I've found that regardless of the printer one color always runs out well before the others. So I'm in the market for one with individual cartridges. So far I've only seen Canon's starting with the 8200 and later. Didn't know about the Epson C80. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of JeffW. Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Photo printers > If I was buying an A4 printer now I'd go for the Epson C80, which has > individual > carts for the inks (a major bugbear in 6 colour printers like the 1290) > and the inks are pigmented and shouldn't fade for many years. > > Yes, IMO it has become much easier to get a "nice" print. But your particular > interpretation of a "decent" print will determine whether the improvement > is good enough. Printing of colour images still seems much better than > trying to print B&W - B&W images tend to end up with colour casts. Two things. I find that the amount of ink left in the different colors in an ink cartridge to be about equal when the printer indicates the cart. is empty. I dissected a couple of used 870 carts and decided not to worry anymore. I find I get my best B&W prints on the matte papers. I don't know why but they seem to show the color cast less and be easier to get to a neutral tone. JeffW. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
