bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Those both use cartridges so big that they make no sense to anyone who does not print at least a few times or more every day.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I have the Pro-100 and love it! Much better B/W and great color compared to my old printer...twice as many cartridges as well, which probably make the difference. I still use the old one to copy and scan though. Ink gets pricy. I bought a full replacement of ink tanks from Adorama for $100, but that was cheaper than individual tanks.

Chelli

Which would you suggest - Pixma Pro 10 or the Epson R3000, Jim?

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

It wouldn't be fair for me to make a recommendation, as I have no hands on experience with Epson printers. I started out with a Canon 9000, but switched to the 9500 Mkll when I decided to start selling my work and wanted pigment ink prints. I later added a 24 inch wide Canon ProGraf 6400 for larger prints. I stayed with Canon because I wanted all of my prints to continue to use the same ink set, and I was already used to the Canon printer interface. You can understand, I'm sure, that I have a bias toward the Canon printer.

I can say that a friend who also sells his work uses large Epson printers and they seem to do a great job, and the R3000 has certainly garnered its share of positive reviews.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Chelli, I'll give you my opinion. I am not familiar with the 3000, nor have I used either the Canon 100/10. But the 3000 is probably similar to the bigger Epsons. I've used the 3800 and mostly the 3880's. I'll tell you why I don't own one. First the Epsens are very good printers, as are all good printers.
What Epson has NOT been able to solve is the ink switching from black to matte black. Yes the newer ones have both tanks installed but still have to completely purge the line to make the switch as they use the same nozzles for both colors.
My first real printer was an Epson 2200 but I will not consider another Epson till that is solved.
The other thing that I don't like about Epson is that they seem to print dark. So I always seem to have to make one test print first to adjust the brightness which is a real hassle. Is it isolated? At school I've used 6 different 3880's and a few 3800's and they are all the same. Both the printers and the monitors are calibrated once per week.
The Canons don't have the ink switching problem and the 10 has an optimizing clear coat that fills the gaps between ink droplets which minimizes bronzing.
And if you happen to shoot Canon there can be some printer compatibility advantages.
As far as printing goes, I'm sure you can't tell a difference in print quality between the two brands. Just my personal experience. ;-)
SS

Chelli

Thank you, Jim.

Chelli

Thank you, SS.