The Photo R2400 driver has been enhanced to provide better black-and-white image control. The driver settings offer quick toning presets, separate controls for shadow and highlight tonality control, maximum optical density control, reduced gloss differential, and custom tone control. New driver and screening technology offers a unique method for converting color digital images into professional-quality black-and-white prints. In black and white or color, the R2400 prints borderless images in a range of sizes, including 13 x 19 and panorama.
The Stylus Pro 4800 replaces the Pro 4000 for printing images as wide as 17 inches, while the Pro 7800 and Pro 9800, replacing the Pro 7600 and 9600 models, print up to 24 and 44 inches in width, respectively. Print speed also has been improved in the new models. The 4800 can print a 16 x 20 photo lab-quality print in as little as 6 minutes and 41 seconds, and the 7800 and 9800 have print speeds approximately twice as fast as their predecessors.
The Epson UltraChrome K3 ink set is a unique eight-color system designed specifically for professional and fine-art photo-graphers. In addition to cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan and light magenta, UltraChrome K3 features a three-level black ink system that simultaneously uses black, light black and light-light black to create professional neutral and toned black-and-white prints from a single ink set.
The Photo R2400 carries an estimated price of $849. The Stylus Pro 4800 is priced at $1,995, and the 7800 and 9800 are priced at $2,995 and $4,995, respectively.