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Epson is running a cashback action in Germany - and advertising a new model of an Ecotankprinter at the same time - bigger than all previous Ecotank printers ; I haven't seen any technical data yet - it appears to be an A2 desktop combo ... and Usain Bolt is apparently happy with it - he just...

I'm reading that Canon has announced the successor of the Pro-1000 - the Pro-1100 with a new inkset Lucia Pro 2 with a 3x better longevity than the previous inks. https://www.druckerchannel.de/artikel.php?ID=5085&t=canon_imageprograf_pro_1100 You may use a translate function in your browser or...

I just changed the waste ink pads on my L805 - photo 6 inks A4 - the first time after 51 788 pages with lots of images - probably 8000 - 10 000 A4 - on temporary display and give away at a dancing school. I'm running the printer with the Epson 106 inks, access to the waste bin is quite easy -...

I recently got a Megatank G1520 printer by a friend of mine, he told me to install and activate the printer and use it for a while, he got the printer as a bargain but actually is looking for some other model with a scanner and more options. This was an opportunity to do some testing with this...

I started a litle fading test with these Epson and Canon inks - Epson 106 114 T54C and Canon GI-53, all inks used in some type of Epson or Canon photo printers, I'm using these papers for this test - a HP Premium Plus Photo Paper - a Glossy 300 RC paper via ac-concept/Ebay and a cc-paper...

ConeColor is publishing some comments about various issues with pigment inks, longevity, congruence with Epson inks and more. The article is as well addressing as well the complexity of fading tests , advertising claims and more. ConeColor/Inkjetmall is delivering to European countries , they...

There is a question lingering in the background how many colors are necessary on a profiling target to get a (very) good (good enough) icm color profile; I made an attempt more than a year ago but did not come to a conclusion so I have a reason to make another attempt, and I like to post some of...

There is a pretty fundamental change coming up for printer drivers over the next years for Windows users, and I only would recommend that Windows users become familiar with the changes. Since there is plenty information available on the internet already I'm just posting one link here describing...

I'm just starting a fading test by keeping the patch sheets in the dark - in a normal living room environment in a cabinet. I did already some similar test a while ago going after a slightly different question - how long should I wait scanning a patch sheet to create a profile - 30 minutes or 3...

Here is a new printer which directly prints construction layouts on the floor - concrete or whatever https://www.hp.com/us-en/printers/site-print/layout-robot.html

There is a notice on the German Druckerchannel forum that Canon is phasing out a range of Megatank printers - the GM2050, GM 4050, G 5050, G6050 and G7050. Direct successor models are not known. https://www.druckerchannel.de/artikel.php?ID=4868&t=abkuendigung_canon_pixma_megatank You may read...

Epson is offering a wide range of tanksystem/ Ecotank printers with bottled inks, but it is quite difficult - not so say impossible to understand which inks perform better in terms of longterm/fading stability beyond a vague statement that prints will last for generations to come. So there is a...

Epson has announced a new Ecotank printer ET-18100 as an Ecotank version of the older 1400/1500W A3+ photo printers, this printer comes wtih 6 inks incl. light inks like the predesessors, this printer model comes with a new inkset 107. I could do a comparative fading test of the 107 inks vs. the...

A fast fading ink is now available for a range of Epson Ecotank printers https://www.therecycler.com/posts/blue-planet-ink-expands-self-erasing-ink-range/ https://blueplanetink.com/product/paper-saver-epson/

Epson has published a firmware update for the Ecotank ET-8500/8550 printers to reduce roller traces https://www.druckerchannel.de/artikel.php?ID=4824&t=update_epson_ecotank_et_8500_und_et_8550 You may use Google Translate in your browser

I'm not getting any notification e-mails anymore since a while from the forum software , I checked my user settings - I didn't change them since a long time and they seem to be o.k.

Epson is modernizing the L805 /A4 and L1800/A3 photo printers using 6 dye colors incl. LM and LC, the new models come with an upgraded arrangement for the ink containers bringing it in line with other printer models in this range like the ET-8500/8550 . These new printer models don't come with...

I'm continuing here a specific subject originally raised in the ArgyllCMS thread how profiles compare created with different software - ArgyllCMS vs. i1Profiler with various patch field counts. This thread connects to the other thread starting this slubject in postings # 427 - 475...

I seem to have problems with the search function - short keywords with 3 or less characters result in a error message Oops! We ran into some problems...

The German distributor for refill inks farbenwerk is offering a new Carbonprint B/W inkset specifcally developed for the ET-8500/8550 Ecotank printers, using such inks eliminates typical problems printing B/W or monochrome with dye inks. https://www.farbenwerk.com/start-cpm-et8500-eng