have not been announced in North America yet it may be a while before they arrive here.
Michael E. Gordon
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Brian Ellis
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a mile away and you'll have their shoes.
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