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Epson Color Ink Printer $14.99/month with unlimited ink!
- Thread starter Asher Kelman
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Doug Kerr
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The printer here is the Epson ET-2850U. There are numerous reviews of it (well, the ET-2850) on the Internet. They are mostly pretty positive.
Many of the reviews rate its photo quality as (to paraphrase) "not so hot" (just as for my new Canon G3270).
It does automatic duplexing.
Best regards,
Doug
Many of the reviews rate its photo quality as (to paraphrase) "not so hot" (just as for my new Canon G3270).
It does automatic duplexing.
Best regards,
Doug
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I know they your Canon G3270 prints superbly on premium papers: hard to distinguish from images printed with the best pigment inks, as far as I can judge from my experience.
I am going to check this out with updates tests once I get new inks for my dormant large format Canon premier pigment ink printer.
I will try to find out if I can get the new Epson ET 2850U for review!
Asher
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Asher,
That would be good.
As I understand it, this Epson printer (like the Canon G3270) uses a pigment ink for the black and dye inks for the C, M, and Y.
Best regards,
Doug
That would be good.
As I understand it, this Epson printer (like the Canon G3270) uses a pigment ink for the black and dye inks for the C, M, and Y.
Best regards,
Doug
Robert Watcher
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If you are going to get this printer, some of the insights from this fellow may help. I’ve been following his content for quite a while, and he appears to be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to printers.
Here is his written review - https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-2850-printer-review/
Here is his written review - https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-2850-printer-review/
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Rob,
Thanks for the link. Very thorough review.
Best regards,
Doug
Thanks for the link. Very thorough review.
Best regards,
Doug
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Clearly an important issue for printers of this general class is that on "photo paper", where both the Epson ET-2850 and the Canon G3270 eschew the use of their black ink (pigment type only avaiable in both cases), how well can dark blacks in the image be rendered with the CMY recipe?
I have been amazed by how well the G3270 seems to do in that regard, but this is so far without having any prints from a "real photo printer" for comparison.
Asher and I hope to provide for that comparison as soon as he awakens his Canon PRO-1000 from its long winter sleep.
Best regards,
Doug
I have been amazed by how well the G3270 seems to do in that regard, but this is so far without having any prints from a "real photo printer" for comparison.
Asher and I hope to provide for that comparison as soon as he awakens his Canon PRO-1000 from its long winter sleep.
Best regards,
Doug