Eagle8

Hunt's Photo has till end of month Canon Pixma Pro 10 with rebate for under $200. Plus free shipping. Printer has 10 cartridges including 3 monochromes. Great deal. www.huntsphoto.com

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Exactly what I was going to write. Go for it! Chances are good it will work as well as it did before.

bertnie1

Thanks Lfingar.!

Will give that a "Go"!

Bert

bertnie1

Thanks eagle8!

Bert

bertnie1

Thanks Cambriaman!

BERT

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

Hi, I have a Canon Pro 9000 MarkII which also supposedly prints up to 13"X19". I've never been able to print this larger size. Have you & if so, any tips?

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

According to the specs that printer will print a max size of 11"x14" on 13"x19" paper. That is the first time I have heard of a printer that will not print to the full size of the paper.

jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA

My older printer is an R1900 that I replaced but kept. Now that the inks are a bit cheaper, I use it for proofing and some odd jobs. It does print to size on 13x19 paper beautifully. I would just fire the printer up and see how it does after a few print head cleanings. I don't use mine on a consistent basis, but never have had a problem.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

You’re definitely lucky. But you did have a clog if you had to clean the heads twice.

At a photo lab, I managed all the digital printing. We had an Epson 9600, a 44” wide, archival quality pigment ink printer we used for very large work. It ran perfectly, 24 hours a day, six days a week, in our busy seasons. But letting it sit for two weeks in July or February would clog the heads.

A week or two after the second time it clogged, it clogged so badly it took a service visit and a new set of ink lines. The guy showed me a black ink cartridge that was a year past its expiration date. We looked through our supply and tossed two more that had expired.

Recent Epsons have Teflon-coated ink nozzles that clog much less easily. But seldom used pigment ink lines still clog, since pigment in ink that sits will settle out.

To all:

Inkjet printers thrive on frequent use. If you don’t intend to use one at least several times a month, consider using a lab or service bureau instead.

I’ve often advised that people buy inkjet printers for:

> Ultimate control over the entire process

> Privacy/security of sensitive content

> LARGE prints

> Archival quality/print longevity

> Printing on special papers, canvas, etc.

> Widest possible color gamut output

> Low volume (but frequent) usage

One should never expect to save money with an inkjet printer.

Please note that none of my comments refer to the use of most small office/home office, NON-photo quality inkjet printers intended for plain paper documents. Those really shouldn’t be used if you want photo prints that last.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

The latest drivers are 64-bit. Some of Epson’s other software isn’t yet. I’m told it will be updated for machines less than five years old.

markwilliam1

You are always a wealth of knowledge! Thanks

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I just use the Internet. Most answers are less than a few minutes away, once you’re used to doing research.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

Haven't had that particular issue. Mine is getting the 13X19 paper to even feed. It supposedly feeds through the rear of the printer. Had an earlier model Canon which produced beautiful 13X19 prints w/no problem.