sphinx2001's Full Review: Epson Stylus Pro 5500 InkJet Printer
I got an opportunity to inspect the new Epson Stylus Pro 5500 desktop printer at College two months ago. 2880 dpi with variable droplet. This is the newest version of the Epson printers. The Epson 5500 is a desktop size, 11x17, it can handle paper up to 13 x 19 inches. Actually the Epson 5500 can handle paper up to 200-lb weight in bond stock. The targeted market is for portrait photographers, where the clients don't want fast fade ink of course.
This new model came out after the issue of metamerism became such an issue on the 7500 and 9500. Due to the publicity Epson is working at minimizing the problem. Everyone spells metemerism differently, but metamerism is the proper spelling. So Epson hardware engineers, software engineers, and ink chemists have been working hard to clear up metamerism. Of course no one can escape the laws of physics or the basic principles of color, but Epson itself now claims they have overcome the worst of metamerism in the new printers.
Of course this is easy to test. If The college finds out first hand that the 5500 is improved over the 7500, and if they see with their own eyes that the Epson 10000 has also overcome this issue, they will be the first to have it. In the meantime, I can report that the Epson Stylus Pro 5500 already includes countless upgrades and improvements over the Epson 1520, the Epson 3000, and the Epson 5000.
Ozone (emitted by laser printers), cigarette smoke, and other contaminants in normal room air can cause the ink and paper to deteriorate in some instances, so be sure to seal your prints in UV glass. A bit expensive, but the small print in Epson ads recommend this. The college is ready to get more experience with the overall Epson 5000 series. It's rare to find anyone writing about the 5000 because most people went for the Epson 3000's lower price or the even lower cost of the Epson 1520.
The only alternative for desktop printing is the nice Canon 8500 but it lacks pigmented inks (Canon can take only dye inks). However if you need really bright flashy colors for something that does not need to stay on the wall more than a few weeks, check out the Canon. For pigmented inks, HP does not make any desktop model at all. Thus for photographers, not much choice other than the Epson 5500.
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