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Printer for an Artist
"Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I am looking for as many sizes as I can get. I saw at Comp USA that some printers print as large as 13"x 44" but they only carried 13" x 19" which is fine by me. I also want to print small. The HP C9180 may be a good choice. It uses eight separate pigmented ink cartridges and will print on sizes from 3"x5" to 13" x5 19". There is a very active Yahoo group that discusses this printer (hp9100Series), as well as a large number of profiles for various paper types. The C9180 can also print very nice B&W prints in addition to its color performance. You can order some free sample prints from HP at: http://www.hp.com/sbso/productivity/...derprintsample Wilhelm (a recognized expert in testing fade) rates the lightfastness of the C9180 at 230 Years under glass and more than 100 years unframed. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/hp/P...tProB9180.html Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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Printer for an Artist
"Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message oups.com... I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. How large a format? If up to 13"x19" you might look at the HP Photosmart 8750 or the C9180. See http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...6-1143049.html and http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...6-1143049.html. Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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Printer for an Artist
I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do
in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. Can anyone suggest a printer? Thanks for your help. |
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Printer for an Artist
If you are working in color, and I assume you are, and you want good
quality in both photo, illustration and text, the best choice is still inkjet. Color laser isn't quite photo quality (at least not yet) and dye sublimation isn't good for line art and text due to the resolution (and besides they are still costly in terms of consumables). That leaves inkjet, which is probably the best choice for an artist at this time. It gives you a great range of papers, is relatively fast and price is reasonable. You need to decide what width you need. Letter size printers (up to about 8.5" by up to 44 inches long (or so)) are fine and much less costly than wider carriage, but they do limit the one direction to 8.5" Wider carriage are more costly, often considerably so. You can buy 13", 17", 24" and wider still. Sometimes the printer cartridges are less costly per ml of ink, however, and if you go for a CI (Continuous inking system) of some sort, you can further cut costs by using 3rd party inks. The next question is if you require direct to CD printing, or if labels will work... at this point Epson is the company with the rights in North America, while Canon owns European and other right why they agreed to help. I understand the printer parts and driver from the European version of the Canon's can be encountered in North America. Next, what permanence do you expect from your prints? If you want something approaching "archival" you need to consider the pigment Epson Ultrachrome models which rate upward of 200 years new. However, the newer dye inks in the Epson Clarica, and HP Vivera inks are dye or hybrid, but have much better gamut than most pigments while maintaing pretty acceptable "in sunlight exposure" tests, Epson has courted the artist market more closely and has gotten a number of artists interested, and has many papers coated for different looks and projects.. As a result the drivers are more mature and accurate. Canon is working on improving there compatibility with 3rd party paper and inks. But having said that, other factors like cost of ink, type of media required to print on, etc, all enter into the equation. Healthy Stealthy wrote: I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. Can anyone suggest a printer? Thanks for your help. |
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Printer for an Artist
Bob Headrick wrote: "Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message oups.com... I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. How large a format? If up to 13"x19" you might look at the HP Photosmart 8750 or the C9180. He is an employee of HP. So this is not really an independent recommendation. The best out there in a wide format printer for around a $400 price is the award winning Canon Pro 9000. Soon to ship is also the Canon Pro 9500. The 9500 will be a pigmented based printer. See http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...6-1143049.html and http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...6-1143049.html. Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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Canon IP4300 standard format
Canon Pro 9000 wide format Canon Pro 9500 wide format pigmented (will ship soon) Healthy Stealthy wrote: I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. Can anyone suggest a printer? Thanks for your help. |
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Printer for an Artist
On Feb 8, 2:30 pm, "Bob Headrick" wrote:
"Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message oups.com... I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. How large a format? If up to 13"x19" you might look at the HP Photosmart 8750 or the C9180. Seehttp://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-3328063-151... andhttp://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-18972-3328063-151.... Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging Hi, I am looking for as many sizes as I can get. I saw at Comp USA that some printers print as large as 13"x 44" but they only carried 13" x 19" which is fine by me. I also want to print small. |
