Epson Stylus Pro 3800 > Reviews > great for pro photographers

Author's product rating:   

Picture quality	Excellent
Printing speed	Average
Colour sensitivity	Excellent
Ease of use	Easy
Value For Money	Good

Advantages:	Professional A2 printing for under £1000 .
Disadvantages:	Large size, but not compared to other A2 printers

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Before buying this printer I used a professional lab for all my work. I was never really happy with the quality of black & white digial prints on colour paper.

The black & white prints from this printer are as good as I could get spending hours in the darkroom. The quality is amazing. Colour is great too, especially from Adobe 1998 RGB files. The output closely matches my monitor using standard printing profiles.

The prints should last at least as long as those from a photographic lab and the quality far outshines anything I got back from my pro lab.

You can print borderless prints from 7"x5" up to A2, although I find it more economical to print smaller prints together on a single sheet of paper and then trim them later.

Ink cartridges are around £35 for 80ml of ink, this works out far cheaper than the cartridges for smaller Epson printers which often only contain about 8ml of ink. If you are doing a lot of printing the Epson pro 4800 might be a better choice with it's larger 240ml cartridges and the ability to use roll paper.

All in this is a great printer .