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canon2od
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 15:22
Ordered the new Epson R1800 this morning from Calumet Photo and it shipped this afternoon--should have it Monday. Can't wait to print some of my pictures taken with my new 20D.

I was going to wait until others purchased one of these and commented on it, but just couldn't wait.

I'm curious if anyone else has one "on the way" yet.
Hellashot
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:41
What country are you in? I have not been able to find it in local stores or on the internet as being in stock. I don't think it is available yet. Some places are taking orders for them. Even on www.epson.com they only list its "estimated street price".
canon2od
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:50
USA.

I could not find this printer anywhere either. Calumet Photo has a very good reputation with great feedback. I guess I'll find out next week. According to their website and personal contact, it shipped this afternoon.
canon2od
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:02
...and I just got a tracking number---so something is on the way!!!:)
Hellashot
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:48
For something like a printer, I'm going to wait until it is in a local store. Printers seem to have a higher rate or problems than other technology so I'd rather have a place I can take it to than to have to ship it back and so on.
DSMITH131
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:25
Wow looks like Calumet Photo is the only one claim to have it in stock
gkas
26th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:38
Wow looks like Calumet Photo is the only one claim to have it in stock

I picked up one from Fry's, Orange County, CA tonight. I have one word. FANTASTIC!! Be sure to download the new driver from the Epson web site.
canon2od
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 19:47
GK--what printer did you have before the R1800??
gkas
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 11:56
GK--what printer did you have before the R1800??

I've had a number of Photo printers over the years, but my current was the Epson 820. After being dialed it, it was great. I was also using my son's 2200... that was my mistake. I've been following the R1800 since it was first announced. It was either this or a 2200. I forsee a lot of support for it. RedRiverPaper mentions on their web site that they'll soon have profiles for it. I did a lot of printing over the weekend... and I'm VERY pleased with it. So far I've printed Enhanced Matte, Premium Glossy (very good), and heavyweight matte, plus a few pritable DVDs. I found that the profiles are very good right out of the box. I did upgrade to the new drivers from Epson before making any prints.

I found that soft proofing the paper in PSCS gave me a very good preview of the finished product. I added a curves layer to my print file while viewing the paper soft proof. I'd then add a bit of a 'S' curve to compensate for the matte paper. EXCELLENT. I couldn't believe the output from just the cheapo HW Matte with this little tweak.
rcrobert
30th of March 2005 (Wed), 18:25
What country are you in? I have not been able to find it in local stores or on the internet as being in stock. I don't think it is available yet. Some places are taking orders for them. Even on www.epson.com they only list its "estimated street price".

I have one on the way from www.inkjetart.com. Have dealt with them for inks and papers. Seem to be very reputable. Have a tracking number that says it should be here on April 2.
gramps
31st of March 2005 (Thu), 12:57
Keep us updated on this ..................... I need one!!!!!
kong
1st of April 2005 (Fri), 18:00
I got mine a week ago from local camera store. I've been on the list for 2 months though. The printer is AWSOME!!! just like my R800.....