Epson P700 and P900 announced in UK

[keithcooper]

Epson UP have announced the P700 and P900 replacements for the P600/P800

They would have been at The Photography Show in the UK this weekend, which means that all their website stuff just talks about 'new product unveiling'

This is the UK press text - I did ask but there were no more details/photos available.

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14 March 2020 – Epson has announced two advanced and easy-to-use photo printers, the SureColor SC-P700 and SC-P900. While the pro-photo community is clearly the main target audience; these two compact and lightweight printers will also appeal to artists, studios, photo labs and ambitious semi-pro and aspiring amateur photographers.

What’s immediately striking is their ‘non-printer’ look and feel: a design philosophy that was established through user research and a desire to make photo printers that are as pleasing on the eye as the prints they produce. Both the SC-P700 (up to A3+) and SC-P900 (up to A2+) feature black enhance overcoat technology, Carbon Black Mode and UltraChrome Pro 10 ink for the truest, deepest blacks. Other features include:

Three different paper paths to accommodate a wide media range
Black D-Max value of 2.95
4.3-inch LCD optical touchscreen (can be used with gloves) with customisable GUI
Epson Media Installer for ease of use
Expanded blue color gamut to reproduce ultra-realistic images
Black inks (PK/MK) always available
Epson Print Layout – enhanced functionality and flexibility to make colour-managed printing quick and easy
Spindle-less integrated roll unit on SC-P700, optional for SC-P900
New auto sheet feeding system (ASF) for hassle-free fine art media feed.
Smallest footprint and lightest in its class
Enhanced sealing to protect from dust and dirt
Tom Owers, pro graphics product manager, Epson UK, says: “We’re confident that these printers will appeal to those working in a number of creative industries, who have a keen eye for detail, as well as an appreciation for high-performance hardware that’s aesthetically pleasing. As cliché as it sounds, both the SC-P700 and SC-P900 manage to combine form with function, to great effect. The accuracy and quality of the output is further enhanced by the deepest blacks and an expanded blue colour gamut, to reproduce ultra-realist prints. All this forms part of Epson’s complete printing solution of hardware, software, inks and paper. We’re confident that these new additions to the P-Series will excite creatives who value photographic print quality and refreshingly understated product design.” The SC-P700 and SC-P900 will be available from April 2020.

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I've added it to all the pics and the P900 specifications I got from Epson Japan at:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-p700-and-p900-announced/

[rdonson]

Thanks, Keith!

[Eric Brody]

I realize this is all preliminary information but would really love to know if "Black inks (PK/MK) always available" means no more MK/PK switching. That feature alone, if the rest of the printer is satisfactory might make me give up my beloved 3880. Thanks for posting Keith.

[texshooter]

Sounds great!

BUT

Does it clog?

[elliot_n]

Looks great!

Like 1970s Bang & Olufsen.

[rdonson]

I realize this is all preliminary information but would really love to know if "Black inks (PK/MK) always available" means no more MK/PK switching. That feature alone, if the rest of the printer is satisfactory might make me give up my beloved 3880. Thanks for posting Keith.

That's the way I read it.

The other new feature I think will be a big boon is:  New auto sheet feeding system (ASF) for hassle-free fine art media feed.

[rdonson]

Sounds great!

BUT

Does it clog?

Which printers in this price range don't clog if they aren't used in a long time or are in low humidity environments? 

The only clogs I've experienced with my P800 is when I haven't used matte black for a long time and I switch to it. 

[dgberg]

My still running 3880 and seldom used P800 hardly ever clog. Non factor.

[Jeremy Roussak]

My still running 3880 and seldom used P800 hardly ever clog. Non factor.

And my even older 3800 has never clogged, either. But then, I live in Manchester, so lack of humidity isn't a problem.

Jeremy

[digitaldog]

My still running 3880 and seldom used P800 hardly ever clog. Non factor.

Ditto on this end (and like Jeremy, my old 3800). Yet my 4900 clogged nearly every other day and they all lived in the same office. I hated it so much, I gave it away. 

[BernardLanguillier]

Same printer already discussed here: https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=134071.0

Cheers,
Bernard