Comments on: My Beloved Epson Stylus Photo R2400 Has Been Replaced….By Something Better; The New R2880

By: Jonathan Perez

Jonathan Perez — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:00:09 +0000

Scott,

I am a beginning photographer, currentIy an Pre-press/designer. We have an epson stylus pro 7600 and 4000 and have just spent an hour looking for what size to print my photos out of lightroom as according to standard frame sizes. Why cant i find what standard frame sizes easily in conjunction with epson paper. Why do i have a packet of 13 x 19 ” sheets if there are no 13 x 19 frames? I know that I can just go to my local Michael’s or target to look at frames, but isn’t there some standards? What do you use to print, frame, cut down prints, and what do you do for panoramas? I appreciate everything you do. Thanks!

By: Marj Green

Marj Green — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:13:34 +0000

Any word (hint? guess?) when Epson will be introducing an replacement to the 3800? Has anyone heard anything about this?

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F/1.0 » Blog Archive » Link Roundup - 5/29 — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:55:45 +0000

[...] Speaking of gear, Epson just relased their sucessor to the popular R2400 printer, the R2880. I personally use the 2200 for medium prints (8″x10″ to 13″x19″) and it’s a fantastic printer. I can only image the 2880 is even better! Scott kelby has a nice article on it HERE. [...]

By: Matt Timmons

Matt Timmons — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:17:22 +0000

I knew this would happen when I bought my R2400- that a newer, better, more bad ass-er Epson printer would come out and sure enough- but that’s just technology for ya. When is a printer going to print “good enough”? They talk about how the inks are so great blah blah and then they come out with— better ink. ?? How about not having to pull out an ink cartridge everytime you switch paper. No human can tell the difference between “super cool awesome ink” “and super-super cool awesome ink” when a photo is hanging on the wall.
The prints on my 2400 look great, so I’m saving some money and just keeping it.

By: Keith Shriner

Keith Shriner — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:38:33 +0000

Scott, Loved the R2200 and noticed in one of my many books of yours. Perhaps CS3 book, you were using 3800. Purchased 3800! Love the printer. Cant afford to keep up with latest releases, however curious though is vivid magenta worth upgrade.
thank you, Scott.
KS

By: Ed O'Keeffe

Ed O'Keeffe — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:16:03 +0000

Scott - you should think about giving your “old” Epson R2400 to me.

Nahhh, joking a side, it would make a great prize on Photoshop TV or even as a blog give-a-way or something. I am sure some lucky person would love to get such a fine printer, maybe even signed by the Photoshop Guys or all the crew over at NAPP! Think about it.

By: Ron Donson

Ron Donson — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:10:47 +0000

The dinky ink cartridges and black swap are the Achilles heel(s) of this printer. While I’m sure that print quality is quite good those two things should have you looking at other 13″ printers to see what’s available.

By: Dave Pollard

Dave Pollard — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:28:30 +0000

For those that are interested a review of this new printer is available on the English website “photo-i” at:

http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/printers/Epson_R2880/page-1.html

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:20:33 +0000

I agree with Mark. I’ve been saving all my empty R2400 ink carts just to evaluate what I’ve spent over the last couple of years on this printer. I’m currently just waiting for the 3800 replacement which should be soon.

Scott, Ask Epson if they still purge all the colors when you replace one cartridge. You can watch the ink supply drop about 7% across the board when you do this.

By: Mark Higgins

Mark Higgins — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:57:25 +0000

Why buy a printer where you still have to swap matte and photo black. This is an inexcusable oversight by Epson. I bought the 3800 and can argue that it’s a cheaper printer out of the box when you factor in the additional ink in the 80mL cartridges versus the 13-14mL cartridges of the 2880. You also get all 9 ink cartridges installed with the 3800 and only lose 1-1.5 ml when switching and have the ability to print on surfaces up to 17 inches wide. Why take a step back with the 2880 and when you took a step forward with the 3800? Take my advice and factor in 4 additional ink cartridges of each color at 13.00. that’s 36 x $13.00 = $468.00. The cost of the additional ink actually puts the cost of the 2880 at more than the 3800 out of the box with the included 80mL cartidges.

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:51:12 +0000

Just curious Scott. Do you ever use any other inks?

I’ve been using Jon Cone’s carbon pigment black inks for some time with great results. Seven shades of black sure make for smooth transition from black to white.

By: Matthew White

Matthew White — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:05:23 +0000

Sadly Epson have not made the one thing that I find the most annoying about the R2400 - that you can’t have both Matt Black and Phto Black at the same time.

The quality of the 2400 I find excellent, and suits the work I do very well. But that work also means I do use both matt and gloss paper.. changing inks is well annoying - and wasteful on ink.

To answer a post above.. check out QImage.. very good once you master it’s interface.