In the box: Epson Stylus Photo R2400 ink jet
printer, one cyan ink cartridge (T059220), one magenta ink cartridge
(T059320), one yellow ink cartridge (T059420), one light cyan ink
cartridge (T059520), one light magenta ink cartridge (T059620), one
photo black ink cartridge (T059120), one matte black ink cartridge
(T059820), one light black ink cartridge (T059720), one light light
black ink cartridge (T059920), roll paper holder accessory,
IEEE/FireWire cable, matte sheet support, single sheet guide, printer
documentation, CD-ROM containing printer drivers and software (Windows
and Macintosh)
ProductDescription for Epson R2400
(From the Manufacturer, Epson)
Create stunning color and black and white prints with the Epson Stylus
Photo R2400. A welcome addition to any photo studio, this
revolutionary printer delivers large, archival prints worthy of
gallery display. Its professional level ink set, the 8-color Epson
UltraChrome K3 inks, includes three levels of black and sets a new
standard in fine art photography and black and white prints.
The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 delivers studio quality results on
virtually any artistic media. Three convenient paper paths support
matte, glossy, canvas, roll, posterboard, and many artist papers, so
it's easy to expand your creativity. And, with its powerful production
speeds, the Epson Stylus Photo R2400 lets you create brilliant
displays in no time at all, and quickly move on to your next
show-stopping exhibit.
MSRP for Epson Stylus Photo R2400: $849.00 Street Price: $774.00-$878.00
CNET.com Editors' review:
The Epson Stylus Photo R2400, a highly anticipated follow-up to the
medium-format Stylus Photo 2200, offers some potentially stunning
improvements to desktop photo printing. Though the enhancements are
likely too subtle to impress spec watchers, keen-eyed photographers
will definitely sit up and take note.
Upside: Epson's new UltraChromeK3 ink set
incorporates the traditional six photo primaries--CMYK plus light cyan
and magenta--and supplements them with Light Black and Light Light
Black inks, otherwise known to mere mortals as light gray and medium
gray. Nothing revolutionary there, and irritatingly, you still have to
physically swap the matte- and photo-black cartridges. But Epson
claims to have resolved several notable problems it had with the
SP2200's blacks on glossy paper, including a gloss deficit, bronzing,
metamerism (colors appearing different under different light sources),
and the tendency of all the inks to show scratches. Unlike the R800
and R1800, which apply a gloss overcoat for consistency, the R2400's
UltraChromeK3 droplets are encapsulated in the glossy resin.
Downside: By purposefully integrating the
monochrome-challenged Ultrachrome ink set into the R1800 and excluding
the R1800's red and blue inks from the UltrachromeK3 set, Epson seems
to be creating an artificial distinction between the two: positioning
one as a large-gamut color printer and the other as a tonally adept
black-and-white device. Those of us who want both vibrant color prints
and gallery-quality black-and-white output should be feeling
justifiably peeved right about now.
Outlook: When it ships this month, the Epson R2400's
high $849 estimated street price will probably drive all but the most
dedicated black-and-white photographers toward capable competitors
such as the Canon i9900. But we're still jonesing to test it--check
back soon to see if it lives up to its droolworthy potential.
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