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Gee golly gosh, I'm sorry for reporting and sharing my experiences.. my eyes, and the eyes of the the blind (metaphorically) other subjects must be wrong, when random engineering numbers report different results. Gosh darnit

Fujifilm had a superior technology at the time but lost out to the stupid consumer who only wanted to see megapixel numbers. The dynamic range by itself doesn't produce the superior prints, there is some other magic in these cameras that shines when printed. I encourage you to try for...

...short of film A bit of history for the Fujifilm SuperCCD: it's a unique sensor made by fujifilm (you know, the one that made film for decades, and so knows a thing or two about color) back in the early 00's. The technology lost out due to the Megapixel Wars of early digital cameras...

I asked Epson about why I'm getting printer marks when running the ultra premium glossy paper. They said it's one of their softest papers so it might be inevitable. I then completely stopped giving a shit, b/c they're only visible if you look after printing with the light at a specific angle.

I believe the ET-8550 is the greatest printer in a generation.

More colors, gradients, gamut, pigment archival capabilities... but you're right, I don't need much more. The scanning, duplex printing, and document printing capabilities aren't something I would want to give up. The printer is genuinely amazing.

I didn't know toner could leak

I think the Epson Et-8550 might be one of the best printers in a generation. Should Epson release a tank photo printer, I will scoop that one up in a heartbeat.

On the 2nd print it's slightly faded, on the 3rd print it's gone. I have it chipped. Before I go digging and breaking something, I thought I would ask here for advice. See attached picture!

Epson ET-8550 with QImage ICC profiles for the appropriate paper type (I use Epson Ultra Premium Glossy and Canon Photo Paper Luster). This is hours upon hours upon hours of research, trial, and error condensed into once sentence. Do with this information what you will.