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 01/19/2007 06:10:26 PM · #1
My A3 printer has been pronounced dead by the Canon engineer, so I need a new printer. I'm considering the Epson 2400. Is anyone out there using this and if so what are your impressions?
 01/19/2007 06:14:07 PM · #2
what it has been 30 seconds and you havent run out to get one yet ???

they are excellent ... but they are very biased toward b&w if you do mostly color ... the R1800 may be a better choice ... (I have both) and really I only use the 2400 for BW

01/19/2007 06:19:42 PM · #3
Originally posted by nomad469:
what it has been 30 seconds and you havent run out to get one yet ???

they are excellent ... but they are very biased toward b&w if you do mostly color ... the R1800 may be a better choice ... (I have both) and really I only use the 2400 for BW


Thanks Nomad. I do equal amounts of b/w and colour for club, regional federation and national competition. All A3 sized prints. In your opinion, and given the 50-50 breakdown would you recommend the 1800 or the 2400?
 01/19/2007 06:47:46 PM · #4
I use the 2400 for both and am very pleased with results both ways. If you are doing 50/50 I would for sure go with the 2400, since it uses three black inks along with the option of switching between matte/regular black.
 01/19/2007 06:54:41 PM · #5
I have the 2400 and recently installed an Inkrepublic CIS. While it takes some effort to properly profile your printer for the IR ink and your preferred paper (I use Red River's Polar Matte almost excusively), the savings is considerable and the quality is equal to OEM ink.

After using Canon printers (S900, i950, and i9900) for a couple of years, I'm very glad I made the switch to Epson.

-len
 01/19/2007 06:57:26 PM · #6
yeah... if 50/50 Id go 2400 also for sure

01/19/2007 07:00:07 PM · #7
We use both 1800 and 2400 at the photgraphy centre where I teach a digital lab class. The benefit of the 1800 over the 2400 is you don't need to switch out inks if you are switching from colour to matte bw printing. The 2400 needs to have the inks changed when switching between matte black ink and photo black. This causes a certain amount of wastage.

That said, I normally print in b+w on the 2400 using photo black ink on premium luster paper. The quality is excellent. Until recently we used the 2400 for prints to
show in the gallery, but recently upgraded to a 4800 for that.

I would certainly recommend the 2400 if I was going to buy a printer for my personal use.
 01/19/2007 07:08:48 PM · #8
Thanks everyone, looks like its the 2400 then. Thanks again.
 05/15/2007 10:11:46 AM · #9
I am seriously thinking of getting an A3 printer - as with Falc, I will use it for club and regional level competition. My ratio of colour to B&W is probably 15:1 at the moment, but I suspect this would change with a good BW printer - although I don't envisage it ever exceeding 5:1. I currently use an Epson Stylus R320, with which I am very happy. Does anyone have any advice to help me make up my mind?
 05/16/2007 09:02:51 AM · #10
Sara. It's good to see someone doing their research by looking around in the forums!

Please have a look at my profile for a couple of links to threads on printer technology that I found useful.

Should be answers to most of your questions in there.
 05/16/2007 01:50:56 PM · #11
I love my R2400. I hate paying for ink. The R3800 is more cost effective in the long run as far as ink goes. It might be worth a look.
 05/16/2007 03:45:06 PM · #12
Thought I'd give you an update.

I bought the R2400 and I also bought a continuous ink feed system from Fotospeed. The prints are simply amazing, both colour and black and white.
The inks are £20 each but last forever. I had them profiled with 3 different papers so everything is looking good.

Prints from this printer have won the club colour print competition, the club monochrome print competition, best image in the club annual exhibition, 8 acceptances at National level and 3 acceptances at International level.

I'd say the printer was a great investment. Recommended to everyone.

Message edited by author 2007-05-16 15:45:33.
 05/16/2007 04:16:41 PM · #13
Originally posted by Falc:
Thought I'd give you an update.

