Stating the blogging obvious...
I've come in for a little bit of heat around the place regarding this blog, which is funny and expected. It's a predictable part of the space photography lives in these days it seems.
So...what's going on here then? This is a blog.This is a diary of my experience with the Epson 4800 from out-of-the-box onwards. My thoughts may change day to day, they may at times be horridly untechnical and unclear, they may be completely and uttlerly wrong - but I hope somewhere amongst the noise there's a few snippets of useful information and maybe the odd laugh every now and then. I am not an expert on anything or claiming to be - well, maybe coffee and chocolate :)
There'll be numerous technical and expert reviews of the 4800 online in the near future - if you've arrived here expecting that, I apologize in advance - you will need to look elsewhere.
posted by Pete Walsh @ 12:56 AM 19 comments
At 1:33 AM, Nill Toulme said...
Illegitimi non carborundum!
Cheers,
Nill
~~
www.toulme.net
At 1:35 AM, Dave Beckerman said...
This is the most useful journal regarding the new printers by far. I don't know what heat you've been getting but as you say it is to be expected. I don't think a person can write a single word about anything important in a blog without someone finding fault somewhere.
Keep up the good work.
Dave Beckerman
www.DaveBeckerman.com/blog
At 2:03 AM, Anonymous said...
Ditto.
At 3:21 AM, Anonymous said...
I've read many technical reviews on the professionial grade printers, but by far this has been the most helpful review. Some of the recent reviews, i felt, were nothing more than just reiteration of manufacturers spec with a few personal thoughts thrown in. This blog has been absolutely first rate and i want to commend you for putting in such hard work. I look forward to more on your experience with 4800 as I am also contemplating on upgrading from 2200. Thank you.
At 3:44 AM, Anonymous said...
Hey Pete -
Don't worry about people's comments...It's the way of the Internet. There will always be complainers, especially when the product isn't readily available and all they have to go on are the few bits of information like your blog, so they get touchy if they're not getting exactly what they're looking for.
I think your info has been very helpful...I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my 4800!
At 4:24 AM, JeffH said...
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At 4:26 AM, Brad Stiritz said...
Hey Pete,
I happened to come across your blog this Memorial Day morning in Chicago (a day to remember our Civil War dead). Very in-depth and worthwhile comments, thanks for your time and effort. (I agree with the other commenter that most "technical" reviews are mostly a joke.
Anyway, I've been using the Epson 1280 for a couple of years now. Have been holding off on going to pigment inks until I hear a lot of voices saying that the pigment gamut has gotten wider than dye ink. (I still shoot colour neg film, medium format, and scan to LAB.) If you have any comments on pigment vs dye, please do weigh in!
Looking forward to following your blog.
Brad Stiritz
At 4:26 AM, JeffH said...
Pete,
No apology necessary. I really appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into testing and sharing your experience with the printer. Your approach to testing your new printer to see how it works is very similar to how I operate when I get a new piece of equipment. I find the information you have provided very useful. It is real world, down to earth, here's how it really works kind of info., that we don't get from very many sources. Thanks again for sharing your experience.
Jeff
http://www.capturedimagery.com
At 4:30 AM, Anonymous said...
I greatly appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work -- thanks!
At 4:41 AM, Anonymous said...
Just echoing the sentiments here - enjoying your blog and appreciating the effort...
Jarek
At 6:16 AM, Anonymous said...
thanks for your time an effort
At 7:14 AM, Jan said...
Even though I'm not considering buying a 4800 (hey, I just got my R1800), I really enjoy reading your blog here.
No matter how subjective your blog is, it's still a good source of information to me.
Thanks!
At 9:26 AM, Tim Ernst said...
Pete:
Since you are beginning to get a few fruitcakes complaining about the wonderful job you are doing, that just means that you are heading in the right direction - keep up the great work!
Tim Ernst in Arkansas
At 9:57 AM, apostolos said...
I've had a Canon i9900 and I'm about to buy an Epson 4000 for the wide carriage. I'm a wedding photographer and I design wedding albums and I can use the extra width for my albums. The 4000 is about $1445 to my door right now, with the rebate now offered by EPSON. Would there be a significant advantage in getting the 4800?
At 10:40 AM, Anonymous said...
Hi Pete,
Keep up the great work in this blog as it is greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
At 10:49 AM, andrew said...
Let me add my expression of support and gratitude. I so *nearly* ordered a 4800 the day I learned it was available, excited as I was by both the unexpected availability here -- instead of Epson Australia's usual blank looks and a 6-month wait after the rest of the world release -- and the AU$1,000 price cut over the 4000. My wife and I run a part-time wedding, portrait and odd bit of arty photography business. Most of its (small) income at the moment is from print sales, and a goodly bit of that is from warm-toned greyscale. We print on a 2100 with custom profiles for colour and QuadTone RIP for greyscale. Early reports of the 4800 and K3 inks had me quietly bubbling over with *need* for the improvements and the larger size.
Unfortunately a more-rigourous examination of the company finances suggested I'd be prudent to wait a little while. Bugger.
In the meantime, I am most grateful for your (to my mind) detailed and comprehensive explorations. Firstly, I now have much more information about 2100 vs 4800 on which to base my decision of when to purchase; secondly, when I do buy, I'll save a lot of time and money bedding down my processes.
I imagine you'll be up at Daylesford for the Foto Biennale. We expect to make it on the weekend. If our paths cross and kids, etc., permit, I'd be happy to buy you a drink/coffee/chocolate as a small expression of thanks.
At 10:56 AM, Anonymous said...
I love this blog. And for what it is worth, I normally hate blogs. You are doing a great job. Please...please...keep this coming!
At 2:10 PM, Anonymous said...
Pete, I would like to add my voice to the others and say how useful your blog has been. I'm looking to get a 4800 (or 7800 when they finally arrive here in Melb...) so I've been lapping up your blog. As others have said (perhaps not so bluntly), most of the equipment reviews on the web are a load of cr*p.
So keep it up and thanks!
At 3:01 AM, Anonymous said...
I can only agree with everyone else, apart perhaps from photo-i and one or two other sites this has been/continues to be a *real* review by real people for real people who actually use the kit rather than a rehash of the manufacturer's press release in slightly different words as is all too common these days
/me must remember "measurebating"
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