Epson has announced it's first every entry-level, desktop size direct to film and direct to garment combo printer.
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I first saw the Epson F1070 DTF / DTG hybrid printer in October, but have been keeping this gem (and my first look video) under wraps until the official announcement this week.
The desktop size, fully enclosed t shirt printer and transfer printer is geared toward beginners with it's small foot print and easy workflow...but I'm going to warn you, the price is a stretch...even though it's the lowest Epson has gone with their DTF/ DTG printers.
Epson has been trying hard to gain ground with transfer t shirt printers in the small format, at home market and the F1070 is their desktop attempt at bringing DTF and DTG to the home user.
As someone who has used multiple Epson DTF and DTG printers (although not this one yet) I can tell you theirs are among the best. They're the easiest to use and the easiest to maintain. The print quality is top notch and workflow is simple, intuitive and straightforward.
Plus, for a Mac user, I absolutely LOVE that the Epson DTF printers, including the new F1070, run on Garment Creator 2 which is both Mac and PC compatible. You'll be hard pressed to find many other RIPs that are Mac friendly. (And yes you can design in Silhouette Studio, export as a PNG and print on the F1070.)
The price for an Epson DTF printer always seems to be on the higher end...although I'd argue "you get what you pay for" applies here.
The new F1070 is a fully enclosed platen-style hybrid printer with a price tag just under $7,000. While that's a significant price break from the larger F2270 and it's prior model the F2100, the F1070 comes in at the very high end for desktop DTF printers.
It does pull double duty though with the ability to print directly to garments as well as to transfer film. However, the platen style requires a pre-treated t shirt be loaded on or a sheet of DTF film be laid on top of the platen.
That means this Epson desktop DTF printer can not hook up to an inline system (shaker and dryer), it can not take rolls of DTF film and it can not printer larger than the largest platen which is 12x10" (still plenty big for most t shirt transfers, just limited for gang sheets).
For most hobbyists, while the size is right, it's most likely too expensive when there are other less expensive and lower maintenance options like sublimation and gang sheet builders for outsourcing DTF transfers.
For a small business that's in the t shirt business, the Epson F1070 as seen in the first look video, is a good option especially if you're limited on space, don't do volume, want ease of use and maintenance and want to offer both DTF and DTG - both which have their own benefits.
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