Epson R800 Review

January 13, 2009 ·

Michael Reichmann

By: Alain BriotA New PrinterIn February 2004 Epson introduced a new desktop printer: the Epson R800. This printer, which is now just becoming available in stores, features a number of new technological breakthroughs in regard to print quality.

Epson regularly introduces new, cutting edge printing features on their desktop printers. Some of these new features are later implemented on their larger printers. This migration is based on how well these new features are received by the public and on how well they work in real world printing.

A few years ago I purchased and tested the then-newEpson C80. The C80 featured Epson’s Durabrite inks. These were the precursors to the now famous Epson Ultrachrome inks. Durabrite inks were pigment based, had a higher fade-resistance than previous Epson inks and did not exhibit metamerism. The C80 was a letter-size desktop printer however Ultrachrome inks are now found on the 12” wide Epson 2200, the new 17” wide Epson 4000,...

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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.