Epson R2400 & Self Printing Questions.
dixonduke
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Tonight I picked up a R2400 printer. A friend of a friend deal that basically asked for it to be hauled away, as a reimbursement of helping them move. :ivar They have had it for several years, and can not remember the last time it was used. Looks brand new, FWIW.
I have been on the ledge thinking of jumping into self printing for a few months now, debating the Epson 3880 or the 4900, and still think I will end up there, but the R2400 was a product of opportunity and I leaped.
For me right now, I am not expecting to be selling prints from this printer, I am not at all disappointed with the online labs, so this leap is just fulfilling the instant gratification of having a print in my hands "now".
I will be getting a color calibrator for my computer. I have a Spyder 4 Elite on the way and it should be here about the time my ink shows up. The prior owners stated that the ink cartridges in the printer are the original ones that came with it when they bought it. Anyway from everything I have read, I am fairly confident that this would be one of the first recommendations I would get, to get my monitor calibrated. Does this sound right?
There seem to be as many paper choices out there as there are letters in the alphabet. It is a bit overwhelming. Are there any papers to concentrate more on for this printer? Or does it not really matter, and just get the paper that meets my desired look upon printing.
Surprisingly, for me anyway, the printer was immediately recognized by my computer, and I was able to print out a couple of test pages and a few contact sheets just to put it through some cycles. The Black and Magenta and Cyan inks are empty according to the supply status, and the appropriate indicator lights, so the prints were appropriately abysmal. But it was nice to see that the printer has a heart beat an may well be brought back to life.
I have run into my first problem tonight though. I have downloaded the 4 different ICC profiles from Epson for the R2400, but I am unable to install them as I get an error message saying that "power pc apps are no longer supported", I am using a OSX 10.8.2. Is this something I should dwell on? :scratch
Do any former R2400 owners have the roll paper holder attachment collecting dust in a drawer? This printer did not have them and the prior owner has no idea where they went. I have searched Ebay, Amazon, Epson..... and can not find them. Anyone have any idea where I might purchase them? Or have a suitable successful workaround figured out?
I am well aware that this printer is an older model, but are there any users out there that have memories of using it. Any tips, any advise specific to this printer or printing in general?
I have searched the digital darkroom forum and the posts about the R2400 pretty much stop in 2008 and most of those were of people moving on up to 4800.
Thanks,
Duke
I have been on the ledge thinking of jumping into self printing for a few months now, debating the Epson 3880 or the 4900, and still think I will end up there, but the R2400 was a product of opportunity and I leaped.
For me right now, I am not expecting to be selling prints from this printer, I am not at all disappointed with the online labs, so this leap is just fulfilling the instant gratification of having a print in my hands "now".
I will be getting a color calibrator for my computer. I have a Spyder 4 Elite on the way and it should be here about the time my ink shows up. The prior owners stated that the ink cartridges in the printer are the original ones that came with it when they bought it. Anyway from everything I have read, I am fairly confident that this would be one of the first recommendations I would get, to get my monitor calibrated. Does this sound right?
There seem to be as many paper choices out there as there are letters in the alphabet. It is a bit overwhelming. Are there any papers to concentrate more on for this printer? Or does it not really matter, and just get the paper that meets my desired look upon printing.
Surprisingly, for me anyway, the printer was immediately recognized by my computer, and I was able to print out a couple of test pages and a few contact sheets just to put it through some cycles. The Black and Magenta and Cyan inks are empty according to the supply status, and the appropriate indicator lights, so the prints were appropriately abysmal. But it was nice to see that the printer has a heart beat an may well be brought back to life.
I have run into my first problem tonight though. I have downloaded the 4 different ICC profiles from Epson for the R2400, but I am unable to install them as I get an error message saying that "power pc apps are no longer supported", I am using a OSX 10.8.2. Is this something I should dwell on? :scratch
Do any former R2400 owners have the roll paper holder attachment collecting dust in a drawer? This printer did not have them and the prior owner has no idea where they went. I have searched Ebay, Amazon, Epson..... and can not find them. Anyone have any idea where I might purchase them? Or have a suitable successful workaround figured out?
I am well aware that this printer is an older model, but are there any users out there that have memories of using it. Any tips, any advise specific to this printer or printing in general?
I have searched the digital darkroom forum and the posts about the R2400 pretty much stop in 2008 and most of those were of people moving on up to 4800.
Thanks,
Duke
Duke
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Printing on your own is huge. Be patient! Color, exposure, paper profiles, cropping, ink, networks, paper handling....it goes on forever. It is a big learning curve. It is also expensive to get started with. I would say it is the #1 thing that has improved my photography. Learning to shoot for a print was a big thing. Getting tight enough, getting the correct color and exposure in the camera all help a ton for printing. No matter what correction you do in post, it is always better to start with an image that is correct to start with. So in turn your pics will improve greatly.