Digital BW, The Print

Here's what the mind numbing reseach has told me so far:



Canon i9100:

4800X1200

13X19  (can't find info on any banner type printing)

Cost $428.00 w/free ship Amazon.com

Super good looking glossy very bright colors

Decent looking B&W with stock ink set but will have some metamerism

Cheaper to feed then Epson

Wilhelm Research says 38 years with right Canon paper???

FAST FAST FAST



Epson 2200

2880x1440

13X19 (13X44 banner printing)

Cost $652.00 w/free shipping Amazon.com

Glossy not so great Matte excellent duller colors then the Canon
printer reason the long life pigmented inks

7 inks Very good B&W with a second Photo black ink. Some metamerism with 
stock ink. Works better with a RIP program $$$$

 Lots of inkset options for B&W but not to switch between B&W and color only 
one or
the other

More to feed then Canon

Wilhelm Research says 70+ years with right Epson paper

NOT FAST


So the Epson is $230.00 more costs more to feed prints lasts twice as long as 
long as they are with Epson matte finish paper and duller colors better B&W 
and more third party options for ink and ink feeding systems. And larger paper 
(a note with third party papers unless certin brands and types are used types 
same lifespan as Canon i9100 or even worse)

The Canon is cheaper faster brighter works on glossy or matte paper makes 
pretty good B&W with stock inkset Lasts as long as I will (46+38=84 years old and 
with my youth no way will I make it longer LOL)  B&W is limited due to the 
single black cart. (Peizography is supposed to be coming out with a special B&W 
ink set soon I'm trying to learn more about that. But then it
is like with the Epson B&W or COLOR no switching back and forth)

So that's were I'm at guys trying to decide between two different
printers both of which do part of what I really want.

I want super bright color glossy or Matte prints full frame at
12"X18" for display in glassed frames. I don't want to have to redue them 
every five to ten years.

I want a good looking inkjet version of B&W that with some work I can have a 
warm tone a cool tone and a sepia look tone to my B&W prints.


As I write this I'm really starting to think I should look for two
seperate printer systems one for color one for B&W. Not that I  think I can 
afford two 13X19 printers. Not to mention feed them.

The Canon for bright color prints with the least cost and satifactory life.

An Epson #???? for A quad tone type B&W system maybe a Pizeogaphy system as I 
read it as an out of the box complete system. and I am willing to give up 
that last 5% for a simpler approch.


So am I anywhere near correct with my findings or still swimming in circles 
here.

Mark W.


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