1270 vs 1160 decision time

[Steve Ravner <steve.ravner@worldnet.att.net>]

Well, I had my second LONG conversation with the very nice
gal from Epson, and she's investigating some issues I asked
her about....  "does the new Epson Semi Gloss paper for the
2000 have the same (barrier) construction as the PPG
paper?". If NOT, then I'd like to try it out for my
commercial work with my 1270. I've mostly delivered semi
gloss ("E-surface") photo prints to my customers over the
years, so this may be a usable solution....  assuming the
1270 inks absorb properly, look as vivid as on PPG, and
don't turn colors or fade (a tall order).

Meanwhile, I am now toying with the idea of taking Epson up
on their offer and swapping back my 1270 for an 1160. I am
wondering if anybody out there has made an "A/B" comparison
between them as far as photographic image quality goes,
i.e., same picture printed on same (or very similar) paper,
around the same time (before atmospherics come into play). I
am thrilled with the 1270 quality, and need to know if the
1160 comes close enough. Of course then I would get a CIS
and use some third party archival ink/paper combo, and maybe
be able to continue on my quest for an all digital
commercial photography business (at least for 8x10s and a
little larger).

I hope one of you heavy duty Epsonites can answer this, and
help me over the edge.

=Steve=

Stephen M. Ravner
Action Foto, Inc.
PO Box 7055
Freehold, NJ 07728
(742) 462-7166

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