looking for a printer

[ashten J]

looking for 2 printers ... for printing portraits ..

5 grand budget

 

[Hugowolf]

What size portrait prints?

Brian A

 

[ashten J]

What size portrait prints?

Brian A

I want to be able to print 16x20s , 8x10s, 4x6s, and pocket size pictures matte paper and glossy

 

[Hugowolf]

What size portrait prints?

Brian A

I want to be able to print 16x20s , 8x10s, 4x6s, and pocket size pictures matte paper and glossy

Epson 3880, if you are in the US (you do not list a domain in your profile and I have no idea of prices in other regions).

And Profoto

Brian A

 

[ashten J]

Thanks, and I thought profoto did lights ?

 

[Hugowolf]

Thanks, and I thought profoto did lights ?

That and light modifiers is all they do.

And it is watt-seconds not watts. Watts are a measure of unit energy over unit time. As a unit, watts make no sense for flash lighting, where tremendous amounts of energy are released for a millisecond or less.

Brian A

 

[Atlantic Envelope]

There are many options.According to PCmag you can try Epson PictureMate Charm.It has High-quality 4- by 6-inch output. Long-lived photos.

 

[ashten J]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

 

[Hugowolf]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

 

[Petruska]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.



Bob P.

 

[jtoolman]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

They tend to settle more than any of the other pigments. They inks themselves are also more viscous than the other colors. This settling and increased viscosity has been the cause of clogging of the VM channels on printers such as the r2880 and the r3000.

They deny there is a problem. BUT Trust me!!!!!.

I have this from a very good source! That's all I can say!

Now as Bob stated, printers with pressurized printers such as the 3880 will not have that problem with CONE Inks.

Joe

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[ashten J]

Glossy paper is not the same as the kodak photo paper that someone would get from a pharmacy that develops photos from a kodak disposable camera is it?

 

[jtoolman]

Glossy paper is not the same as the kodak photo paper that someone would get from a pharmacy that develops photos from a kodak disposable camera is it?

No.

 

[ashten J]

What kind of paper is the kodak photo paper ?

 

[ashten J]

So the purpose of cone inks are to be a cheaper alternative for OEM inks ?

 

[probert500]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.

Bob P.

Epsons clog on their own ink - is it worth the risk?

 

[jtoolman]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.

Bob P.

Epsons clog on their own ink - is it worth the risk?

Really?

I have two PRO 3800s and one R 2880 both on OEM Epson inks and I don't even know what a clog is! In fact none of my 16 printers seem to ever clog! I wonder why?

Joe

 

[probert500]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.

Bob P.

Epsons clog on their own ink - is it worth the risk?

Really?

I have two PRO 3800s and one R 2880 both on OEM Epson inks and I don't even know what a clog is! In fact none of my 16 printers seem to ever clog! I wonder why?

Joe

 

[jtoolman]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.

Bob P.

Epsons clog on their own ink - is it worth the risk?

Really?

I have two PRO 3800s and one R 2880 both on OEM Epson inks and I don't even know what a clog is! In fact none of my 16 printers seem to ever clog! I wonder why?

Joe

 

[probert500]

I saw one of your posts helping someone figure out a 'cone' ink issue. What's the story on cone inks ?

I have never used them. They are regarded as second only to OEM inks. If I remember correctly, the vivid magenta wasn't up to OEM standards.

Cone piezographic inks are highly regarded.

Brian A

Cone inks are resin encapsulated pigments just like OEM to produce gloss on Glossy/Luster/Satin papers to help with gloss differential. The other 3rd party good inks, Precision Colors, Inkjet Carts, Ink Republic inks are not encapsulated and the VM is not glossy and evident for so on the the 3 paper types mentioned above. If you only print on matte papers then all the mentioned 3rd part inks are fine. I find that Cone inks actually have more gloss than OEM which works great on high gloss papers to where you don't see any gloss differential at all.

The R3000 has a slight issue with Cone VM as the VM is the most viscous of all the inks and needs to have a manual clean more often than the other colors do. The R3000 doesn't have pressure feed carts as the the 3880 does, the pressure feed elminates the VM problem with the 3880.

I run OEM VM ink with the other Cone colors in my R3000 and haven't had to run a manual print head clean in over a year.

Bob P.

Epsons clog on their own ink - is it worth the risk?

Really?

I have two PRO 3800s and one R 2880 both on OEM Epson inks and I don't even know what a clog is! In fact none of my 16 printers seem to ever clog! I wonder why?

Joe