[davethebirder]

All installed inks, disc etc .... did a few A4 test prints just to see how it printed, got the first sheet of paper the wrong way up which made a mess all over the rollers (great start ) ..... a few more prints and all was well again .....
    Just printed my first A3+ on Epsons premium glossy .... very happy, borderless, no banding, good colour balance and sharpness, no ink splotches, it sparkles! .......
    Also printed a B+W portrait (A4),  impressive, I've tried printing B+W with the previous printer, prints are either tinted green or purple or both .... this print was pretty much tint free, Keith Cooper (reviewer and printer king)  states that it uses a bit of colour to anti-tint, of course it also uses grey ink ..... how long they will last we will see ..... the others were useless within months ....
 
  There you go,
    All in all so far so good!

I’m hoping the prints hold up well over time, especially on premium glossy paper. Have you tried printing anything with deep shadows yet? That’s usually the real test for detail and tonal range.

      Well, Epson claim 300 years in an album .... so it will take several generations to put that to the test  .... I doubt whether this post will ever see confirmations or otherwise here on this forum

  I find with deep shadows it's better to post process bringing up all but the deepest blacks to a point where you see at least some detail on the screen .. the same with the highlights ... and squeeze the RAW 14 stop DR into effectively 7 stops which is probably about what the printer can achieve .... 
    
  thanks (MLonlooker)