Digital BW, The Print

Just which Epson are you comparing the Canon to?

The Epson 880 is a 4-colour printer, so I wouldn't expect its colour photo 
performance to be up to a 6 or 7 colour printer of any make.

In article <002f01c1e885$3f67dbb0$1900a8c0@don>, donr@... (Don 
Rooney) wrote:

> Jerry
> Let me first say, that so far I have only used the Canon for color 
> work. I would use B&W inksets when available, but use Epson 880 printer 
> for B&W because I can get preloaded MIS VM and MIS FS carts for the 
> Epson.
> That being said
> Two prints side by side. The blends are smoother. It appears to be 
> continuous tone (no banding -- very smooth transition of subtle tones). 
> Shadows print more open. Better colors - truer color right out of the 
> box. I don't profile papers or ink  -- just print and I'm very happy 
> with the results as are my final critics -- the people who buy the 
> prints and the people who review my portfolio (maybe I mean easier to 
> get better color results). I do not use any densitometers or meters, 
> all results are IMHO. The Epson color prints always looked unreal to me 
> ( but still very good) the Canon color prints are a whole step or two 
> better.