A3 Colour Printers

Bill Marshall wrote

> Does anyone have any suggestions about A3 photographic printers?

I have the Canon PIXMA Pro9000 and it's worth every penny. If
you're serious about B&W then you might consider the Pro9500,
which is designed specifically with this in mind.

Chris
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"Bill Marshall" <bill.marshall RemoveThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions about A3 photographic printers?
> Having gone digital a few months ago with a Nikon D80 I'm looking for
> a suitable printer to go with it. Since I used to print B&W at 10"x8"
> and larger I reckon an A4 would be too small and would probably need
> upgraded fairly quickly so an A3 seems the way to go.
>

If you want exhibiton quality prints you will probably have to look at the
newer 2 or 3 black ink printers - none of which I've used.

But; if you want to print B&W cheaply and with very good results look for a
nearly new Epson 1290/1290s. I use mine with non-Epson ink and get good
colour results and very good mono results. I set it heavy matt paper and
black ink only on 1440 dpi for my mono prints, they are often favourably
received in local competitions.

Also (if you are in Europe) - get your paper on eBay, I use the seller
buddentown, his semi gloss is very good and very similar to Permajet oyster
paper.

John
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Thanks for your thoughts guys, I'll certainly investigate these other
printers before making a decision.

cheer

Bill Marshall
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Toni Nikkanen <toni DeleteThis @morgoth.tuug.fi> writes:

> Well, the last time I contemplated buying my own printer I remember
> looking at a lot of options, of which the hp B9180 was the most
> interesting one. I eventually decided to delay the purchase once
> again, but maybe you should check that one out.

By the way, if hp ever makes a smaller A4 version that costs
significantly less but produces equivalent results, I might be unable
to resist buying it.
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