Digital BW, The Print

Having long used the Canon i9900, which does an incredible job of what it
does do, the cost per thimble full of ink is around 11.00 US. Maybe some of
you are aware of refill kits that work reliably or bulk feeders for the
i9900?

Personally, I don't know how any printer can be considered a "professional"
printer as long as the primary ink feed demands such tiny cartridges in lieu
of a bulk feed system. Aye, there's the rub, the manufacturer's make a
fortune off of requiring us to submit to the ridiculously small cartridges
in the first place, patent or not. If they had simple ink feed lines to the
print head without the stupid cartridges, there would be no issue. THIS is a
marketing issue and a form of control to which we submit and for which we
pay a huge premium. Simply moving over to Canon or any manufacturer while
maintaining any system that even requires either refills of the cartridges
or third party, jury rigging won't address the basic problem. If we are to
make our voices known, perhaps this should at least be partly that which is
addressed.

Clarence W. Walker,   
Creative Expression Photography
http://www.creativeexpressiononline.com
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