Ivan
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Living in England it is nearly impossible to get hold of inks and other consumables that are "known" qualities by review or reputation.
I'm looking for a good quality aftermarket refill solution for my i9950 for producing limited editions which will be laminated for sale. (I know about the pro pigment anti-dye archival issues, btw.) but in the short term, I'll be happy just to get holf good filled tanks.
Suppliers of the reviews and best - known inks on these forums tend to be based in the USA and they either won't supply the U.K. at all or their shipping rates are laughably expensive.
There are plenty of suppliers of ink tanks and refill kit who are based in Britain, but as far as I can see these are nearly always using "Universal" compromise inks, which is NOT what I am after, or are a "part set" whose range doesn't include red and green. That makes me suspicious of just how "specifically Canon" the contents might be.
I'm obviously going to have to do research anyway, so I thought I'd formalize it and see if anyone else can contribute.
All I'm doing initially is asking suppliers of well reviewd inks if they can supply to the UK, with typical shipping prices if they can, or I'm sending something like the following message to ink vendors via their contact pages. I'm leaving it as open as possible
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(forum URL included)
Sirs.
Could you tell me please, the brand and quality reference of the ink used in the ranges:-
Canon, BCI-6** , 8-colours;
e.g. cartridges, refill kits, refill repeats -:together with any other claims and specifications for the record?
Thank you
Faithfully,
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what this _should_ mean to the recipient is
Someon's looking for high quality results balanced well against price, with a view to ranking it in recommendation in information forums.
This is Free adverting based entirely on how good the product and service _ is_, not on how good the marketing is.
No-one's sking for any kind of a deal here, but this is going to to lead to a "trusted" market position and increasing repeat orders for the supplier who gets this right.
_________________
but it might not. I'm open to suggestions.
Any responses I get I'll upload here, and if anyone has any appropriate information or experiences, maybe they could too?
If enough show an interest we might actually get the sticky or FAQ rhat I initially came here looking for.
If any admin want to move this or truncate it or incorporate it into anything, please feel free.
I'm looking for a good quality aftermarket refill solution for my i9950 for producing limited editions which will be laminated for sale. (I know about the pro pigment anti-dye archival issues, btw.) but in the short term, I'll be happy just to get holf good filled tanks.
Suppliers of the reviews and best - known inks on these forums tend to be based in the USA and they either won't supply the U.K. at all or their shipping rates are laughably expensive.
There are plenty of suppliers of ink tanks and refill kit who are based in Britain, but as far as I can see these are nearly always using "Universal" compromise inks, which is NOT what I am after, or are a "part set" whose range doesn't include red and green. That makes me suspicious of just how "specifically Canon" the contents might be.
I'm obviously going to have to do research anyway, so I thought I'd formalize it and see if anyone else can contribute.
All I'm doing initially is asking suppliers of well reviewd inks if they can supply to the UK, with typical shipping prices if they can, or I'm sending something like the following message to ink vendors via their contact pages. I'm leaving it as open as possible
---------------------
(forum URL included)
Sirs.
Could you tell me please, the brand and quality reference of the ink used in the ranges:-
Canon, BCI-6** , 8-colours;
e.g. cartridges, refill kits, refill repeats -:together with any other claims and specifications for the record?
Thank you
Faithfully,
________________
what this _should_ mean to the recipient is
Someon's looking for high quality results balanced well against price, with a view to ranking it in recommendation in information forums.
This is Free adverting based entirely on how good the product and service _ is_, not on how good the marketing is.
No-one's sking for any kind of a deal here, but this is going to to lead to a "trusted" market position and increasing repeat orders for the supplier who gets this right.
_________________
but it might not. I'm open to suggestions.
Any responses I get I'll upload here, and if anyone has any appropriate information or experiences, maybe they could too?
If enough show an interest we might actually get the sticky or FAQ rhat I initially came here looking for.
If any admin want to move this or truncate it or incorporate it into anything, please feel free.