Epson UK Press Release

The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 will have its first UK audience with live demonstrations at Focus On Imaging 2005.  Available from April 2005 and designed to meet the needs of the most demanding photo enthusiast and semi professional photographer, this A3 photo printer is the latest addition to the Epson photo printer portfolio. 

Providing border-free printing up to A3, photographers now have the freedom to print in a wide range of formats for portfolios, display, and photographic exhibitions without sacrificing quality. Combined with the Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink set, the Stylus Photo R1800 delivers prints that really can exceed the quality from a professional photo lab.

Alongside the debut of the Stylus Photo R1800 and divided into the consumer and large format zones, visitors will also be able to view an array of Epson digital imaging products including inkjet printers, scanners, digital cameras, photo viewers, all in ones and large format printers.

Consumer Product Zone – Print Solutions
The Epson PictureMate is the essential digital camera accessory.  It is compact and stylish and makes high quality, cost effective digital photo printing available to the consumer technophobe. No longer do you need to chase into town, find that elusive car parking space, queue up with everyone else and then wait for your photos at the photo lab.  You don’t even need to spend the time uploading images onto your PC to send to an online photo service.

PictureMate is your own Personal Photo Lab giving you full control of which photos you print, when and where you print them. You can print as many copies as you want of your favourite images to share with family and friends. 

The Stylus Photo R200 is an A4 photo printer that delivers premium quality, durable photographs at a cost-effective price.  The printer features a new 6-colour inkjet system for glossy, highly detailed photographs, an ultra-high print resolution for maximum definition and a new ink formula for long lasting quality prints.

The Stylus Photo R300 is an A4 printer that combines long lasting premium quality printing and compatibility with the widest selection of digital cameras on the market.  Capable of storing images direct to a CD-R or Zip drive without the need to be connected to a PC, the Stylus Photo R300 also supports 9 different types of memory cards.  Other features include CD face printing, high-speed output and a droplet size of 3pl for smoother finer detail.  The Stylus Photo R300 is aimed at the experienced or recently converted digital camera user.

The Stylus Photo R800 maximises Epson’s technological advancements, enabling the smallest details to be captured with its 1.5pl ink droplet – the smallest ink droplet in the world. This, combined with Epson’s Variable Sized Droplet Technology and a new MicroPiezoÔ print head plus Gloss Optimiser technology, provides outstanding photographic reproduction at fast speeds to satisfy the most demanding photographer.

The Stylus Photo RX420 allows users to scan, copy and print photographs up to A4. Ideal for every digital camera user, from the novice to the photo enthusiast the Stylus Photo RX420 produces highly durable photo prints at a resolution of 5760 x 1440dpi.

The Stylus Photo RX620 sports an array of features to meet the demands of photo enthusiasts who need to scan, print and store new and old images, making it the most versatile and easy to use all-in-one photo printer on the market. Using the 2400X4800 dpi MatrixCCD scanner, you can produce high-quality copies of photos, whilst the unique direct print function quickly produces photos directly from old negative film sources.

The Stylus C86 Photo is ideal for home and business users who desire speed and quality. It offers a superior, all-round solution for a broad range of applications, from web prints and photographs to business presentations. This printer is designed to meet the needs of the business user who requires faster print speeds up to 22 pages per minute, maximum efficiency and laser-like results.

Finally in the line up of Epson print devices and specifically for those visitors considering an A3 to A3+ print solution, both the award winning Stylus Photo 1290s and Stylus Photo 2100 will be on display.

Consumer Product Zone – Scanning Solutions
For individuals in search of a high quality scanning device Epson will be displaying its award winning Perfection 2580 Photo, Perfection 4180 Photo and Perfection 3170 Photo.  Also on display the newly launched Epson F-3200, a competitively priced multi-format dedicated film scanner aimed at professionals and experienced amateur photographers who want to scan their film quickly without sacrificing quality.  It is also ideal for photographers who want to digitise their film archive or who still shoot in film but wish to create digital images for manipulation and printing.

Consumer Product Zone – Accessories
The Epson P-2000 has key features which include a 3.8 inch VGA (640x480) high definition Photo Fine display that offers a resolution of 212 pixels per inch (ppi).  You can store and view your photo albums, create slide shows and connect to your photo printer, computer or TV.  The Epson P-2000 is approximately twice as fast as its predecessor when viewing photos and has a battery life of up to three hours. 

Epson Large Format Printer Zone
The Stylus Pro 4000 is for the user who requires photo quality output at high speed, and needs colour stability and flexible media handling up to A2 format. This latest addition to the Epson wide format printing range is designed to produce high quality output on everything from exhibition graphics, POS displays, CAD and GIS, fine art, photographs and printing proofs without compromising on either speed or quality.  Supported in four varied models the Stylus Pro 4000 addresses the needs of a range of businesses and users to ensure the best quality output is provided.

Epson has an exclusive show offer for purchasers of the Stylus Pro 4000.  In addition to their purchase of the Stylus Pro 4000 customers will also receive an Epson PictureMate, Eye One Display, Fine Art Media Pack and ArtMasterPro Software for just £1645 ex VAT.  A total saving of over £500.

The Stylus Pro 7600 is a 24 inch Large Format colour inkjet printer featuring a class leading resolution of 2880X1440dpi.  It features Epson’s 7 colour pigment based inks, with both Photo and Matte black supplied with the printer to ensure perfect results.  Light fastness when used in conjunction with Epson media is in the region of 75 years, and the printer supports true edge to edge printing at specific media widths, therefore offering the professional user true photographic prints straight from the printer on a range of Epson photographic media.

The Stylus Pro 9600 is a 44-inch Large Format colour printer that again features a class leading resolution of 2880X1440dpi plus the Epson 7 colour pigment UltraChrome based ink set. The Stylus Pro 9600 supports true edge to edge printing at specific media widths, therefore enabling the printer to offer true photographic prints straight from the printer on a range of specialist Epson photographic media.

The Stylus Pro 10600 is a 44-inch wide, six-colour printer with high speeds of up to 20m² per hour.  Other key features include a resolution output of 1440 x 720 dpi combined with the Epson UltraChrome ink set.  Offering high quality colour printing, and the creation of warm and cool, black and white prints with improved tones, the Stylus Pro 10600 is ideal for large format fine art reproduction, commercial photography, pre-press proofing, newspaper and magazine proofing, point of sale, display, and signage production. 

Epson Large Format Zone – Professional Accessories
The Epson Rangefinder Digital Camera RD-1 provides serious professional photographers with the world’s first range finder digital camera.  Accepting both Leica L- and M-mounts, it offers a new platform to link the future with the past. A huge number of lens types, more than 200, have been created and sold over the long history of photography. The Epson Rangefinder RD-1 provides twenty-first century photographers with a way to use rangefinder lenses. It also provides photographers with the chance to develop new styles of photography by allowing them to resurrect their familiar rangefinder lenses in a digital world.

Gallery
All visitors to the Epson stand whether interested in printing photographs at home or requiring prints of up 44” wide can view examples of photo quality output from a range of Epson printers within its image gallery.