Epson P5000 printer review 17"/A2 pigment ink printer. Roll paper support. Fine Art & Photo printing

[@LDBecker]

Well good grief - I came to this video to see if the P5000 would be a good replacement for my Epson 4880, which was having clogged ink nozzle issues that I couldn't fix, and I caught your bit of advice to give the printer a bit of a rest and try the test again. I did and my nozzle check after two days and it was perfect. While I was getting excited about getting something like a 24" printer (Canon 2100 or Epson 7570), you largely talked me out of it in another video - hence my looking here. Maybe my old beast of a 4880 is fine for a bit longer... I have been happy with the prints (out of my ImagePrint RIP), so I don't know why I'd have to upgrade if it's happy. You're a wealth of information on printing and printers, sir!

[@KeithCooper]

Glad it helped!

[@powersonic6255]

You are great , I watched one video and I am hooked / subscribed . You articulate perfectly and the video was great .

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks for that!

[@goranritterfeldt2608]

Thanks a lot. I had it now for more than three years and has always served me good. The only small problem is when loading sheet papers from the top. Often I got it a little wrong and have to load it again. Take care! Göran from Latvia

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - When they eventually replace it, it would be nice to see the sheet loading from the P7500 in use

[@bbiancini]

Have you tried printing on substrates 1mm or 1.5mm thick? I heard you have to load those from the front? Thinking of buying one of these.

[@goranritterfeldt2608]

No, I have not tried that…

[@retromograph3893]

Great review! Quick question: what would you say is the minimum frequency you should print with this sort of printer, to avoid problems with it clogging up? I had another Epson printer before and I made the big mistake of leaving a gap of a month between prints (because of a holiday), after which it never worked properly again!

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks I have a weekly diary reminder set up to switch on and it does an auto nozzle check [paperless] I have left it occasionally for several weeks - it took a nozzle check and clean to make sure all was well when I got back Plus a few prints on plain paper just to give it a bit more exercise. I've not had the chance to be away for longer whilst I've had the 5000 - but in the past I got the friend who watered my plants to switch a printer on when they arrived and switch it off when they left ;-)

[@andrewherman107]

I have a Canon Pro 1000 that is several years old and it made great prints. However, out of nowhere the printer stopped powering on. I contacted Canon tech support and they had me do a number of things to try to get the printer to power on, Ultimately it would NOT power on and the tech said it was dead and there was nothing they could do. She said Canon DOES NOT offer ANY KIND of service on the Pro 1000 and the only option was to BUY a new printer (if it had still been in warranty they would replace it - the only option available). She said they could offer me a discount on a new printer, which turned out to be ten percent off. So bottom line is the Canon Pro 1000 printer is a BAD choice for anyone who needs a reliable (and FIXABLE) printer. So now I'm considering the Epson printers. In that regard, does Epson offer service on these printers (either in or out of warranty)? These things cost way too much to have a manufacturer decide they WILL NOT offer ANY repair service on them . . .

[@KeithCooper]

That not good - sorry to hear it. I'd suggest asking at www.printerknowledge.com The P5000 has an option to extend the warranty, which is about the only 'extended warranty' scheme I'd ever suggest [not like the ones on most white goods]. The one here had parts replaced after an intermittent error Epson [UK this is] also offers fixed price repairs on kit - I've not looked into the details of this though

[@andrewherman107]

@@KeithCooper Thanks for the suggestion. I've followed most of your reviews and they are excellent and extremely informative. I'm incredulous that Canon offers NO service options on the Pro 1000 printers.

[@dunnymonster]

Question for you....if you have a paper roll loaded and you decide you just want to print say an A3 image on a different type of paper, do you have to remove the roll first? That is to say, can you use any of the other paper loading methods whilst a roll is in place? 🤔

[@KeithCooper]

The roll can be unloaded, but left in place on the spindle. At this point I can change inks or paper source/type/size and print. Then I just load the paper back in again - takes a very short time.

[@FM-nm4ng]

Does that printer use archival quality inks? I owned an Epson R1800 years ago and the inks were rated for 200 years without fading.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes Ultrachrome HDX pigment inks

[@UrbanExplorer614]

I'm thinking about getting back into printing my art. Which A2 printer would you currently recommend?

[@KeithCooper]

The P5000 since you specified nothing but the size... Seriously though, I never make recommendations - the true answer is always "it depends"

[@UrbanExplorer614]

@@KeithCooper Thanks, recommend was probably the wrong term. I probably should have said which ones should I be looking into. It I for digital art and photography. I used to use the older Epson large formats, 7500, 7890, 9600 etc. But this time I would prefer a smaller format for sheet paper rather than rolls. I also used to choose a printer which had the larger ink cartridges for economic reasons. Normally I would just go for the best Epson for the size I wanted, but it did look like more and more people have started using the Canons.

[@KeithCooper]

There is no plural in Canon - just the pro-1000 at 17" (the excellent iPF5100 is long gone I'm afraid) The choices are P5000, P900, pro-1000 I've detailed reviews of all three: www.northlight-images.co.uk/review-epson-p5000-printer/ www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-1000-printer-review/ www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-sc-p900-printer-review/

[@mrz1342]

Hi, we have Epson p7500 for large art print and sure colour p850 for A2 sheet poster print but both of them are not economy and suitable if we want to print an art book and photo book, it will be economy or we need to buy powder toner printer?

[@KeithCooper]

No idea I'm afraid... Book printing is not my area of expertise.

[@careyriddell7780]

I have a issue with Epson Print Layout on a Mac. If I start changing any of the setting for my print it will just start printing without me telling it to. I have to continually hit the cancel print. For this reason I dont put any paper into the printer until all my settings are finished, a bit of a pain.

[@KeithCooper]

Sorry - not something I've ever come across. I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at DPReview. Quite a few people use it regularly - I just tend to use it for demonstration purposes. Be sure to say what Mac system you are using, and how you are using EPL in any question...

[@ludgersolbach7603]

Don't press enter when changing settings. That starts the print, at least on windows. Use tab to commit the value and leave the input field. Hope that helps.

[@careyriddell7780]

As soon as I move any setting, such as paper size without touching enter it just sends to the printer.

[@Insp.CountMortisWinshipKlaw]

Whats the difference between the violet or LLK inkset?

[@KeithCooper]

Discussed int the main review... Violet expands the gamut slightly and is recommended for proofing LLK improves smoothness and light colours - recommended for art/photo printing

[@Insp.CountMortisWinshipKlaw]

@@KeithCooper Thank you so much.

[@johnvaleanbaily246]

I know you don't like LightRoom (me neither). Can you do an episode some time on why... or perhaps why Photoshop/Capture One (or what ever !) are better ?

[@KeithCooper]

Ah - very much a personal usage thing. I wouldn't want to explain it specifically since my reasons are unlikely to be of importance to others. My main thrust in where I have mentioned it, is to suggest that people decide for themselves and treat the 'Lightroom Industry' with due scepticism ;-) I will however be doing a few more image 'edit related' videos and my preferences will be clearer...