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2004-11-05 by rring_foto
I am looking to buy a new wide format photo printer and I am trying to decide between the epson 1280S and the Canon i9900. Does anyone have experience printing B&W photos with the new Canon. I have read excellent reviews of its color printing, but none about how it handles B&W. I have a 1280, but it is dying an untimely death and am wondering whether I should go with a 1280S or the Canon. Any thoughts? Rich
2004-11-05 by Lynn
On Nov 4, 2004, at 10:18 PM, rring_foto wrote: > the Canon i9900. Does anyone > have experience printing B&W photos with the new Canon. I have read > excellent reviews of its color printing, but none about how it > handles B&W. If the i9900 is the same as the i9950, then this review might be of help. He at least talks about and shows a few samples of B&W, not much, but some. Shortcut to page: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Canon%20i9999/page_1.htm (in the shortcut use the arrows at the bottom of each page to navigate if the top drop down list doesn't work) If the above doesn't work then use the long way: http://www.photo-i.co.uk then click: reviews then click: printers then click: Canon i990 & i9950 Hope this is of some use. -Lynn
2004-11-05 by Tyler Boley
I have profiled the i9900, it's much more well behaved and linear in it's unprofiled state than any Epson I have profiled. This is refering to the OEM RGB drivers of course. The Canon's superiority in this regard results in B&W that is much better than the Epson and actually usable, assuming a very good custom profile. However, printing B&W with the color inks, particularly dyes, has it's drawbacks. Tyler www.custom-digital.com --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rring_foto" <rring_foto@y...> wrote:
> > > I am looking to buy a new wide format photo printer and I am trying > to decide between the epson 1280S and the Canon i9900. Does anyone > have experience printing B&W photos with the new Canon. I have read > excellent reviews of its color printing, but none about how it > handles B&W. I have a 1280, but it is dying an untimely death and > am wondering whether I should go with a 1280S or the Canon. > > Any thoughts? > > Rich
2004-11-05 by Dragonfly Imaging & Printing
I agree with Tyler. We have a client who does their proofing on a i9900. I made custom profiles for Canon Pro Gloss, Legion Photo Silk and Arches Infinity Smooth. It is a very well-behaved printer with the Canon driver, and makes respectable B&W prints. John Toles http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/ http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/
On Nov 5, 2004, at 2:15 AM, Tyler Boley wrote: > > > I have profiled the i9900, it's much more well behaved and linear in > it's unprofiled state than any Epson I have profiled. This is refering > to the OEM RGB drivers of course. The Canon's superiority in this > regard results in B&W that is much better than the Epson and actually > usable, assuming a very good custom profile. > However, printing B&W with the color inks, particularly dyes, has it's > drawbacks. > Tyler > www.custom-digital.com > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rring_foto" > <rring_foto@y...> wrote: >> >> >> I am looking to buy a new wide format photo printer and I am trying >> to decide between the epson 1280S and the Canon i9900. Does anyone >> have experience printing B&W photos with the new Canon. I have read >> excellent reviews of its color printing, but none about how it >> handles B&W. I have a 1280, but it is dying an untimely death and >> am wondering whether I should go with a 1280S or the Canon. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Rich
2004-11-05 by Lynn
I'm not the original message poster, but I'd like to add this question since I too am still shopping for my solution: Does anyone know if there are Wilhelm results for this printer and ink on various papers? I couldn't find it just now. Does it take kindly to both watercolor papers and gloss? (I don't know the referenced papers below) Thanks, -Lynn
On Nov 5, 2004, at 6:46 AM, Dragonfly Imaging & Printing wrote: > I agree with Tyler. > We have a client who does their proofing on a i9900. I made custom > profiles for Canon Pro Gloss, Legion Photo Silk and Arches Infinity > Smooth. > It is a very well-behaved printer with the Canon driver, and makes > respectable B&W prints. > John Toles > http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/ > http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/
2004-11-05 by Dragonfly Imaging & Printing
Lynn, FWIW, I think that the i9900 prints are excellent. Wide color gamut with excellent saturation. Pretty neutral B&W using color inks, and/or black-only. I like the dye-based deep blacks on the watercolor paper when compared to my own epson matte black UC inks. This fellow has tested many papers and his favorites are the ones I listed below. Sorry, I cannot comment on their archivability. Cheers, John
On Nov 5, 2004, at 11:14 AM, Lynn wrote: > I'm not the original message poster, but I'd like to add this question > since I too am still shopping for my solution: > > Does anyone know if there are Wilhelm results for this printer and ink > on various papers? I couldn't find it just now. > > Does it take kindly to both watercolor papers and gloss? (I don't know > the referenced papers below) > > Thanks, > -Lynn > On Nov 5, 2004, at 6:46 AM, Dragonfly Imaging & Printing wrote: > >> I agree with Tyler. >> We have a client who does their proofing on a i9900. I made custom >> profiles for Canon Pro Gloss, Legion Photo Silk and Arches Infinity >> Smooth. >> It is a very well-behaved printer with the Canon driver, and makes >> respectable B&W prints. >> John Toles >> http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/ >> http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/
2004-11-05 by Lynn
Thanks John. This is a great list. It's GREAT to have options. I'll see if I can get an answer from Wilhelm and if so I'll report back here. -Lynn
On Nov 5, 2004, at 10:23 AM, Dragonfly Imaging & Printing wrote: > Lynn, > FWIW, I think that the i9900 prints are excellent. Wide color gamut > with excellent saturation. Pretty neutral B&W using color inks, and/or > black-only. > I like the dye-based deep blacks on the watercolor paper when compared > to my own epson matte black UC inks. This fellow has tested many > papers > and his favorites are the ones I listed below. > Sorry, I cannot comment on their archivability. > Cheers, John