Last week’s issue of the UK magazine Amateur Photographer, which costs ?1.99 from your local newsagents in the UK, contained a review of the highly anticipated Epson Stylus Photo R800 printer. The R800 scored 91% and this is what the reviewer, Damien Demolder, had to say about it:

“I am pleased with the detail this machine can produce, the way it puts down the tonal changes as smoothly as I recorded them, and that if there is grain in my film scans I can see it in the prints. In short, I like this printer very much. I am almost prepared to forgive it the time that it takes to print muy pictures to A4, but perhaps that would be going a step too far. I recommedn this printer as it is now, but if it could double or quadruple its speed I would tell you that you must go out and buy one. The finish is great, the colour is great, the detail is all there, plus it is easy to use and the prints seem to be durable. What more could you ask for - apart from A3?”

The R800 printer, which uses UltraChrome pigment inks, will cost $399/?299 and will ship in February 2004.

Website: Amateur Photographer