UltraChrome inks continued.
I am sorry to have kept you waiting for this page, I had to check a few things out before I felt confident about continuing on with the review. Compare the pictures below with my first prints on page 3. My entire system has been re-profiled and the results I am getting now with the R800 are nothing short of stunning.
During the last week I have printed a variety of images and compared them with prints from the other printers that I have reviewed. On all the colour prints the Epson R800 has far exceeded expectations, although am not 100% happy with b/w printing. The one thing that the Epson R800 has done for me, is that it has highlighted the fade problem with other printers, I have looked in disbelief at some of my previous test prints and seen how much fading has occurred in such a short space of time. I know manufacturers are investing a lot of time and money into researching the problem, I hope they don't forget that it is your money that is paying for the current prints which are fading away.
I have repeated the photo-i test print here, this time I have used three media types; Premium Semigloss Photo Paper, Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Matte Paper Heavyweight and Archival Matte Photo Paper. The print took 2 min 20 seconds from paper feed to final delivery (this does not include 19 seconds spooling time). The first print I made on page 3 took 4 min 15 seconds, times can vary depending on how well your computer has been set up.
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The original file |
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Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper |
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Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper |
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Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight |
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Epson Archival Matte Photo Paper |
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The first print (see page 3) using Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper |
As you can see the results above are a considerable improvement on the first prints I published on page 3. Both the Premium Semigloss and Premium Glossy prints are producing very accurate colours, although the reds are still lively. The Matte Paper heavyweight and Archival Matte paper both lack punch, these papers would be better suited to soft delicate colours. The R800 has produced some of the best renditions of the test file that I have seen.
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