Perhaps Rob should have said the 2000P is the only archival ink printer that
is affordable for individuals. The 9000 Stylus Pro is listed on B&H for
$12,695.95, for example. These are all large format printers for printing
murals and stuff like that.
Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Hart or Mary Jo
> Corbett
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:06 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
>
>
> The Epson 7000, 7500 and 9000 all use archival inks and all claim
> 100 to 200
> years, per the Epson site [sprinkle on as much salt as you think is
> appropriate!!]
>
> Hart Corbett
>
> ----------
> >From: "Rob Geraghty" <harper@wordweb.com>
> >To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
> >Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2001, 3:01 PM
> >
>
> > "Hart or Mary Jo Corbett" <hnmjcorbett@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> That's sure a long ways from the 100 to 200 years longevity
> that Epson was
> >> caliming on its Web site for it printers from the 2000P on up!
> >
> > Presumably the new printer doesn't use pigment based inks.
> AFAIK the 2000P
> > is the *only* printer Epson make with OEM pigment based inks,
> and the *only*
> > one they have claimed over 20 years longevity for.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
