 The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 is the photographer's choice for large archival photos.
Taking Epson's award-winning technology one step further, the Epson Stylus® Photo R1800 quickly creates large, archival-quality glossy and matte photos worthy of display. Experience the rich, true-to-life colors and subtle detail that's evident in every image. It's all possible with Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss Inks, plus an industry leading resolution and ink droplet size - the same innovative features that made the Epson Stylus Photo R800 a resounding success. This printer's impressive 8-color individual ink system, which incorporates red and blue inks, means you get a wider color gamut for incredibly vivid photos. Its separate matte and photo black ink cartridges are installed at the same time, so you get the deepest, darkest blacks on matte or glossy paper automatically. Finally, the unique gloss optimizer makes glossy prints look like they came from a traditional photo lab. Since the inks are pigment-based, you can be confident the color and detail will remain true for up to 200 years¹. The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 delivers studio quality results on a wide variety of media and in seven popular borderless sizes - up to 13-inches wide, as well as panoramas up to 44-inches long. Best of all, the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 speeds through every project - so you can quickly print stacks of high-quality photos. And, its expertise goes well beyond the art of photographic prints. This photo printer makes it easy to add that special touch to your portfolio with professional quality printing on ink jet printable CDs and DVDs. officinado score:user average rating: 5.0
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If you can get Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet Printer to work for you,
you will love the quality of the output. However, as many have noted,
you may end up wanting to throw it out the window. No matter how many
times I try Epson's recommended procedures to get this beast working,
sooner or later it refuses to print because "media out or not loaded
correctly." This is a patent falsehood, but the printer remains
intransigent.
By the way, Epson's fix includes deleting ALL your installed printer
drivers, and then reinstalling them. Since I have two printers at home
and work with five at school, reinstalling all those drivers is not a
trivial task. And even then, if it works at all it only works
temporarily. Then it's "media out or not loaded correctly" messages
again.
Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet Printer is absolutely fabulous. The
print quality is crisp, clear and the colors are stunningly vibrant. I
have had it almost a year now, and it has worked flawlessly. I use it to
print CDs, letters, artist's prints and regular letters and such. The
ink lasts a good long time and is very affordable.
The only thing I must note is that I have read that it is strongly
recommended to leave it off when not in use. I was not aware of this
until just now, and feel pretty worried that up until now I pretty much
left it on much of the time. This doesn't seem to have affected the
printer, but I am changing my ways since I now know better and am
passing this along so that others will learn, too. The print heads need
to be "parked" and kept moist, and this happens when the printer is off.
Also, I would not recommend using the power supply to turn it off, as
this is a "power failure" as far as machines are concerned. They need to
go through their "shutdown routine," particularly the Epson printer.
I do have one thing to add. If you read all of the reviews, you will
notice that the only negative reviews were made by non-photographers.
This is important because I think some of these people do not understand
what THE EPSON R1800 is about.
The Epson 1800 will produce prints that look like they came from a photo
lab, reproduce file detail, and reproduce the coloursin the original
file to a degree that only an expert could tell the difference. This is
not an overstatement. To the trained eye, the improvement over current
HP photo printers is dramatic.
The Epson 1800 is, however, much harder to use, and for this level of
color accuracy, must be used with something that corrects your monitors
output to display accurate colors, such as Pantone's Eye-One. You must
use Epson inks and papers, download the latest driver and paper
profiles, use the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet Printer software
settings properly, and you must use it with Photo Shop or Photo Elements
to do the printing. This is why I state that Epson Stylus Photo R1800
Inkjet Printer is for pros and serious amateurs and if you just want to
print nice pictures, use an HP.
On a final note, if you read a lot of high end printer specifications,
it gets very confusing. Epson produces several high end printers. They
all produce professional level results, and the differences in the
photos they produce, are so subtle that only a professional can tell the
difference. Even then, experienced users can compensate for those
differences and produce results that are virtually indistinguishable
from other high end printers. In the end, it all boils down to the fact
that color and print quality are a matter of your perception and
preferences. The Epson 1800 has the power to adjust your photos to look
just the way want.
the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet Printer software and hardware worked
flawlessly. The first CD was a little light, but that was easily
adjusted. I'm very happy with this.
Also printed 12 sheets of graphics to be made into "buttons" using Kodak
paper and they were fine. The "gloss" cartridge is down a bit, so I went
and bought two more. The others haven't even begun to show usage yet.
This is, hands down, the best photo printer I have ever owned or used.
I'm a semi-professional photographer and Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Inkjet
Printer delivers the high quality images I require, sadly it does
consume a huge amount of ink
Epson provides an excellent "quick start" guide that made setup a
breeze. It went from box to printing in a matter of minutes. The most
time consuming part of the whole installation was waiting for the inks
to "charge" after installing the cartridges.
One thing you should keep in mind when purchasing Epson Stylus Photo
R1800 Inkjet Printer is that it's BIG and HEAVY! You're going to need a
large, sturdy stand or table to put it on and leave it. You're not going
to want to move it very often; it's just not practical. Also, you're
going to need quite a bit of room in FRONT of the printer for the paper
tray. That's something most folks who've never owned a wide format
printer don't think of.
I primarily use Epson papers, and when used in combination with the
Epson Premium profiles, get prints that rival any I've seen from
professional print houses. I'm partial to the "Ultra Premium
Presentation Paper Matte" (also known as "Enhanced Matte Paper"), but
also like the Premium Glossy and Luster papers. I've also used Kodak
papers with outstanding results.
So far, I haven't used the roll paper feature, so I can't comment on
it's performance. I have used the CD/DVD print mode a few times and it
worked without problem.
I have also been able to use the single sheet feed facility to print
direct on to canvas and it works well.
The only problem I have is that it drinks ink. I used up my first set of
cartridges in a day. I would strongly suggest buying an additonal set of
genuine epson inks at the same time as the printer. If you're like me,
you'll start printing like crazy as soon as you see the quality of your
first few prints, and will blow through the included inks before you
realize it. I've been using it so much that I broke down and ordered a
continuous ink feed system made by a 3rd party vendor. Once I receive it
and get it installed, my ink worries will hopefully be a thing of the
past.