I want to get a 17" printer soon, and I'm looking at this one. How are people doing with it? I've heard some reports of a banding issue in some online reviews, but you never really know with those. I refuse to buy another Epson printer so, hoping to hear from some happy users?
I have a PRO 1100. I have printed maybe 150 prints of various sizes and on about 8 different papers over a ~3 month period. I mostly use Red River paper but have printed on some old Epson, Kodak and some "don't know what it was" papers. (Experimenting I've used Heavy, light, glossy, luster, mat and metallic papers) When I bought the printer a few months ago I had read all about the banding problem and the issues a handful of people had. It was a tough decision to ignore that noise.
What I found is that there is no banding. None. I've searched with a magnifying glass and various lighting etc. None.
My wish is that it had a roll feeder but I do fine without it. When feeding long paper for panoramas, I found that the leading edge has to be exactly square and the paper has to be carefully squared up with the in-feed. The last panorama I printed was skewed about 0.08" over 5.25 feet. Not great but if I took more time with the setup that probably wouldn't have happened.
I purchased an 1100 in December, and had to contact Canon support when the front paper tray would not open. By the end of my phone call, a new replacement printer was on the way. In my research it became apparent to me that both Epson and Canon printers can have issues. So it came down to which company would be more effective in helping me when issues arise and for me that was Canon. Also Canon extended warrany was less costly at $99.00 for two years and I can elect to continue it at the conclusion of two years.
Also no banding but I am still very much in the early stages of differnt paper usage, with Red River Ultra Pro Satin being (for now) my go to paper. I would like to buy a roll of RR Palo Duro Soft Glos Rag.
I’ve found that the print quality setting is important. Images with large, very dense shadow areas with little or no detail need the “highest” setting. Settings lower than “highest” in this case can show banding.
