things have changed a lot. most of HP's laser printers are now made by
Canon. i still have a HP 7475A pen plotter with a selection of pens in
airtight pouches. it's been a few years since i have had it hooked up to do
anything with. you can still get supplies for them too. Epson was the first
to have really good photo printers and that was when i started doing digital
photography. getting an Epson is a no-brainer. the Canon inks are just
starting to be advertised to last 30 years under glass. that is what the
Epson dye inks have been capable of for 4 or 5 years now. the pigment inks
have always been better. the other companies have been able to match the
look of an Epson for a year or so now, but not the longevity, nor the paper
handling and paper selection.
Herb...
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: Why full frame?
Keith's experience is close to my own with an Epson Stylus 800. Very poor
ink consumption, and when it got so clogged that I couldn't easily clean
it I went out and bought an HP 1310 triple-function job for A$129 which
beats the pants off it for colour and detail. When I first started in
computing all my gear was HP, including an A4 pen plotter I could program,
and I sometimes wish I could still get one of those (I know, they're
probably still used in drafting offices and the like). HP then had the
reputation of producing some of the best quality computers and peripherals
you could buy: my own experience with them was first class.
