Not to prolong this OT discussion which our much respected moderator
started ;-)...
But I wanted to correct one thing. The Stylus 5000 with RIP is now
selling in the US for $6500-7500. Of course, my car, which I've used
for 13 years now, cost 1/3rd of that, and the "ink" it uses is a lot
cheaper too ;-)
Art
Tony Sleep wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:28:48 -0800 Arthur Entlich (artistic@ampsc.com) wrote:
>
>
>> Epson does make a few professional printers which are designed with
>> pre-press in mind. I'm not sure it's fair to expect color profiling
>> built into a printer that sells for a few hundred dollars. It isn't the
>> market they are targeting. I think they do an amazing job with these
>> $50-$300 US printers.
>
>
> Yes, I know, I know ... :) You are right, really - it does appear that
> expectations are too high WRT to these printers, although it has taken me a
>lot
> of pain and consumables to be sure about that. However, VISA/Mastercard would
> take a dim view of an Epson 3/5/9000, even if they could find my body after
>Mrs
> Halftone had made her feelings clear.
>
>
>> PS: As any printman will tell you, ink and paper make a system. Change
>> one or the other, and control goes down the tubes. Profiles have to
>> consider all these elements.
>
>
> Yes, I know. Which makes it even more of a shame that the canned profile for
> the OE ink and paper is not accurate.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Sleep
> - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info &
> comparisons
