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Originally Posted by point1clothing |  | | | | | | | | | when it comes to a printer what is better? laser jet or inkjet
also can any printer print a large image? (length wise)
im thinking of getting the epson stylus cx5400 -does everything thing the stylus 3000 does plus a scanner
that a good printer for negatives? | |  | |  | |
There are hundreds of posts on this subject. I suggest you search for "Epson and 3000" for a start. Then try "RIP". You'll have more reading than you will know what to do with.
Dye ink is better because as a liquid, it can flow and make continuous film and block all UV light.
Pigment ink has a clear resin coating so it can flow through the tubes and nozzles of an inkjet. The clear coating prevents the ink from forming a complete film - there are small holes in your print that UV light can go through, so we have to deposit more ink to stop the light.
Epson printers by themselves only deposit a UV density of 1.6 using the Premium Glossy Photo Paper media setting. With a RIP you can get at least UV 3.0+.
There are memory limits to each printer, so you need to be more specific about desired length. You can always 'tile' the image to printing it. Your question has no limits when you ask "can any.....".
You want to make positives, not negatives.
picking a printer 
