what are you going to do with it...the 1800 has a pigment ink...the 1400 has dye ink, but there are cis for both I think ..so you need to let us know what your intend use is.
why not??? because I hate the mixing, hate the odor, hate the clean up and just hate the mess don't like to make screens. Easier to either outsource to a local screen printer or use plastisol.. besides I am lazy and just want the $$ not the work!.. while someone else does my work for me...for a price..I can go out and sell more
Haha, that's the way I feel about it sometimes. I do want to learn more about screenprinting so that I can do it inhouse, but I don't think I would want to do it fulltime.
I have gone thru two r1800 and have been using them for the last 2 years with a halftone rip software. If you do large amounts of film output I would suggest a laser printer. I have tried cis systems and they dont work well for solid film output. Genaric cartridges are the way to go with a bulk mat black cartridge. You have to buy waterproof films because of the pigment ink.
$$$ about twice the cost of regular inkjet films. If you are planing on outputing more than 5-6 13 x 19 films a day it will cost more in a year than if you just bought a black and white laser. Not to mention halftone rip software is not cheap!!!
Something doesn't sound right here....I've never heard of any kind of printer that can't shoot solid black. I know that to create films you are supposed to darken your channel to pick up on the transparencies, but the way Pioneer said it, it sounds like it doesn't print solid black at all....hhmmmm.....
The 1400 may be the way to go if you're just doing film. I used my 1280 with great success with regular clear film (Casey's and Silkjet). The black is very dense. Both printers use dye ink. I don't know if there's a RIP for the 1400, so you need to consider that if you want halftones.
the 1800 will print black. But it will not print using only black ink. and sometimes you have to print 2 films. I don't have rip I'm just starting out. Little at a time
Should I Get The Epson 1400 Or 1800 Printer 
I do want to learn more about screenprinting so that I can do it inhouse, but I don't think I would want to do it fulltime.
