The Epson site has refurbished 3800's for $895. I have been satisfied with the Epson refurbished printers I have purchased, including an R800, R1800, and 3800.I have been looking on the Epson site for a printer and the 3800 and 3880 have been out of stock for some time now. Does anyone own a 2880 printer? I'm still hoping to make digital negatives and would like to know if anyone uses a 2880 to make them.
Thank you,
Curt
The 3800 has 80ml cartridges, one of its best features. I think the 2880 has the usual tiny Epson cartridges (12ml?). You will spend a LOT on ink, especially during the learning phase. The 3800 requires a lot of real estate. I had to put mine in the garage and print over my wireless network.Thanks Ann, I really liked the 1900 but I don't think it was the right printer for digital negatives, I could be wrong and just got a defective model but... who knows for sure.
I showed a couple of prints to some family members and asked them to really look hard and find the fault in printing. They couldn't find anything wrong with the prints until I pointed out the white track marks in parallel rows. They said who would know.
I for one couldn't live with that for one. Which printer do you have Ann? Do you make digital negatives?
Best,
Curt
All the Epson desktop printers (all brands, actually) have tiny cartridges.Wow the 2880 has 11ml cartridges, that's small, why did Epson do that. It's apparent that I need to do some more homework here.
Thanks,
Curt
Maybe you meant Epson 1280? This was a 6-color dye printer that made pretty good colorized digital negs but had a frightful reputation for clogging. I don't think there was a model 1480, but I the 1400 is the current equivalent of the 1280. I have one but but it's still in the box so I can't say if it's appropriate for digital negatives. It is capable of 1.5 picoliter droplets so if it can deliver sufficient density it should make very smooth tones like the R1800.curt,
i have an epson 3800 and an hp9180.
the few digital negatives i have made were on an epson 1480.
I see ONE 3800 refurb available on the Epson site right now for $995. Not a great price, but there it is if you have your heart set on one of these.I don't mean to beat this to death but does anyone have an Epson R1900 printer and if so do you use it for digital negatives. I'm wondering if the refurbished model I had was the problem and not the printer series but I don't have anything to judge it by.
Epson is still out of 3800 and 3880 printers. The R1400 is a dye based printer and the R1900 on up are pigment based, this is why they are preferred for digital negatives, more density correct?
One problem I see is if I get a new R1900 and have problems with making digital negatives I can't tell Epson that as they don't support any printing media but Epson media, and ink for that matter.
I see ONE 3800 refurb available on the Epson site right now for $995. Not a great price, but there it is if you have your heart set on one of these.
The 1400 can be had refurbished fror $179. The old 1280 was a dye printer and made nice colorized negatives so I'm guessing the 1400 will, too. Disclaimer: I haven't tested this yetThe 1900 is available refurbished for $379 so this seems to be the best bang for the buck. I will eventually get one of these as a backup for my 1800.
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All the Epson desktop printers (all brands, actually) have tiny cartridges.
Why? We all know the answer to THAT. $$$. Epson will tell you they are not in the printer business, they are in the paper and ink business. And just think of scores of incompatible cartridges types, and all those unrefillable millions of empty cartridges going into landfill. It's really the worst kind of product design.
Atlex charges $48 for 3800 cartridges; Staples charges $60 (list price). Atlex has good prices on the smaller desktop cartridges, too.Staples will now take Epson cartridges for credit, up to 10 per month. $3 each credit significantly reduces the cost and eliminates the problem of dealing with the empties.
Curt,
sorry it took me so long to get back to you, it is an Epson 1280 not 1480, and we have used it for digital negatives.
I truly hope you did not actually buy a 1280 for $549. That's an outrageous price for a seriously obsolete printer, and newer printers are superior in every way. If you found a 1280/90 for $50-75 it might be worth fooling with, but I wouldn't spend more. These often sell on eBay for well under $100 ...Ann, the 1280 has held its own, I found a new one, Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet Printer (Silver), for $549.99. That's a new printer of an older design.
I say that I'm only going to print digital negatives but the temptation to make a few prints is sure to happen from time to time. There goes the ink.
I truly hope you did not actually buy a 1280 for $549. That's an outrageous price for a seriously obsolete printer, and newer printers are superior in every way. If you found a 1280/90 for $50-75 it might be worth fooling with, but I wouldn't spend more. These often sell on eBay for well under $100 ...
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