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Epson 1270 /870

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March, 2001:The Epson 1270 has been replaced by theEpson 1280 / 1290models. An updated review is now availablehere.

The Wait

In early April 2000, Epson Canada released the870and1270printers in this country. What follows are my initial impressions of this latest generation photo printer from Epson. These printers were first available in Asia in January, then in Europe during early February, and finally the U.S. in mid-March. Because of the staggered release and the ubiquity of information on the Net there has been a lot of frustrated waiting among photographers in the U.S. and Canada. The wait is now over.

This is Epson's fourth generation photo printer. Every spring Epson releases a new model. First there was theStylus Photo, then theEX, then the1200and now the1270. (The 870 is essentially the same printer, but limited to 8X10" prints. Just about ev...

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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.
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