I've been offered an Epson R2880...compared to a Pro9000 mkII?

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I'll be using third party inks and ilford paper on it.

If it that much better in print quality than the Pro9000 MKII?

I've heard it's better in the black and whites but the Canon beats it in the colour dept?
 
what 3rd party inks?

I use fotospeed inks with my R2400 and its comparable to the epson ink. I've always found canons to be pretty heavy with the res saturation and the epsons better with B&W.
 
OCP Ink, I had some problems with fading with the Peach brand, as in, faded within 24 hours and the OCP ones seem to be less saturated in the skin tone area.

The ink I use now is sound though. What puts me off a little bit is I've read that the epson heads clog and are picky about the paper used and it's putting me off.

It's 2 years up and up for £300. Which seems ok I just don't want buyers remorse when there might not be that much of an improvement.
 
I have the R2400 running Permajet Inks (CIS) and Permajet Paper (Gloss & Oyster).
If you use Permajet paper you can request custom profiles free of charge.
In the 3 years of running this system I've never experienced clogged heads and I've made hundreds of prints (A3), mainly monochrome, but it does a mean colour print too.
To be honest I can't fault this printer/set up and would recommend it to anyone.
 
as an epson enginner i can say its ok to use 3rd party inks provided the printer gets regualr use.

also keep an eye on the pump cap for signs of ink build up and remove them before it becomes a problem!
 
GoNz0 said:
as an epson enginner i can say its ok to use 3rd party inks provided the printer gets regualr use.

also keep an eye on the pump cap for signs of ink build up and remove them before it becomes a problem!
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Firstly what do I look for to check the pump cap for signs of ink build-up?

Secondly, I have the 2880, and it has been trouble-free and produces fantastic print quality. No regrets at all.
 
turn the power on and pull the plug once the head moves off the cap, shine a light in there and look at the filter where the head sits at idle. you should be able to see all of the filter, (i think it may also have a metal grid to hold it in place, i do a lot of models so im unsure)
if you see any build up around the edges remove with a cotton bud, clean off any build up using solvent. heavy build up may need something to scrape off the ink that's sat on there, so long as you don't damage the rubber you will be ok as the head does not contact the filter, the problems arise when the ink build up makes contact with the head and builds up on the scraper, then its fixed price service time when you tend to end up with epson sending a refurb, or a lottery exchange as i call them :)

the downside to 2880's is the ink pads as they are not removable. you can strip it yourself and replace them with absorbent pads cut to shape and download various reset tools off the internet.

If its been a good printer i would do a DIY pad change when it locks out, epson do a reset utility for the US only, http://www.wasteink.co.uk/epson-ipr-reset/

i think it does the 2880
 
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