Although there has been much discussion on this subject, we seem not to have drawn any conclusions.
True to say that the Canon S9000 is a mighty fine printer. In fact I know more than a few people who ran out to buy them as soon as they hit the shops. I have been using one for the past 3 months while printing a sample book for Silverprint. We have printed some 200 odd prints of the same image onto just about every available paper. Apart from the obvious information about how the printer performs with all the different media, I have acquired a discerning eye about the quality which I have come to expect from the printer itself. I have asked other Canon S9000 users for their opinions on our findings and can conclude the following: 1. The Canon S9000 will accept the full range of media available for ink / bubble jets. 2. Canon Ink / 3rd Party Paper compatibility is similar to Epson Ink / 3rd Party Paper compatibility. The results of our testing will be available soon. 3. The S9000 when printing with the 'canned' Canon profile is exceptionally accurate. Photographically, it benefits 'almost' undiscernibly from a bespoke profile. Unless you are using the S9000 for very colour critical printout, you might choose not to bother with a bespoke profile. 4. Problems can be caused with some media due to the speed of printing. The speed of printing is user definable, but can lead to prints sticking together in the out tray on multiple print runs, due to wet ink. 5. We have experienced problems of fine white lines which appear in mid tones. These are horizontal (direction of head movement) lines and look to be due to an inaccuracy in paper motion through the feed system during printing. This problem, although subtle, is discernible with the naked eye. Many other S9000 users I have spoken to have also noticed this problem. 6. Paper feed and handling are generally very good except with very thick 'art' papers. Some paper / ink head contact was noted. The results from these tests will be available shortly. Anyone with specific questions / issues can email me off list. Michael =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
