Epson 7600 dye and ultra chrome inks

B & H list 2 Epsons 7600, one is dye ink, the other ultra chrome, and the
price is the same for both. Why would anybody buy a dye ink large format
printer?

 

My Epson 7000 has never had anything other
than Epson dye inks run through it.

Dyes still deliver better gamut and Dmax
than Ultrachromes.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

 

aafe Bustin is adamant that dye is still better than ultra chromes. If you
were "young again" or could put the clock back, would you go for dye instead
of ultra chromes? When comparing to your old dye-days, are you missing a
great deal? Thanks in advance.
The eternally curious,
Nobody (not to be confused with another Nobody).

 

Thanks Bill.

 

IIRC, the Epson 7000 was a dye ink printer from
the get-go. You're thinking of the Epson 7500
(along with the 5500 and 9500) that came with
the so called Epson Archival pigment inks.

The one and only advantage of pigment inks is
longevity on a large range of substrates.
In almost all other regards, pigment inks are
measurably worse, or more painful to use, than
dyes.

A pigment ink print, by itself, can be stunning,
but not when it's sitting right next to a print
made on glossy paper with dyes.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

 

IOW, the Canon 9900 is not in the same class as the
Epson 7x00 or 9x00.

It is in the same class as the HP DesignJet 30, the
Epson 1280/1290, Epson 2200 and Epson R1800.


rafe b.
http://wwww.terrapinphoto.com