Terrific Printer
Written: Jan 13 '04
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Pros: Beautiful Photos
Cons: Bronzing (overrated as problem however.) Not a speed demon.
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended for professional or advanced amateur PHOTO PRINTING (not general use!!)
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| utprrthd's Full Review: Epson Stylus Photo 2200 Inkjet Printer |
I have owned my Epson 2200 since March of '03 and have been compelled to write my own review after reading some of the 1 and 2 star reviews here on epinions. I feel like these reviews are just not justified.
#1 - This a a photo printer. If you want a "general business printer", why on earth would you spend $600 on a pigment ink photo printer? Why would you run laser paper (???) thru a photo printer?
#2 - If you get bad photo prints from this baby it means one of two things. Your photo was already bad, or you are using the wrong settings. Period.
If you are looking to buy a printer to print archival quality photos up to 13x19, this sucker rocks. I sell prints (yes, sell) from 8x10 to 12x18 and have never had a complaint. I have put together 10x10 books and had them bound for wedding clients on matte and premium lustre papers. Clients love them and they are holding up well. I have a sample album bound last year that gets quite a bit of handling - no problemo. I know quite a few other photogs doing the same thing.
I'm pretty happy with the ink consumption. I do all my prints with the photo black cartridge - I have never used the matte black. The B&W prints have the tone I like with the photo black cartridge. The cartridges that tend to run out the fastest are Light Magenta and Light Cyan, followed by Photo Black, Light Black (Grey), Magenta, Cyan and Yellow. I hardly ever seem to change the yellow cartridge. There are several good vendors that sell replacement cartridges for less than $9.00.
Cons - Speed. Make sure you have something else to do while printing large photos. Its gonna be awhile. But look at it this way - how long does it take the lab to print your photos and get them to you? Bronzing - its there. Coating with a lacquer spray will get rid of it but is not (to me) worth the hassle or the environmental/health issues. The bronzing really does not bother me. My prints look great under glass and again, I have not had a client complain.
Now, if you do not need archival quality, if you plan on just printing another copy when your prints fade or you do not sell your prints, there are better options out there. The average consumer does not need a $600-700 printer. The Epson 1280 is a great dye ink printer (I own one myself and still use it for a variety of things like certificates, brochures, etc.) The Canon S9000 is great as well and fast as lightning. I can't tell the difference between my 1280 prints and a friends S9000 prints.
In summation - want a great professional quality, archival printer - pick up the Epson 2200. Just wanna print photos for friends or temporary display - get a 1280 or S9000. Wanna print on laser paper - pick up a Lexmark at Wal-mart.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 699.99
Operating System: Windows
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utprrthd
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Location: Tennessee
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Martial Arts Instructor, Photographer
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