I have the Canon Pro-1 13" wide printer, it's pigment inks and I think the prints look very nice. As usual, "archival" depends on display versus dark storage, but I think the prints on the right papers will outlive many of us under appropriate lighting - and since I'm not in charge of someone else's lighting, I'm not going to worry about it. I got the Pro-1 on a pretty awesome rebate a year ago, and I've seen that offer twice since then. In fact, the Pro-1 and Pro-100 were both on offer, so you made a different choice than I.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 12:54 PM, arlenelove3@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Thanks Richard. I'm using the Canon Pro 100 for proofs and incidentals, not for serious finished b&w photographs. There are claims that the new dye inks are as stable as archival pigment inks. I am very skeptical about "claims." I bought the Canon because the rebate offer was too good to pass up.Is there an alternative to Epson? They are great when they work, but nobody wants to make a house call , or even have me deliver to a certified repair shop. Epson is not supplying parts. In the past fifteen years, I've gone through three large format Epsons. After trying carbon inks, and other b&w inks , I ended up being hostage to Epson inks. I wish I were earning as much as I'm spending.ArleneLove__._,_