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Introduction This is a printer many photographers have been waiting for: a machine which includes all the technological advances in head design, print algorithms and ink formulation of the 7900/9900, in a 17 inch configuration with a roll-holder. In the 4900, Epson has produced all of that and  more. It is a desktop printer, but that said, Epson has stretched the concept of “desktop” to its likely limit – make no mistake about it - weighing-in at 115 pounds and occupying 5.6 square feet of table space, this baby is BIG.

Figure 1. On the Cart

Figure 2. In My Trunk

Figure 3. In the Office As Epson advises to hang-on to the packaging “just in case”, I&rsquo...

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Mark Segal
Mark Segal
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Mark has been making photographs for the past six decades and started adopting a digital workflow in 1999 first with scanning film, then going fully digital in 2004. He has worked with a considerable range of software, equipment and techniques over the years, accumulated substantial experience as an author, educator and communicator in several fields and is a frequent contributor to the Luminous-Landscape website. Mark developed a particular interest in film scanning and authored the ebook “Scanning Workflows with SilverFast 8, SilverFast HDR, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop” available on the SilverFast website. In his “other life” (the one that pays for the photography), Mark is a retiree from the World Bank Group and now a consultant in electric power development.
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