Rating: Summary: Excellent Great Photos Review: Since I got this great printer I have not had any problems. Prints great photos. Does take a little time to figure out all the options and settings. Worth the price I paid.
Rating: Summary: Unbelievable Quality for the Price Review: This printer will print absolutely beautiful, optical photo quality prints. It is a perfect match for a high quality digital camera like the Kodak DC280 or the new Olympus or Casio. It was easy to set up, is easy to use, and I have had NO problems with the results. If it has any fault at all, it is that it seems to be partial to Epson paper. It is configured for Epson, and although it can use other photo papers, you will have to diddle with the software to get the best results. I have seen the blotchy facial tones reported earlier, but only with other-than-Epson paper. Perhaps if I were a professional photographer, I could find some gripe with the printer, but as a consumer, I couldn't be happier. I'm going to have to buy a framing shop, I now have so many 5x7 and 8x10 pictures of the family to hang. (The pictures, not the family) All in all, I love the printer, it is very inexpensive, and I no longer process any optical film...I'm totally digital!
Rating: Summary: I would never touch it even with a 10 ft pole Review: What the heck do them people think when they design a printer like Epson Stylus 750. Do they think they will be the only one who will go out and buy and use it. Is that why they don't care to make a user friendly product. An ordinary guy does not know how to configure or do set ups or mess with default settings. The only default we are all trying not to do is on our rent payment. Most average guys lost their brain the last time they did the *\space/ while using computers with dos base ..... So I say to Epson, if your printer is so good, why not buy all of them yourself .................
Rating: Summary: A match for film photography printing Review: When carefully configured with the "Custom-Advanced" settings that are available with the Epson software, the output of this printer is indistinguishable from high-end, professional custom photo-optical printing from 35 mm film. Using the best photos captured with a Nikon Coolpix 800 digital camera, the printed resolution is better than film-printing up through 5x7 prints and nearly equal with 8x10 prints. (you can tell the time of day looking at a wrist watch on a person in group shot). Tech notes: Comparing to photo-optic prints from 100 speed 35 mm film: 1. With up to 8 x 10 prints, the pixel-grain blended and diffused with the printer's inkjet-grain, results in less visible grain than what you see when printing from 100 speed 35 mm film with photo-optic printing. 2. The superior detail resolution achieved with up to 5 x 7 prints is a result of the normal diffusion inherent to the best availabe optical enlargements. There is no focus or chromatic registration variable with digital printing in the process of laying pixels to paper. The result is better detail in prints to this size. Complaints: The default installation settings for the printer software are not set for printing Photos and it takes an aggressive or professional user to figure out how to get the best performance for photo printing. Once configured, you can save the settings, but you have to drill deep into a series of dialog boxes to reload your personal settings each time you start a session of printing. It's unfortunate that many casual users well never discover how good the prints can be because shortcomings of the software interface. In Summary, an incredible product for the perfectionist who wishes to take personal control of the printing of his photo portfolio. Next thing to discover: Is there a UV filtering coating that can be applied to the prints so they don't degrade at the accelerated rate associated with ink prints ?
Rating: Summary: A match for film photography printing Review: When carefully configured with the "Custom-Advanced" settings that are available with the Epson software, the output of this printer is indistinguishable from high-end, professional custom photo-optical printing from 35 mm film. Using the best photos captured with a Nikon Coolpix 800 digital camera, the printed resolution is better than film-printing up through 5x7 prints and nearly equal with 8x10 prints. (you can tell the time of day looking at a wrist watch on a person in group shot). Tech notes: Comparing to photo-optic prints from 100 speed 35 mm film: 1. With up to 8 x 10 prints, the pixel-grain blended and diffused with the printer's inkjet-grain, results in less visible grain than what you see when printing from 100 speed 35 mm film with photo-optic printing. 2. The superior detail resolution achieved with up to 5 x 7 prints is a result of the normal diffusion inherent to the best availabe optical enlargements. There is no focus or chromatic registration variable with digital printing in the process of laying pixels to paper. The result is better detail in prints to this size. Complaints: The default installation settings for the printer software are not set for printing Photos and it takes an aggressive or professional user to figure out how to get the best performance for photo printing. Once configured, you can save the settings, but you have to drill deep into a series of dialog boxes to reload your personal settings each time you start a session of printing. It's unfortunate that many casual users well never discover how good the prints can be because shortcomings of the software interface. In Summary, an incredible product for the perfectionist who wishes to take personal control of the printing of his photo portfolio. Next thing to discover: Is there a UV filtering coating that can be applied to the prints so they don't degrade at the accelerated rate associated with ink prints ?
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