I bought the R2400 and I also bought a continuous ink feed system from Fotospeed. The prints are simply amazing, both colour and black and white.
The inks are £20 each but last forever. I had them profiled with 3 different papers so everything is looking good.

Prints from this printer have won the club colour print competition, the club monochrome print competition, best image in the club annual exhibition, 8 acceptances at National level and 3 acceptances at International level.

I'd say the printer was a great investment. Recommended to everyone.


Congrats on the purchase. I really like my 2400 as well. I am wondering about the continuous feed set-up. Since you need to switch out between the Photo Black and the Matte Black I am curious about how much ink is wasted in the recharging process. With the continuous ink system, do you have carts similar to those that come with the printer, so that you simply switch out the whole color, or do you have to remove a hose or something? Are the Fotospeed inks Epson inks?
 05/16/2007 04:50:34 PM · #14
With the Fotospeed Quill system you get a set of bottles each linked to a special replacement cartridge. The Spare black cart is carried in a specially provided carriage lid, so all you do is lift the matt black cart out and put the gloss black in. The unused cart goes back into the carriage lid. No loss of ink in recharging, no mess.

The fotospeed inks are not epson inks, but are very very good. They even provide a free profiling service when you buy fotospeed papers.

Not sure if there is a US outlet, as these guys are based in the UK
Fotospeed

Message edited by author 2007-05-16 16:51:38.
 05/16/2007 05:18:50 PM · #15
If you wanted to go a little older I have a 2200 that is collecting dust but works great that I could be convinced to part with. Just a thought.
 05/16/2007 05:39:45 PM · #16
Thanks for the responses - and for the links, eschelar. I think I probably will eventually go down the R2400 route, with Fotospeed ink - thanks for the advice on that one, Falc.

HawesPhotoKC - I suspect the shipping acros the Atlantic might be a little prohibitive :¬P

Unfortunately my deliberations are all looking rather academic at the moment as my laptop is playing up, and I am going to have to either have it repaired or get a new PC...
 05/16/2007 05:52:22 PM · #17
Originally posted by Falc:
With the Fotospeed Quill system you get a set of bottles each linked to a special replacement cartridge. The Spare black cart is carried in a specially provided carriage lid, so all you do is lift the matt black cart out and put the gloss black in. The unused cart goes back into the carriage lid. No loss of ink in recharging, no mess.

The fotospeed inks are not epson inks, but are very very good. They even provide a free profiling service when you buy fotospeed papers.

Not sure if there is a US outlet, as these guys are based in the UK
Fotospeed


My main concern with the system would be ink/paper permanence. I couldn't find anything on them at Wilhelm. That was one of the main selling points for me, the permanence of the Epson K3 Inks with the Epson papers.
 06/26/2007 04:00:49 PM · #18
The ink longevity is quoted as 75+ years. Some Epson inks last longer, not that I'll live long enough to prove 75+ years let alone the 208 years I've seen quoted at HP for some of their inks (where did that additional 8 years come from???).

The Epson inks are prohibitively expensive when you consider the rate the cleaning system on the R2400 uses them. The Fotospeed Ink works out at 20% of Epson, and being bigger reservoirs, last a lot longer before top up.

Mind you.... I live just down the road from Corsham, UK, where the Fotospeed system is made :o)

They do sell all around the Globe, except to members of the flat earth society who deny the existence of Australia (that's about the only membership benefit). If you drop them an email (Fotospeed, not the Flat Earth Society), you'll find them very supportive.

Photomegus
 05/27/2009 11:29:09 AM · #19
I found this thread while googleing.

I recently acquired the R2400 with InkRepublic CISS and a boat load of Red River Ultra Pro satin...

... not quite as simple to print as my old HP with HP ink and HP paper setup. LOL

Any info about how to get the color profile situation under control would be appreciated.
 05/27/2009 03:10:43 PM · #20
I still haven't saved enough for an A3 printer, but happy to give you a bump back on to the front page.
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