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paul stenquist
Fri, Dec 27, 2024 7:48 PM
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Paul Sorenson
Fri, Dec 27, 2024 10:21 PM
I'll be interested in hearing how you like the Canon compared to the
Epson and I'm envious of having a printer with a wider carriage. The
Epson P900 has the 17" carriage, but I couldn't justify the additional
cost. OTOH, even though it''s limited to printing 13" wide, the P700
will print banner size up to 550" long. Guess I'll have to shoot more
pano's. 🙂
-p
On 12/27/2024 1:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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I'll be interested in hearing how you like the Canon compared to the
Epson and I'm envious of having a printer with a wider carriage. The
Epson P900 has the 17" carriage, but I couldn't justify the additional
cost. OTOH, even though it''s limited to printing 13" wide, the P700
will print banner size up to 550" long. Guess I'll have to shoot more
pano's. 🙂
-p
On 12/27/2024 1:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
>
> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Alan C
Sat, Dec 28, 2024 7:16 AM
Paul
Your contribution is so well written. You pull no punches. Perhaps you
should forward it to Epson?
Alan C
On 27-Dec-24 09:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Paul
Your contribution is so well written. You pull no punches. Perhaps you
should forward it to Epson?
Alan C
On 27-Dec-24 09:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
>
> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Paul Stenquist
Sat, Dec 28, 2024 8:13 AM
I posted similar remarks in an Epson Facebook group. But Im sure they weigh the costs and benefits of product decisions and expect some negativity.
Paul
On Dec 28, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
Paul
Your contribution is so well written. You pull no punches. Perhaps you should forward it to Epson?
Alan C
On 27-Dec-24 09:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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I posted similar remarks in an Epson Facebook group. But Im sure they weigh the costs and benefits of product decisions and expect some negativity.
Paul
> On Dec 28, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote:
>
> Paul
>
> Your contribution is so well written. You pull no punches. Perhaps you should forward it to Epson?
>
> Alan C
>
>
>> On 27-Dec-24 09:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
>> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
>>
>> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Steve Cottrell
Sat, Dec 28, 2024 10:29 AM
I switched to Canon a couple of years ago after our two Epsons kept clogging their heads. I bough a G550 which is an A4 printer but have been hugely happy with it. It’s a 6 colour machine and the huge tanks are completely separate with external viewing windows so you can see the levels at a glancve. In over two years I’ve only had to refill one of the black tanks once - and it’s in daily use. The print heads can be removed for cleaning - the chief reason I bought it. Photo prints are excellent, cannot fault it. Highly recommend Canon printers. YMMV.
Cotty
On 27 Dec 2024, at 19:48, paul stenquist pnstenquist@comcast.net wrote:
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
I switched to Canon a couple of years ago after our two Epsons kept clogging their heads. I bough a G550 which is an A4 printer but have been hugely happy with it. It’s a 6 colour machine and the huge tanks are completely separate with external viewing windows so you can see the levels at a glancve. In over two years I’ve only had to refill one of the black tanks once - and it’s in daily use. The print heads can be removed for cleaning - the chief reason I bought it. Photo prints are excellent, cannot fault it. Highly recommend Canon printers. YMMV.
Cotty
> On 27 Dec 2024, at 19:48, paul stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
>
> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Sat, Dec 28, 2024 3:03 PM
Thanks Cotty. I’m looking forward to creating a new workflow for the Canon. Even going back to darkroom chemistry days, I’ve enjoyed printing as much as shooting. I need a diversion to take my mind off work. This will be fun.
Paul
On Dec 28, 2024, at 5:30 AM, Steve Cottrell cotty@seeingeye.tv wrote:
I switched to Canon a couple of years ago after our two Epsons kept clogging their heads. I bough a G550 which is an A4 printer but have been hugely happy with it. It’s a 6 colour machine and the huge tanks are completely separate with external viewing windows so you can see the levels at a glancve. In over two years I’ve only had to refill one of the black tanks once - and it’s in daily use. The print heads can be removed for cleaning - the chief reason I bought it. Photo prints are excellent, cannot fault it. Highly recommend Canon printers. YMMV.
Cotty
On 27 Dec 2024, at 19:48, paul stenquist pnstenquist@comcast.net wrote:
I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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Thanks Cotty. I’m looking forward to creating a new workflow for the Canon. Even going back to darkroom chemistry days, I’ve enjoyed printing as much as shooting. I need a diversion to take my mind off work. This will be fun.
Paul
> On Dec 28, 2024, at 5:30 AM, Steve Cottrell <cotty@seeingeye.tv> wrote:
>
> I switched to Canon a couple of years ago after our two Epsons kept clogging their heads. I bough a G550 which is an A4 printer but have been hugely happy with it. It’s a 6 colour machine and the huge tanks are completely separate with external viewing windows so you can see the levels at a glancve. In over two years I’ve only had to refill one of the black tanks once - and it’s in daily use. The print heads can be removed for cleaning - the chief reason I bought it. Photo prints are excellent, cannot fault it. Highly recommend Canon printers. YMMV.
>
> Cotty
>
>> On 27 Dec 2024, at 19:48, paul stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new.
>>
>> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of photos on big paper!
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