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Printer for an Artist
You might take a look at the Epson 3800. And then, think about an
inexpensive laser printer for your text documents. Brother and HP have decent ones. Gordo "Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message oups.com... I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. Can anyone suggest a printer? Thanks for your help. |
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Printer for an Artist
Bob Headrick wrote: "Healthy Stealthy" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I am looking for as many sizes as I can get. I saw at Comp USA that some printers print as large as 13"x 44" but they only carried 13" x 19" which is fine by me. I also want to print small. Keep in mind that this poster is an employee of HP. Canon is a better choice and the ink is far more economical. Look at the Canon Pro9000 or the pigmented soon to be released Pro 9500. The HP C9180 may be a good choice. It uses eight separate pigmented ink cartridges and will print on sizes from 3"x5" to 13" x5 19". There is a very active Yahoo group that discusses this printer (hp9100Series), as well as a large number of profiles for various paper types. The C9180 can also print very nice B&W prints in addition to its color performance. You can order some free sample prints from HP at: http://www.hp.com/sbso/productivity/...derprintsample Wilhelm (a recognized expert in testing fade) Wilhelm is an expert and proclaims that generic ink fades far more rapidly then OEM ink and yet many in this ng still promote generic ink and poo poo Wilhelm. But they do mention Wilhelm when it suits their case. rates the lightfastness of the C9180 at 230 Years under glass and more than 100 years unframed. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/hp/P...tProB9180.html Regards, Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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Printer for an Artist
Here's a list of 11 medium-format printers for artists with pros and
cons for each. HP makes some of the best laser and inkjet printers on the planet for office use, but they have never addressed the needs of photographers and other artists until just recently. Although there are only about 150,000 professional photographers in the world, this is a niche market that Epson has found very profitable. Canon has also became a player in this field. HP entered the photo consumer market years ago with their Photosmart series, but these printers never fully addressed the longevity issues that concerned professional photographers and other artists -- that is, until HP's introduction of their new HP Photosmart Pro B9180 ink jet printer. The following list of inkjet printers share two things in common: (1) they can handle at least a 13" x 19" format (and can also print letter- size office documents with ease); and (2) they do an excellent job in printing photography or other art because of of their high definition and 6-ink (or more) printing technology: Canon PIXMA Pro9000 (13x19), uses 8 dye inks - $499.99 Canon PIXMA Pro9500 (13x19), uses 10 pigment inks (avail. Spring 2007) Canon iPF5000 (17x22 + rolls), uses 12 pigment inks - $1945.00 Epson Stylus Photo R2400 (13x19 + rolls), uses 8 pigment inks - $849.00 Epson Stylus Photo R1800 (13x19 + rolls), uses 7 pigment inks - $549.00 Epson Stylus Photo 1280 (13x19 + rolls), uses 6 dye inks - $299.00 Epson Stylus Photo 1400 (13x19), uses 6 dye inks - $399.00 Epson Stylus Pro 3800 (17x22), uses 8 pigment inks - $1295.00 Epson Stylus Pro 4800 (17x22 + rolls), uses 8 pigment inks - $1995.00 HP B9180 PhotoSmart PRO Printer (13x19), uses 8 pigment inks - $699.99 HP DesignJet 130 (17x22 + rolls + 24" width), uses 6 dye inks - $1295.00 Epson has the most choices in this arena, because they have been more focused on art and photography over the past 7-8 years. LONGEVITY: The printers that use dye inks will do a great job, but their prints will only last about 10 years when displayed on a wall. (Some claim longevity of up to 80 years, but this is only when using a limited number of glossy or semi-gloss special, "swellable polymer" papers.) Those printers using pigment inks have much greater fade- resistance, on a wide variety of media, including fine art papers and canvas (50 to 200 years, depending on the media). MEDIA HANDLING: Those printers that have "roll" capability can usually print images longer than 19 inches, which allows one to print long panorama images (the Epson 3800 does not have roll capacity, but it can print on custom cut sheets up to 37"). Some of these printers can even print on canvas (Canon iPF5000, Epson Stylus Pro 3800, Epson Stylus Pro 4800). The Canon iPF5000, Epson Stylus Photo R2400, Epson Stylus Pro 3800, and Epson Stylus Pro 4800 can all handle thick, fine art papers. INK ECONOMY: The Canon iPF5000, Epson Stylus Pro 3800, and Epson Stylus Pro 4800 printers all use very large capacity ink cartridges that will greatly reduce ink costs. Royce Bair, consultant Tips, news, reviews and resources... http://www.InkjetNEWSandTIPS.com/ Healthy Stealthy wrote: I am a digital artist. I need a good printer to print my artwork I do in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. I also want to print artistic photographs. On the other hand, I want a printer that can still print word documents and spreadsheets. I want to be able to print large paper format as well. Can anyone suggest a printer? Thanks for your help. |
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