Re: Looking for a good photo printer

"flambe" <fac187@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> IMHO
> My experience with the previous generation of Canon printers was very 
> frustrating as I did not find Canon's profiles for the pitiful few paper

> surfaces they sell to be as reliable as Epson's and Canon's methods for 
> color management unintuitive and not necessarily reliable. Perhaps this 
> has changed with newer drivers, but since Canon still does not sell a 
> variety of paper surfaces with canned profiles (matte or glossy, take
your 
> pick) you are on your own in this regard. Also Canon, more than other 
> printer vendors, tends to sell "new" generation printers that use the
same 
> ink as prior generation printers so they are hardly "new," just 
> repackaged.
>
I am a former Epson printer user that simply got tired of the continual 
print head clogging.  All the papers and profiles available are worthless
if 
the printer can not work properly.  I only used refilled cartridges once
in 
an old Photo EX, but all have had clogged head problems.

I gave up on Epson and now own a Canon Pro9000 and really like the
product. 
Canon does have a sizeable variety of papers available and good profiles
to 
match.  Heck, I've even printed on Epson Glossy and it looked great using 
the canned profiles.  Granted the Canon does get clogged heads as well,
but 
not as often.  When it does I can at least remove the head and clean it or

replace the head without sending the entire printer out for repairs.  As
for 
dye vs pigment, I have many Epson dye prints still around so I see this as

no deal breaker for any manufacturer.