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Summary: Great, but be careful
Review: I'll just quickly echo those below:On Matte paper this printer is INCREDIBLE. The prints are amazing and will last forever (supposedly). On glossy and semi-gloss paper it's not as good, with lots of blacks it sucks. I print lots of outdoor photography. For daytime I use the 2200 on Epson Pro Matte paper. I also do some long exposure night shots. For those I use my 1270 (1280) with Epson Pro Semi-Gloss paper. So, the upside, beware. This is not a general printer for all. If you want the best general printer, get a 1280 for half the price. But if you want THE best matte prints that last forever, get this printer. PS - Can print direct on CD's too, but is a bit of a pain.
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Summary: Both Positive and Negative Reviews are Accurate
Review: This is NOT a consumer printer. It takes a lot of tweeking and you might find yourself on the phone with tech support (very good, btw) to get the results you want. In no way is this a plug and play printer: you've got to consider paper choices, ICC profiles, etc. And yes, the glossy performance is poor due to the ink characteritics. It is a great printer, but expect some frustration.
The only innacurate comment I read on these pages was about the separate ink cartridges. On this printer, each color has its own cartridge which over time will save you money. That's because colors get consumed unevenly depending on the printing you are doing. This is a good feature.
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Summary: Don't Be Fooled By Advertisements
Review: I am totally disappointed in the quality of prints this machine puts out. There appears to be a fine fog over your prints, I wrote Tech support and they told me that the "bronzing" was normal with UltraChrome inks. Now that would be great to know before you plunk down upwards of $700 for a wide format printer. I guess I am too unsophisticated to understand "archival quality" is another way of saying poor visual quality. I could care less if it lasts a lifetime if it isn't what I want. Using Matte paper reduces the effect somewhat but again, nowhere in the advertisements or instructions do you find this, nope you have to get ahold of Tech Support to find out that what you get isn't really what you wanted even though all the ads say it is. Maybe Epson could consider a choice of inks for this machine. Save your money folks, stick with Canon or HP.
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Summary: Great printer for making photo quality prints and panoramas
Review: This is an excellent printer. I would rate it as a prosumer product. If you can afford this printer and want to print photo quality prints to frame, this is the printer for you. The paper and ink are not the easiest things to find unless you buy them on ther internet. When you buy ink be sure to find epson ink and not epson compatible ink for the best results. Also make sure that the paper you use says epson 2200 and not some other kind of epson or other branded paper. If your using the printer on a mac and are printing panoramas with a custom setting, be sure not to use the value 13 in the length or the width, the software is flawed and doesn't accept that value. Taking the above into account, you can't get a better printer for this price anywhere. I use to have panoramas printed up professionaly... Now I print my own and they look far superior.
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Summary: Excellent prints that last
Review: I've had my 2200 for a few months now, and I have been very pleased. From panoramic prints with the roll feeder and automatic cutter, to 8x10 enlargements of old photo scans, every pitcure has come out looking excellent. Right out of the box I was able to print a letter sized photo from my 5 MP digital camera. This is definitely the best printer you can get.
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Summary: Great printer if you're into photography
Review: I've been using this printer for about 1/2 year now and am very pleased with the results. The quality of the prints is excellent. I also have HP and Canon printers within my house and find that the Epson produces the best results. I've become a big fan of the Matte finish paper and now use it for 80% or my prints. The large format print capability was my primary reason for purchasing this printer. I've printed quite a few 10"x13" photos and am very impressed with the results. I personally prefer printing my own stuff since photo labs often do not change their chemicals as frequently as required. I'd buy this printer again and would recommend it to anyone who wants to prints that are larger than 8x10. It's expensive but worth the money.
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Summary: Great Quality Prints, But Ink and Paper does Add Up to Alot
Review: The 2200 take a bit of learning if you want to get truly accurate prints and not waste alot of time and money (paper and ink). The first thing you need to do is to buy a colorimeter (spyder, etc.) and calibrate your monitor (either LCD or CRT). This is really, really crucial ... regardless of your experience in color management. You MUST do this if you want accurate results. Since I just calibrated my monitor for the first, EVERY single print has come out exactly as I saw it in Photoshop (w/ soft-proofing on). The bottom line is this: you need to learn a bit about Photoshop's color profiling abilities so you're designating the proper ICC profiles for your working space and for your destination space. So learn the bare bones of digital color workflow & calibration and you won't waste time, ink or paper. This printer is amazing. And to those of you who keep getting overly MAGENTA or GREEN prints, it's because you're not TURNING OFF the Epson Color Management settings in the printer window when you go to print. You have to have COLOR MANAGEMENT OFF in the Epson printer window when you go to print if you're print w/ color management ON in Photoshop. Take the time to learn Photoshop's color management, and you won't have any problems w/ the 2200. It's a FINE printer!
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Summary: Excellent printer; steep learning curve requires patience
Review: The 2200 produces beautiful prints and enlargements -- if you take the time to learn how to use it and follow all the rules.
Use the papers Epson recommends for this specific printer. Go through the options available in the printer software. And it helps enormously to calibrate your monitor using a colorimeter rather than than less precise Adobe Gamma applet that comes bundled with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. (Amazon offers Pantone/ColorVision PhotoCal and OptiCal "prosumer" and pro calibrating packages at good prices, but this adds to the cost.) I use it with digital files from a 5 megapixel camera edited in Photoshop Elements on an LCD monitor calibrated with PhotoCal, and have been delighted with the results. The color rendition is accurate and the detail is comparable to a commercial print. The 2200 stands apart from it's nearest competitor, the Canon i9100, because the inks promise to deliver very long life, comparable to a commercial print. But.. it's also slower than the Canon, and more expensive. For amateurs, I suppose the 2200 is overkill with its 13 x 19 inch capability. After all, how often will we make prints larger than 8 x 10? Will we be around in 75 years to verify that the prints haven't faded? Wouldn't it be less expensive to bring the files for those prints to a photo processor? Sure it would, but how much fun is that?
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Summary: Printer is not for graphic designers
Review: Yes, the prints do look like photographs, they don't look like the sheet fed or web press piece you are attemping to comp or proof. The inks and paper cost a fortune. Figure on spending lots of time and money calibrating the colors. Then it has 7 inks, if one of them runs out -- it won't print. A set of inks runs costs over $80 and will print about 20 large sheets with heavy coverage. Even with all its warts the Epson 3000 was a much better printer for comps and press checking graphics.
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Summary: Mac OS X Users - STAY AWAY
Review: So basically, I have a 400+ dollar paperweight. As has been mentioned several times, the OS X compatibility issue is a major problem. Furthermore, as another reviewer cited, Epson DOESN'T CARE! I cannot get it to work with my Firewire connection (despite my Ipod, scanner and digital camera all working fine on firewire). Epson said to "call Apple", that it was "their problem" and they have never heard of anyone having a problem with firewire, and that "obviously the firewire port doesn't work!" HAH! There are complaints all over the internet about this! Please, please don't waste your money on this. I am sure it works fine with Windows, but doesn't Epson understand that a lot of the digital imaging people out there are Mac users!?!? I am currently awating a call back from an "escalator" - a person who deals with people like me that won't accept that I have to buy a new PC to use this. If it says OS 10.2.5 compatible on the box, I am not letting them off the hook till it works. Oh, by the way, the tech support number they give you is fully automated and you can't talk to a "real" person, no matter what numbers you hit. I had to call a bunch of different departments, but the number to talk to a live tech support person is 562-276-7296 (in California). Maybe I can save someone a few frustrating phone calls. That will get you a live person, not that they even help. I'm sorry HP - I am coming back!!! I learned my lesson!!!!
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