Digital BW, The Print

If these cartridges are really easy to refill, could we not just get
blank cartridges and refill them with the MIS VM inkset? We wouldn't
really need a CIS system for the printer if the cartridges were easy to fill!

Paul, would you have to write curves for this setup, or could you use
the same MIS curves for both the Canon and Epson? The canon has a higher
resolution than epson, doesn't it? 

I'll be in the market for another printer in a few months, so just want
to check this out before buying.

Jerry

Don Rooney wrote:
> 
> Paul
> I have a Canon S9000 (13 x 19) and a Canon BJC 8200 (8.5 x 11). Both units take the SAME exact carts (no chips) and the machines are over 2 years apart in age from each other. So Canon does not force you to have several different carts for several different machines --- a nice feature I think ! IMHO the Canon out prints any Epson I've ever seen (please no flames -- just my opinion) in the color category. The carts are very easy to refill and because of the big (relative size to the Epson) sponge in the cart -- no foam issues. And I guess because of the way Canon gets the ink out of the carts there is no vacuum needed.  To me it looks gravity fed but I'm sure its some other high tech solution. I have had the BJC 8200 for over 2 years and never (never) any clogs. I have been waiting for any B&W inkset to come out for the Canon units. I'd gladly start using them ASAP. You get them made and I'll start buying them. One other thing -- I have never seen any banding at all.
> Don Rooney
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Paul Roark
>   To: DigitalB&WPrint
>   Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:19 PM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Canon printers
> 
>   Has anyone had any experiences with the Canon printers?
> 
>   As you know, I'm a big fan of competition.  So, if there is an alternate
>   printer for third party inks -- B&W quads in particular -- it would seem to
>   be a real boon to those of us on this list.
> 
>   MIS has told me they are getting strong demand for quadtone inks for
>   the Canon S800, S900, S9000 printers.  They are just finishing a
>   Continuous Flow set up for them.   I
> 
>   MIS thinks Canon has done a good job in trying  to come up to the Epson
>   standard.  If Epson is a 10 on the zero to 10 scale, then the new Canon
>   printers are a 9 + in MIS's opinion.
> 
>   Some attractive characteristics of the Canon machines include that refilling
>   is easy, with no foam problems like the Epson's, and there are
>   no chips to deal with.  Moreover, each color has it's own cartridge and
>   they are see through.
> 
>   Any opinions or interest in these machines?  I'm thinking a "no curves,"
>   modified FS-Neutral inkset might be a way to get the ball rolling in giving
>   Epson a little competition in our area of interest.
> 
>   Any opinions or interest in these machines or quad inksets for them?
> 
>   Paul
>   http://www.PaulRoark.com
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