My Unbelievable Acquisition
Aug 3, 2017 01:00:26 #
Last week I made one hell of a buy in Reno. I noticed on Craigslist that someone was moving and wanted to sell their Epson Surecolor P600 printer for $150 with other supplies. These printers have been around since 2015 and sell for around $800. My first thought was, this printer has to be broken or stolen. Boy was I wrong. The seller got right back to me and invited me out to his house to see the printer. He lives in a newer part of Reno in a Del Webb home. He said, he was selling the printer because they were going on the road with their motor home and were liquidating most of their stuff. I told him I was really glad he was moving. From what I could see, I don't think money was a factor for these people.
The printer was put into service in May of last year.
The ink alone sells for $450
The paper goes for around $200
The printer was put into service in May of last year.
The ink alone sells for $450
The paper goes for around $200
Aug 3, 2017 03:03:53 #
Aug 3, 2017 03:20:36 #
I looked it up. Seems to be a really high end machine. You made a great but. Congrats and enjoy. In this day and age, most of us do very little printing (although I really enjoyed it).
What sort of work do you plan to do with such a fine printer?
Caruso
What sort of work do you plan to do with such a fine printer?
Caruso
Aug 3, 2017 06:30:29 #
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Aug 4, 2017 07:52:28 #
You will find out very quickly that making prints for your self is more than plugging the printer into your computer and push the print button. You will learn by experience and not by asking someone here how to do it.
Aug 4, 2017 08:47:15 #
Lucky is better than smart. Enjoy your printing. Read the f*&%$%# manual and you won't waste and ink or paper. :)
Aug 4, 2017 09:49:18 #
The Watcher wrote:
Last week I made one hell of a buy in Reno. I noti... (show quote)
That's great! You already have a decent monitor and video card, a hardware/software monitor calibration kit, and an understanding of how to use ICC profiles, right? If not, I'd pursue those things so you don't put most of that ink and paper in the trash.
Aug 4, 2017 10:03:13 #
I have the P800. With a calibrated monitor I select the paper profile, choose to let the imaging software (I use Photoshop) control color and you are good to go. That is of course if the image is good to start with. I found very little tweaking is required. You got a real gem for the price of a zirconium.
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Aug 4, 2017 10:08:44 #
Aug 4, 2017 12:17:01 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
The Watcher wrote:
Last week I made one hell of a buy in Reno. I noti... (show quote)
WOW! Very lucky. Printing is lots of fun! Enjoy!
Aug 4, 2017 14:31:41 #
The Watcher wrote:
Last week I made one hell of a buy in Reno. I noti... (show quote)
Thanks for the post. Good to hear you got a good deal.
Marion
Aug 4, 2017 15:20:53 #
burkphoto wrote:
That's great! You already have a decent monitor and video card, a hardware/software monitor calibration kit, and an understanding of how to use ICC profiles, right? If not, I'd pursue those things so you don't put most of that ink and paper in the trash.
Have all of the things you wonder about and then some. Also made a great buy last year on a Just Normlicht Color Master 5000 viewing station. Got it for a hundred dollars. B & H wanted over nine hundred for one. http://www.image2output.com/just-normlicht-color-match-5000-combi-desktop-reflection-transmission-copy-viewer-with-electronic-dimmer.html
I've been lobbying for a P600 for the last several months since my old Epson R1800 has become unreliable. It becomes hard sell when you have three other photo printers in use.
The new printer will go into service with my Canon Pro 100 and a pair on smaller Epson R280 printers. One of which I found at a church rummage sale. Picked it up for two dollars, took it home, dusted it off and loaded it with ink that I already had. Run a nozzle check and a test print. Perfect.
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