I have a epson 7900 and i have been looking at the cannon imageprograph line of printers, I don't see very much about them mentioned on this site and was wondering how you like yours ?
Your thoughts
Thanks ChuckI
@ChuckLyons I'm not a digital-printing guru but the Canon models Pro-100 (dye) and Pro-2000 (pigment) cover my needs: plug-and-play, no need for custom profiles, an array of OEM paper, functional connectivity, excellent drivers for macOS & Win7. The high-end imagePROGRAFs need a certain degree of care—and feeding from your wallet—but are otherwise well behaved. The best and most balanced printer reviews on the 'net come from Keith Cooper:
Still can't believe that these are still out of stock. It's been months now. I've used Epson printers pretty much since the start of photo quality printers, and before they actually were photo quality.
I have owned Epson printers for over 25 years. I have owned the R2000, 1400, 3800, 3880, P800 and now the P900.
Every generation brings new features and print quality improvements and the P900 is the best of the lot. It is smaller, quieter and faster than the P800 it replaced. The interior light is really nice to check the status of printing.
I owned the P800 for almost five years. It would sometimes be off for months as I only print randomly and in low volumes. I never had an issued with print head clogging or other quality issues. It was a great printer, but I wanted the improved black and white printing capability of the P900, so I sold my P800 and upgraded to the P900.
My experience so far has been awesome. The print quality is excellent and the printer is much quieter than the P800. Also, the P800 LCD touch display was always touchy and sometimes would not register taps of the finger requiring me to tap again. The P900 LCD display is much improved. I have had no issues with missed taps on the P900.
I was considering moving up to the P7570 to be able to print up to 24" wide. After doing my research, I realized that my low print volume and non-continuous use would only result in problems with the P7570. I opted for the P900 and I'm very happy with my choice. Highly recommended.
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I think you’d be fine on the 7570. I print real prints a few times a month and just do a nozzle check about every other day and have had zero clogs that a single regular cleaning didn’t fix, and that’s been since July last year! Very user friendly printer; but the Mac OS Big Sur is a pain. Every single OS software update, even minor ones, and any photoshop update I have to delete the printer and reinstall it. Fingers crossed Epson works this out with Apple soon.
It looks like a P5000 may come back in stock faster? The messages I've gotten back from Epson corporate seem to make it sound like the P900 printers aren't on their way, they aren't even on a boat yet to get here...
Armd, a 17x25 paper with an actual 16 x 24 image has an extra 1/2 inch all the way around as there is only 1 inch extra. I have no problem printing the image at 15 x 23 and have an inch to work with in matting. However, I cut my own mats so It really doesn't matter if the opening is standard, only that the image fits standard frames once sandwiched between mat and backer foam core.
In P900 related news, I just called Imageprint and was told that the printer would be supported by IP Black in a week or so. This is great news for me as I achieved great results using IP 10 with my 3880. Unfortunately, my 3880 did not survive the move across country so I have been without a printer for several months.
Got my usual two-week interval "It ain't in yet" from B&H--- but my wife had actually placed a back-order one for my birthday a few months ago and that has shipped!!!!
ymc226 wrote:
In P900 related news, I just called Imageprint and was told that the printer would be supported by IP Black in a week or so. This is great news for me as I achieved great results using IP 10 with my 3880. Unfortunately, my 3880 did not survive the move across country so I have been without a printer for several months.
Imageprint user here. Glad to hear Colorbyte is supporting the P900, though not really a surprise. The surprise would have been them not supporting it. Anyway, I'm still on a 3880 using Imageprint 10.
With that I'll be looking to upgrade to a P900 in the coming months as my 3880 is getting long in the tooth. Had mine since Apr 2014.
Late to the party here. Is it wrong that I read the initial postings in Keith's voice in my head?
New to printing overall but saw an opportunity in my business to use it. I'm beginning as Keith suggested by using Epson papers. After reading through the thread, making custom profiles seems to be the answer to the color issues. I've recently begin looking into soft proofing in LRC, but the Epson library videos seem a bit too fast for real understanding. So in regard of learning Soft Proofing and custom profiles for the p900, is there a YouTube channel that anyone would recommend?
goalerjones wrote:
Late to the party here. Is it wrong that I read the initial postings in Keith's voice in my head?
New to printing overall but saw an opportunity in my business to use it. I'm beginning as Keith suggested by using Epson papers. After reading through the thread, making custom profiles seems to be the answer to the color issues. I've recently begin looking into soft proofing in LRC, but the Epson library videos seem a bit too fast for real understanding. So in regard of learning Soft Proofing and custom profiles for the p900, is there a YouTube channel that anyone would recommend?...Show more →
You may start with this and
I don't think custom profiles are the easiest way to go. Good icc profiles from paper vendors do it for me. I have good experience with Hahnemühle, Tecco and Epson. Hahnemühle and Epson also have emx / emy profiles, which include the correct media type, very convenient. I'm not yet as happy with Canson Platin fibre rag paper profile.
One thing I learn (slowly) to get a feeling for a paper and not to get too obsessed with soft proofing. icc profiles can trick you, for example Hahnemühle Gloss Baryta and Permajet Mono Gloss Baryta are the same paper, but the icc profiles give a very different paper color impression in soft proofing. To me the Hahnemühle icc profile gives a more correct impression.
BTW, I also use the Epson Premium Glossy profile for the similar Canon 101 Pro Platinum paper, which I like more as a paper.
I've purchased Epson Premium Glossy, a mixed box of Epson art papers, Premium Luster and a 4x6 box of premium glossy for testing. I also have some test paper packs from red River.
The biggest difference I've noticed so far is the effect of dehazing and clarity sliders on the image colors. While these make a good option for purely digital images, on paper there seems to be no shortcuts. For instance I found a hand a face were too red, even a little purple and tried adjusting those colors with minimal effect. I found that simply upping the exposure did the trick.
