I posted a couple of questions in the "Beginners Questions" Forum, and it was recommended that I post here for greater visibility.
I am nearly ready to purchase my first high quality printer. I have no experience with high-end printer like this, and need some handholding. I have searched the various forums and WIKIs and still find myself unsure of what I'm reading.
The most common complaint that I find is a difficulty in getting the image quality dialed in. I went to the site for the product called ImagePrint, which was mentioned here. I was floored at the pricing. Though the iPF6100 is not listed, the price for the comparable Epson 7xxx series is $1,495 - fifteen hundred dollars!
I am already stretched pretty thin ponying up $2,495 for the printer itself. Another 60% on top of that would unfortunately be a deal breaker.
So, put bluntly, is it possible to get quality prints from this printer "out-of-the-box"? If not what cost effective solutions exist? I will be using the printer for personal use - to print photographs to hang on my own walls and to enter in local photography contests. I doubt that I would find it necessary to ever use more than a half dozen different paper types.
Thank you very much for your help.
Rad