Thanks - that's really kind of you to say

Thanks - it does what it does very well

It's interesting to note that for B&W it's still trickier to produce good B&W prints, from a technical POV. It's the main area where I can still easily find issues when dong reviews.

Yes - it could work well, but wasn't always very predictable in that respect

@@KeithCooper hi Keith, do you know how the E-T 18100 handle jessops matt paper please.

I don't know any of their branded papers See the actual review for the papers I did test and compare specs www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/ @@johntaylor4707

Compared to the 18100 both much better

Thanks - yes a very specific usage

yes - you just refill. The ink will fill as much as needed, download.epson-europe.com/pub/download/6418/epson641815eu.pdf Page 101 - refilling

@@KeithCooper thanks, appreciate the quick response

Thanks!

​@@KeithCooperI am thinking of buying this one for my place in the Philippines, as I print mostly colour A4 to A3 glossy prints, the running costs seem much less than my Canon for a similar level of print quality with the right paper?

Yes - glossy, it does well

Thanks!

Do you use a Mac? If so, colour management is broken on the G550 Otherwise, see my written reviews for details and limitations. www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/ www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

@@KeithCooper Hi Keith, use windows all the time. I read both reviews and watched more of your youtube videos, I got the impression that Epson will be a better choice as in print better photo quality than cannon, although you did not directly compare and mention it. Am I right? Thanks. (Edit: I accidentally deleted the wrong message. So write the complete one)

Both these two have issues for me - non glossy prints on the the 18100 and no colour management on the Canon. That's just for me though. My wife's biggest complaint about the Canon was the tiny screen - almost impossible to use in dim light and far too small. From a general purpose use, the canon may be more flexible, but if you just want glossy photos, the Epson is excellent@@YukitaYou

Thanks Keith for your reply.

Thanks I use Macs, so the Canon is somewhat ruled out by enforcing use of the AirPrint driver - no icc profiles. I managed a workaround in the review, but it's not ideal. The 18100 is fine as long as it's photo prints - see the main [written] review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

@@KeithCooper so by using AirPrint the photo colors won’t be as near as the original color image. Because I am amateur and ICC profiling is something new to me. So let’s say straight out of the box printing an image using AirPrint with canon and straight to the box using epson are there different in photo quality ?

AirPrint is of no use if any significant colour accuracy is required. That means that whilst you can use profiles on Windows systems just fine, colour management is effectively broken on Macs. That's a pity, since as a printer, those Canon printers are quite good. See any of the printing examples in my reviews.

Smallest with roll 'support' is the P700 8550 works fine with cut sheet canvas [from roll if need be] - see my main [written] review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/

I've not seen any thicknesses in the specs - only a gsm range It does have some distinct limitations for some sorts of paper Se the main [written] review for a discussion on this and the papers that I did get to work www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

No idea - never tried such a thing I'm afraid

Yes, it will print plain paper, but it is meant as a photo printer See my main [written] review at www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

The et-18100 is poor with thicker paper, tc-20 seems big for what you want, the pro-300 is a photo printer, good but ink is not cheap ET-8550 is more general purpose, but read my written reviews for proper info about them www.northlight-images.co.uk/photography-articles-and-reviews/printing-paper-reviews-articles/

@@KeithCooper Can you recommend a printer that matches what I need?

Not really - I have a longstanding policy of not recommending specific printers, in areas of business where I have little experience... Read the 8550 review and see if you think it would do? Remember I make the videos to supplement the main written reviews ;-)

@@KeithCooper Thank you so much!

If you want A3+ [13x19] glossy photo prints, the ET-18100 is an excellent choice. Just not so good on thicker matt/art media

@@KeithCooper Thanks a ton for your time. I suppose the question I'm really trying to ask is: will Glossy be a good choice for my use case (photo's of kids on the walls). I really dont know how that will work out with reflections. I mean, if the stuff cannot be looked at when there's light coming off at an angle, that defies the purpose.

Semi-gloss or lustre might look better - both fine on the 18100 See: www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

@@KeithCooper I bought the printer and just finished installing stuff tonight, it's sitting besides me. Straight from photoshop without any editing or knowing quite what I was doing with color spaces etc, printing right on 10x15 epson premium glossy - and it's just beautiful. There's the same sharpness and richness of color as on my (high end adobe RGB) monitor. I'm super, super happy with this printer. In a big part, I owe it to you. Can't wait to make my first A3 prints and see em in sunlight ;-) It's just so crisp and rich and sharp - the pictures are just perfect! Also I printed a little test version of an astrophotograhy project (72 hours exposure), with of course tons of black background. It's really black, not the dull grey that I feared. More than black enough to give off those deep space vibes. And the printer just..does everything. Installing was smooth, updating firmware too, filling the bottles was fast and fun - what a great printer. Love your work, will come back to your articles and videos lots of times in the future to finetune my skills, and do more with profiling and color spaces. See ya Keith. gr Daniel, Netherlands.

@@danielbeetsma6118 Excellent - glad to have helped!

Depends on the paper, but see the discussion about paper types in the main [written] review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

Just the one big take-up roller [replaceable] However - this is an entirely different printer to the L1800 - it is not a new version

I'd expect a life more than enough to not still be using the same printer when fading occurs. I've not seen any ratings for this though. The best place to start is www.wilhelm-research.com and see if you can unearth some info The 18100/8550 are just not aimed at a market which would even know what print permanence was... ;-)

@@KeithCooper True, though they do quote it for some of their more basic cartridge printers. I can only conclude it's either because the ink is actually up to the standard of the cartridge printers e.g. XP-15000, or it's absolutely pants and will fade like dodgy early 2000s compatibles!

