Commercial Edition P7000 For Photography

[sportmaster]

Would the "commercial edition" Epson p7000 produce acceptable quality for photographic printing.   It does not have the light, light, black ink of the standard edition, the one intended for photography.


Just wondering because I can buy one for a great price.

[I.T. Supplies]

Not recommended for photography.  Commercial edition is more intended for proofing (package design and what not).  Since photography can have lots of shadow detail (based on many images), you'll loose that smooth gradient without the lt lt blk and most likely be more noticeable of the shadow gradient change.

Are you looking at a used or new model for a low price?  And make sure it comes with a warranty, but if you purchase and don't like the Violet, it will be pretty costly to convert it to the Lt Lt Blk per an Epson Tech.

[dgberg]

Why not a P6000? You should never miss that orange and green. Only $2695 new.
When we ran our older 9890 along side our 9900 we could never pick up the missing orange and green on the 9890.
I also run a P8000 but have it setup for dye sub. So much faster than the 9900. No clogging after a year of service.

[sportmaster]

I already have a P5000 and a Z3200. 


This Epson P7000 was near new, came with two complete sets of ink, some paper, and could be had for $500.

[dgberg]

Buy it just for the ink then buy a new P7000 standard. Why only $500? The ink alone is worth $3000 if they are full 350ml carts.
If it is lightly used it should be worth $1250+ plus the ink. Something amiss?

[dgberg]

I already have a P5000 and a Z3200. 


This Epson P7000 was near new, came with two complete sets of ink, some paper, and could be had for $500.

Where is it located? If nearby I am interested if you bail out.

[Lessbones]

You absolutely can use the commercial P7000 for photography.  It has violet ink instead of light light black, so you'd get a wider gamut in purple tones, which could be cool for something, and you might get slightly grainier neutral highlights, but images should still look amazing if properly profiled.