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I definitely agree with you guys, type of paper, framing, viewing conditions etc influence the fade resistance of all dye inks. But this is pretty much the problem, isn't it? Why would you print using dyes when the outcome is pretty much hit and miss? And of course 3rd party dye inks are...

Agreed on that; I know several guys that use a x900 for very low volume work (a couple of prints every week) and all of them have much more serious clogging issues than mine, even though they use OEM inks. These machines are workhorses. Once they start printing they go on and on. And as I...

Yes, it will be faster. But it all depends on the volume of work and the amount of time you have for completing it. 2000 8x10s should be able to be completed in 3 days with ONE 4900. Probably half that time with a 9890 printing on 44" paper and then trimming. But either way, it would probably...

I'm leaning to believe that all these stories about malfunctioning 4900/7900s are a little bit exaggerated. We most probably only hear about the problems, since almost nobody with a working machine is going to bother to share his positive experience online. And what's more, Epson probably sold a...

Only the 4900 can handle more than one sheets at a time, and that not very efficiently. For the 7900/9900, you have to load each sheet individually before printing. Those printers were designed for roll use, not for sheets, and that's where they excel. 12" rolls are widely available, and all...

Um, not really. I, for example, produce the 4x6s by printing on 17" rolls, 17x25 page size, with the x900 printers. I use a 4x4 grid with 4.05x6.05 cells. I then trim all the pages at once with a stack cutter (guillotine), and end up with 4x6 borderless prints. Size and positioning is pretty...

I have an R3000 as well, and it's significantly slower, and also much more time consuming to refill. Assuming you only print black and whites with a 70% coverage, you'd more or less require refilling the Light Blacks once every 30-40 8x10s. If this is something you can live with, then fine, go...

I use a 4900, 7900 and 9890 daily, and sometimes have them printing from early morning till the evening, with no major issues so far. They do clog a little more compared to the older models, but this isn't really a concern, especially since you will be refilling. I ended doing all my work with...

If you are printing by the thousands forget about the "smaller" A3 printers. Especially the Canons with their tiny cartridges. An R3000 could probably work but it's still TOO slow for what you want to do. I would strongly suggest investing in an Epson 4900. It's the fastest printer around, and...

The problem is you are using dye inks and expecting them to be fade resistant, which they are definitely not. 2 months are more than enough for most 3rd party dye ink prints to fade, especially when in contact with the air and in the light. You mention it's the top print on the stack that faded...

There's nothing wrong with my profile generating workflow. I've created literally hundreds of profiles with no issues, with a Spyder, ColorMunki and an i1Pro. The profiles made by the Spyder are visually inferior to the other two. You are probably not going to notice any problems with the...

I've been looking for some software that would allow me to print multiple photos on a single large sheet of paper, without having to manually arrange all of them for saving paper. I need the program to be able to arrange multiple photos of multiple sizes onto a custom sized paper and then...

I've had the same problem with the greenish cast on the B&W prints when profiling with the Spyder3Print device. I'm afraid this is not a workflow problem but rather a device issue. The specific colorimeter is simply not accurate enough to create profiles that produce neutral B&W prints. When...

Just curious, is this easy, or even possible at all, to do? The chips on the x890/x900 can be reset with most, easy to find, chip resetters. The cartridge is a pressurized "bladder" type. Does anybody know of any practical way to bypass the one-way valve and inject ink back, directly into the...

I'd say go for the Epson, don't worry about it being used. Just check it for possible clogging and total number of prints before buying. The printhead in the Epsons is permanent and extremely resilient. My R2000 is at over 40000 pages and keeps printing happily. Not to mention that Epson...

You need a more directional source of light. The photos in the link below were taken in the studio using a softbox with a grid: http://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/inktec-vs-ocp-vs-epson-vs-nanodigital-pigment-inks.8638/

I have a few litres of OCP K3 ink (epson R3000, R2880 etc), bought from Octopus Office and directly from OCP Germany recently, which I want to sell. Most are still sealed in their original containers. I am willing to give them at 70% their initial cost plus shipping (15 to 35Eur for insured air...

I strongly believe you should let the prints fade more before jumping to conclusions. Sometimes, like in the case of the OCP with the magenta, there's a problematic colour that leads to dismissing the whole inkset as prone to fading. Your results look similar to mine, at least regarding the...

How well do the inks you currently sell for the 12 and 7 color models (for the ipf-5100 and W8400 printers for instance) perform in terms of glossiness and gloss differential? How would you rate them against the Epson K3 IS equivalents?

I was looking into getting a large format printer from Canon, either an 8 or a 12-color Lucia ink model, and was wondering which would be a good 3rd party ink provider for that. The options are clearly not as many as with Epsons. Image Specialists produce ink for those models, but from my...