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Something just struck me about the Canon in regards to the enforced 35mm margin: It was only after carefully reading the manual, did I realize that the margin is only at the beginning and end of the print (top/bottom in the manual). This is not clear from the reviews, and I had been under the...

When all you see around you is your prints on your walls, labelled drawers for different papers... . You think about how many days of beans and rice will get you one OEM cart because you had to buy "the best new printer" on the market. You got the shakes because you're waiting for that...

<rant> Ok, so I decide to get the Canon due to the availability of refills. On the second last step of my order, the site encounters an error and my basket is empty "Please try again later...". Decide to sleep over it and after a chat with the missus, proceed to order the R3000 from another...

@jtoolman Thanks for the link and the other information. Managed a 21 on the colour test - with tired eyes and a display adjusted by eye a while ago using the images on http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ . I swear those little colour squares were dancing around :lol:

To help you budget all your ink needs. (Pre-production model): @ jtoolman: Do you need to do anything extra with your postcards to make them smudge/water resistant or does the ink and media you use take care of that? I've probably read all the reviews available in English (and some in German)...

Ok... Ross from Inkjetcarts confirmed that they are working deciphering the chips for the R2000 and R3000 but have no time frame. Bit scary is that it took them 9 months for the R3880. But then again, the R3000 is different so no one can really say. The way I see it, could be tomorrow, could...

Thanks for that, there appear to be a lot of people out there spreading wrong information, because they answer questions without actually having done things themselves. I'll make sure to let Canon know, that you "highly" recommended them and told me to never use a 3rd party CISS with their...

OK, let me see if I got this(includes things I hope to remember correctly from other threads) - does not apply to all Canon/Epson models: :old - The Canon OEM carts can be refilled with a drip method. (Remove carts, turn upside-down, drip away...) - The Epson carts have to be replaced. (After...

I had been leaning towards the Canon, but... I have sample prints made with the iPF8000 (Lucia ink like the Pro9500) on canvas, which are not smudge resistant and I though that this may be an issue which was related to using canvas. Canon lists "picture postcard" as media that cannot be used...

Perhaps the new Canons "don't need" the extra photo carts as they are using the newer ChromaLife 100+, which are supposed have a wider gamut. Sorry I can't really help with the printer problem though - which sounds like an electronic fault. Did it get wet? Can you still scan with it? If you...

Agree 100%

@ The Hat: Cool, thanks for that. After much more reading, I have also concluded that the only "improvements" the R2000 has over the R1900, are larger carts, built-in WiFi (no need for extra print server) and improved media handling. So actually nothing to shout about. I also don't expect any...

Thanks guys, you're making life really easy for me - or not :rolleyes: Inspired by your comments on refills, I did even more reading and am now I'm leaning towards the Canon. Just some reported issues that put me off: - border around large prints on fine art paper (supposedly fixable by using...

Thanks Redbrickman. I just read up on refilling the carts for the Pro9500 - just drip. Is it really non-invasive and so simple? Re. panoramas - according the Pro9500 manual, the max print size is 12.95 x 26.61" (rear) and 14 x 23"(front) - that' enough for me. As I mentioned earlier though...

Thanks for the replies. At present CIS is not my primary concern, as I am unable to say how much I will print. In addition, I am not in the position to be experimenting with different inks either - I think I should learn how to use the printer with OEM carts before I can start doing that. And...

Thanks Drew, yes, you've answered my question. I had already guessed that, but wanted to be sure. I've started a new thread because my other questions would get too off topic from your initial post. Thanks again.

Hello, I'm quite new to this forum, and joined in the hopes of getting a bit more input to help me with my decision, and once I've got a printer to hopefully contribute as well. I'm looking into buying either the R2000 or the Pixma Pro9500 MK II. Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the...

@ mikling: Thanks for the clarification. So if I understand it correctly, the R3000 would be using much less ink overall, if Epson had given it a print head that has separate nozzles for matt and photo black. Guess if you can afford the printer, you can afford the ink. Back to the R2000...

Doesn't this mean that any printer would eject all inks that are not used during printing to prevent clogging? How much ink gets used for this process? Re. ink switching on the R3000: From the Epson website, "Ink used during conversion: Matte to Photo Black approx. 3 ml; Photo to Matte Black...

Nice review, thanks for that. I've been considering buying this printer, but all the other reviews out there seem to be modified versions of Epson's press release. This one is also like a quick start guide :) Questions about the review: What magnification are the samples in the section...