Customer Reviews

Epson Stylus Photo 1270 Inkjet Printer

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

As a professional photographer, I've been very impressed with this line of Epson Printers (sister to the 870 and 875DC). The quality of printing is outstanding. The prints rival what I've done on my Fuji 3000 or Kodak LED printers. With longevity of 9-10 years for Epson's glossy and 24-26 years with the specail Heavy-Weight Matte (the Matte paper is somewhat like cardstock), it's an outstanding choice for non-critical printing like proofs or promotionals pieces. And to top that off, it prints everything else a printer is used for.

It was very easy to setup and get printing on and the best thing of all is that the color has been very true to the file we send it. Overall, this printer is simply amazing.

I have just replaced an Epson SP750 with the SP1270. The 750 does nice work but the 1270 produces, without a doubt, the best images I have ever seen from an inkjet printer.

I have printed 4x6, 5x7, and 8x10 photos on both the new premium glossy photo paper and Matt heavyweight paper and you cannot tell the difference between those prints and copied done by a photo lab.

As for other types of printing the 1270 also produces clean, crisp output. PDF's printed with the 1270 are much better looking compared to those printed another printer.

The1270 will replace my Epson SP750 and SC1520 both good printers, but no where near the quality of the 1270. In addition, the 1270 is fast and very quiet.

The quality of prints from this printer is absolutely amazing. However, when using the Premium Glossy paper, I and many other people on e-mail lists have experienced an orange shift in as little as 24 hours. You must read Epson's advertising very carefully - it says that prints are "lightfast." What they fail to say is that the prints will beging to fade and shift color due to certain gasses (specifically ozone). If you use the Heavyweight Matte paper, the prints seem to be fine, especially if you keep everything under glass, but who can do that for every print?

This is a great photo quality printer. My husband is a professional nature photographer, and we now print photos that we sell framed in local galleries with this printer. But as the computer person in the family, I'm happy that the ink cartridges last a relatively long time for the number of prints. I printed about 50 5X7's, plus a bunch of a couple of hundred black and white documents on one set of ink cartridges.

If one were to read the rest of my reviews, one would think I worked for Lexmark. I'm not bad-mouthing Lexmark here, I'll continue to use my Z52, but I wanted larger output, so I went with the Epson 1270. Sometimes I have to pat myself on the back for making the right choices, and this is one of those times.

I'm very impressed with what I've done with this printer. The results are far more than I would have expected. An associate of mine has one of these, so I created a few prints on his and was so blown away that I went out the next day and bought one. I already have several 11 X 17 and 13 X 19 prints framed and hanging on the walls. Friends who have seen them can't believe this stuff came out of a computer.

If you get a 1270, don't experiment with different paper...it doesn't work well at all. Colors are unpredictable at best. One of the big selling points of this printer for me was the Premium Glossy Photo Paper that Epson makes. So far, this is the closest finish to Cibachrome that I've found. If you know your imaging capabilities well enough, you'll get dynamite prints on this paper. They are truly gallery caliber. I do photography professionally, so I'm a harsh critic of my prints. I do have to qualify this though and say honestly that there still is no substitute for a good quality slide processed with the Cibachrome process, but you'll do far better with the 1270 than Ritz camera, or Wal-Mart, or any of the other "processing" labs will do with your enlargements.

If you're debating a new printer to print your photographs with, wait no more!

I am a professional artist with 30 years under my belt, and I have been using the 1270 to make reproductions of airbrush originals. The combination of inkset and matte paper produces a result that looks just like the original, and matches any fine arts lithograph I have ever seen. Couple that with the ability to manipulate my own images electronically, and all the hassels with photo labs, service bureaus and middlemen is a thing of the past. A little expensive to run? Not compared to the cost of taking it all somewhere else. This thing works.

This printer is great! After reading reviews on this and others, I decided the take the plunge. The output is fantastic (especially on glossies). Though the ink seems to go rather quickly, I'm very happy with this printer and the output it produces (especially my 11x17 posters (maybe that's why the ink runs out so quickly))! (And when I called tech support, they answered within 2 or 3 minutes).

I just received the Epson 1270 and the quality of the photo prints are fantastic. I am using a Nikon 990 with a HP printer and was getting only fair prints. You cannot believe the difference with the two printers, I only regret taking so long to purchase the Epson. If you are considering the purchase, don't wait!!

I recently purchased the Epson Stylus 1270 and an Olympus c3030 camera. The results I am getting from both are nothing less than staggering! Although my HP970 produces fine photos with impressive color and resolution, the Epson 1270 improves the overall quality measurably. The colors produced by the 1270 are richer and brighter. I also intend to use the Epson recommended heavy matte papers to assure long-life photos. It is unfortunate that digital photos printed with inkjets will fade with time, however, Espon has increased that time substantially.

I've compared the 1270 against other printers (Lex, HP, Cannon, etc.) in the less than $500 price range. The 1270 wins in quality of output by far! You will be forced to use the Epson Paper to achieve the best results, but if buying a printer for photographic work why wouldn't you buy the best paper to give the best out put. The printer driver for 98 is a bit finicky. Make sure you use the power switch on the printer to cycle power (read the manual!!). For best long term (more than 5 years) photo output results, place all photos in protection sheets or under glass. Don't be to concerned about the "orange shift". Had my printer for 5 months with NO issues. Epson is a great company to deal with too. If you don't need wide format output, goto the 870 and save a few bucks.