Digital BW, The Print

Although I have had my new 2400 for a few weeks now I have had little chance
to do much with it.  What I did find interesting is that out of the box it
did a better job in B & W then color operator error not the printer, I was
used to a work flow with my 2200 and was confused to begin with, with the
2400.  Today I started to experiment with Hahnemuhle's 320gm photo rag and
Epson's ultra smooth fine art papers; my mind has been well and truly blown.
Although I can see that the fine tuning process will take a fair bit of ink
and paper the prospect of improving on my first efforts is making me shake.
There have been some postings by newcomers in the last few weeks and I guess
that this is directed to them more then the veterans. The 2400 is simply the
best printer I have ever had, period. Maybe a 2200 with a RIP and an inkjet
would be a better B&W printer but it wouldn't also do a great job on color
which I have now managed to get the 2400 to do. Nor with the 2200/RIP/Inkset
be essentially idiot proof.  So if you are new at this and are looking to
get a grown up printer at a budget price the 2400 smokes.

 

Christopher L. Johnston

Johnston-Namibia c.c.

PO Box 354

Omaruru Namibia

chris@...

 

 

 



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Chris,

I agree it is very good.  However reserve your final
judgement for a day or two when you have to replace
ink carts as fast as you can buy them.  My ink
purchases are usually $, no I won't burst your bubble
on New Years Day.  Enjoy.
Gil
--- "Christopher L. Johnston" <chris@...>
wrote:

> Although I have had my new 2400 for a few weeks now
> I have had little chance
> to do much with it.  What I did find interesting is
> that out of the box it
> did a better job in B & W then color operator error
> not the printer, I was
> used to a work flow with my 2200 and was confused to
> begin with, with the
> 2400.  Today I started to experiment with
> Hahnemuhle's 320gm photo rag and
> Epson's ultra smooth fine art papers; my mind has
> been well and truly blown.
> Although I can see that the fine tuning process will
> take a fair bit of ink
> and paper the prospect of improving on my first
> efforts is making me shake.
> There have been some postings by newcomers in the
> last few weeks and I guess
> that this is directed to them more then the
> veterans. The 2400 is simply the
> best printer I have ever had, period. Maybe a 2200
> with a RIP and an inkjet
> would be a better B&W printer but it wouldn't also
> do a great job on color
> which I have now managed to get the 2400 to do. Nor
> with the 2200/RIP/Inkset
> be essentially idiot proof.  So if you are new at
> this and are looking to
> get a grown up printer at a budget price the 2400
> smokes.
> 
>  
> 
> Christopher L. Johnston
> 
> Johnston-Namibia c.c.
> 
> PO Box 354
> 
> Omaruru Namibia
> 
> chris@...
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> 
> 


Gil Draperhttp://www.pbase.com/gildra

Well I live in the middle of nowhere in Africa so pretty much everything is
a pain the backside and an effort to get, I am unable to buy decent paper
here so I buy it in America a couple of times a year, as for ink I buy full
sets in quantity from B & H. I guess the point here is that everything has
an expense associated with it, this is my habit not my avocation, you're
right it is expense but damn this is fun. 

 

Christopher L. Johnston

Johnston-Namibia c.c.

PO Box 354

Omaruru Namibia

chris@...

 

 

 



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> The 2400 is simply the
> best printer I have ever had, period. 

According to what I have seen, specially in b&w is very good as you
say, but I cannot overcome the frustration to see the prices of the
Epson cartridges here in Germany. When you print a lot, the price
(machine to buy and ink) is just too high if you cannot sell/ charge
someone to pay it :-)

Probably after one year of use the higher price of a 3800 is saved on
ink. 

regards, bernie