Datacolor User to User Support Group.

On Aug 21, 2009, at 4:07 PM, CDTobie wrote:

>
> >I'm just best guessing at what to buy.  I do like the 9500 pigment  
> inks, but reviews say that the photos lack the vivid colors and punch.
>
> Well, dye has more punch, especially for glossy prints, but for how  
> long? Pigment has the virtue of retaining its look for long enough  
> to justify selling the images. I don't know anyone willing to sell  
> dye prints as art photos any longer...
>
>
> >Do you have any suggestions for what printer I should look at?  I  
> have a bad taste with Epson with all the clogging in the past,  
> maybe that has changed?
>
> It has improved, but it hasn't gone away. The beauty of the Canons  
> is the replaceable heads. The problem with the Canons is the price  
> of the replaceable heads. Pick your poison. A close friend, who  
> does photography as a hobby recently announced to me that he was  
> going to get a Pro 9000. I had the "birds and the bees" (dyes and  
> pigments) talk with him, though it seemed to be falling on deaf  
> ears, as he didn't like the slower print time of the 9500. A week  
> later he called me to tell me he had purchased a 9500, and didn't  
> regret it one bit. Since then, he as started selling his prints at  
> a number of locations; which would be a scary thought if he had  
> purchased a dye printer. Please note, this is not a Canon issue,  
> its a dye issue...
>
> .
>  

Don't forget the HP printers.  I have a B9180 that makes terrific  
prints.  It has replaceable heads as well, although I don't know how  
the prices compare.  It is limited to 13" wide paper, but I think  
they make bigger printers for a lot more money.