@@jameswalker7874 It won't fade like cheap ink, but then again it's a consumer level printer...

@@KeithCooper Can definitely expect that, in life you only really get what you pay for. But if it was equivalent to the ink in the XP-15000 I'd consider that good enough for someone like myself. An amateur taking photos that are probably half as good as I think they are!

Yes - however I'd just note that if I'd printed a print I really liked when I had the 8550 here to test, I'd happily put it up on the wall with no worries over longevity ;-)

Yes, if you have need for printing photos on photo paper. However I've no idea what "beginner architects" really want to print... ;-)

layout plans, mostly black and white prints on normal photocopy paper.@@KeithCooper

i do not require color photo prints for my profession @@KeithCooper

Then you answer your own question.- it would be a dreadful choice... :-) See www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

Thank you so much for your time.

I see now that you mentioned it's not US available. I hadn't completed watching before posting this comment, but I'm still interested why Epson wouldn't make it available everywhere.

No one I know here is far enough up the chain to get any info from the US as to why. I'm hoping that they see the interest, but the European markets have been slightly ahead of things in the ink tank [ecotank] market - hopefully some people will start asking Epson US as to why they think it's not a printer people will want.

We recently got a Canon pro 200, for art and photography. I’m interested in the et-18100 to convert for dye sublimation.

The printer I reviewed belongs to Epson, so I'm unable to try 3rd party inks of any sort ;-)

@@KeithCooper Keith, Robert’s comment brought up something I’ve been confused about: dye sublimation printers in general, and how they relate to photography and regular dye printers. My interest in particular for printing photographic prints is that I’ve heard that Sawgrass has a 24 inch large format printer that has 8 inks, like Canon’s Pro-200 - 5 colors and 2 grays/1 black. So I’ve been wondering if it’s an option to print photo prints with, since these 13 inch printers are the largest size that are talked about for photo printing. Have you written anything on this subject, the difference between regular dye and sublimation dye printers? I’ve never seen anyone talk about the difference. I had no idea that a standard printer like this Epson 13 inch can also do sublimation printing. I’m NOT interested in doing sublimation printing, but am confused about it. Metal prints are the rage now in the USA for photographers, which require dye sublimation apparently. And I’m not a fan of metal prints; would like to do dye printing on paper, but 13 inch is so limiting. I’ve read that sublimation puts out ink that turns into gas, which then fuses with the products surface. Wouldn’t that require heat in the print heads? I was interested in the Sawgrass 24 inch printer for printing dye inks on paper, because it has 8 inks, but just saw that they only make sublimation printers, so apparently they can’t print on paper. So that’s not an option. Epson makes dye sublimation printers too, which I’ve heard are printing all of the locally produced metal prints in our town, and it only has CMYK. Why fine art photographers are accepting such a low color gamut to showcase their prints baffles me. 3 colors and black only. I looked at Epson’s sublimation printer line-up, and only one offers 6 inks. They’re all 24 inch and larger, except for an 8.5 inch one. Again, I’m NOT interesting in sublimation printing, but would like to know more about how sub printers compare with regular photo printers. Would that be an interesting topic for a video that you could do, perhaps? Or have you written something on this already? Thanks!

Without knowing software you are printing with and on what, there isn't much I can say other than 30% means nothing in particular, so the screen is likely too bright - print a known test image and use something like the EPL software. Read this... www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

@@KeithCooper I was using Epson Print Layout. Printed the test photo in that link and realized the default ICC profile of premium glossy was giving me a yellow tint. "Printer manages colour" is giving better result for now.

Not my choice for settings, but as ever, if it works and you are happy with it, fine! Glad it was of some help!

Thank you for the response. Learning a lot from your videos.

It's dye ink - good for basic photo prints - nothing I'd sell as anything more than that though. Should last for several years if you use good paper.

no - not a chance

@@KeithCooper Thank you sir for replying.

It is about paper thickness, which is not the same as gsm. See the main [written] review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/ Soft art papers don't work well, whilst a 300gsm metallic gloss was fine.

Difficult one to answer without looking at the profiles I made. The reviews were made at different times, so I've no direct comparisons - the 18100 is not a choice I'd make for B&W See the written reviews for B&W considerations www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-xp-15000-printer-review/ Others at www.northlight-images.co.uk/photography-articles-and-reviews/printing-paper-reviews-articles/ With all these printers, the quality of the profiles make a huge difference

@@KeithCooper Many thanks, Keith! I'll check them out on your site!

Out of what country? Mine was from Epson UK

@@KeithCooper i’m in US. I was worried about the warranty service and or return service.

You'll need to ask Epson USA if it's available? I only get to test things here in the UK

Lustre - yes, does depend on surface though art paper no See www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-18100-printer-review/

I have been looking for a printer that's capable of printing on cardstock for some business cards I'm doing. Would this fit the bill? Would also prefer something that can also do sublimation

There is no published info I've seen on this matter I'm afraid

@@KeithCooper Epsom seem to be vague about the ink used in the Et-18100 for some reason. They publish details for the Et-8550 ink as Epsom Claria premium ink.

Epson do seem to publish different amounts of info on different sites - it's also worth finding the chemical safety notices if looking for differences. This however very much falls into the 'exercise for the viewer' category for me though ;-)

@@KeithCooper would it be as good as the canon 100s pro i currently have a pro10s