Here's my 2 cents worth I printed Simon's file yesterday on my Epson 2100, and compared them to prints he had made on his own Canon 9000i, and prints that Canon UK had supplied him from the same file on one of their own 9000i printers. All of the Canon prints displayed fine white (clear) horizontal lines, just the same as you get when the printer needs a head clean. Naturally Simon had cleaned his printer before his tests! There were no such lines on the prints from my 2100. All prints were printed at a printer res of 2880dpi I am not surprised Simon is going nutty. On another note, I much preferred the appearance of the prints on Canon's glossy paper compared to my regular Epson Glossy Paper Photo Weight. The Canon paper has a high gloss, almost like a laminate, and the image looks the same as a traditional R-type print. I am happy with my Epson prints, it is only when compared side by side that you can appreciate an immediate difference. The Canon prints are sharper and punchier. This was confirmed by looking at the prints with a loupe. The Epson appeared dithered. Colours were good on both papers, mine displaying a 2&1/2 magenta cast. NB Shadow detail is better on the Canon paper. The Epson prints change colour in the shadow areas when you look at them from a slightly different angle. (List, is this what is known as bronzing? Or is it our old friend metamesmirism, or however you spell it?) Sadly, however, the gloss surface of the Canon paper is easily damaged, and even after only a few days, Simons's prints had marks and scratches, and the surface appeared to be "delaminating", the marked areas looking like small air bubbles on the surface of the print.
Tr�s int�ressant, non? John Begg Photography Architecture & Interiors London T + 44 (0) 20 7354 2446 M + 44 (0) 7836 353 339 ----- Original Message ----- From: "SimonMartin" Subject: [PRODIG] Canon i9100 story/big favour needed/am I going nuts or what...? > Dear List, > > I have a huge favour to ask of you all... or one or two of you at > least... > > It's a long story which I shall give you a blow by blow account of when > it's over but in a nutshell: I bought a new Canon i9100 printer > recently. I consider the print quality to be completely unacceptable. I > have already had a replacement printer from the dealer and a new print > head from Canon but the prints are still no good. > etc =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
