Epson Stylus pro 3800

[Raul_Sanchez]

Never mind. The file that I used for the test was causing the problem. It had been sharpened for a size of 8x12 and I was resizing it to half that for my test. Apparently what I was seeing was the effect of sharpening and down-sizing.

After several more tests with the original unsharped file it seems my printer is working flawlessly

Raul.

[JimHayes]

Any comments on the 4880 vs 3800? Maybe too soon to tell. I had heard that 4800 had clogging problems, although they claim to improve that with 4880. The only other obvious thing is swapping black is less painful with 3800.

I do use saturated blues and other hues at times that's why I'm looking at the 4880 "vivid magenta" possibility, despite $$.

Apologies if this is getting off topic.

[AndrewCassino]

I just wonder how long before the 3880 shows up...

[Tim Smith]

There's information about a new formulation of the K3 inks and new printers to take advantage of it. Don't know if they're backwards compatable.

[Robert Wilde]

Has anybody information on the per print-costs on matte paper?

For 8 x 10 and 4 x 6?

[Charles_Matter]

Originally Posted by JimHayes

Any comments on the 4880 vs 3800? Maybe too soon to tell. I had heard that 4800 had clogging problems, although they claim to improve that with 4880. The only other obvious thing is swapping black is less painful with 3800.

I do use saturated blues and other hues at times that's why I'm looking at the 4880 "vivid magenta" possibility, despite $$.

Apologies if this is getting off topic.

I'm about to get one.. Don't get a 4800.. there's a 4880 comimg out next month. Talked to an Epson tech rep lat length about the 3800 vs 4808 There IS some kind of new K-3 formulation. It will be in the 4880. The description he gave sounded like the current ones.. but better. it was weird. I couldn't get him to clarify it but he wouldn't come out and say that it was the same as the 3800 ink,, of it would be available for the 3800. Sumpin up.. I think. So.. I'm going to look at the 4880 first. Maybe they have one at Photo Expo..
Unless you are rasterizing a lot of vector files for IJ or other processes that need bitmap; I'd skip the RIP. ColorBurst Rip is very good .. specifically tailored for photography, and probably the printers. But I'm putting that money torwards an Eye-1 PhotoSG profiling kit. Finally fly free !! These printers are different than the 2200. 2400 group. (the PRO logo means just that) A quality profile will linearize one about as well as the RIP.. what I've been told by shops here. They love the 4800.

[Robert Wilde]

I wonder how one would compare the print quality of a high end Epson printer like the 3800, and the print quality you get when you let a professional offset printer print an image.