After owning an Epson R200 and CIS kit which has rendered good services but tends to clog easily I was tempted to try a Canon, having read good things about them.
Through this forum, after reading countless posts, I finally decided to get a Pixma MP780, 2 sets of Hobbicolor cartridges plus ink and a CD-tray off Ebay. I did the modification, and guess what, it works.
I also played around with the profiles in photoshop, and was pleasantly surprised by the results. I didn't think much of profiling before, because I thought my pictures printed out fine. But, after comparing, I must admit there's a real difference in the faithfullness of colors, the reds had a purplish tint and the light blue is deeper (and this is using Canon OEM ink).
I'm going to wait for my original's to empty before switching to Hobbicolors. I plan on keeping the original carts for flushing out the print heads if need be. I'll be using my two sets of Hobbicolors as refills. From what I understand, when my Hobbicolors ink runs out, it might be worthwhile getting MIS ink for better ink quality regarding archival properties.
The only thing I miss with my new Canon is not being able to use the "Epson Print CD" software which I prefered to Canon's CD Labelprint. I don't like how the image quality of my scans are degraded in CD Labelprint compared to Photoshop (300 dpi looks very grainy in Labelprint compared to Photoshop). I might print directly from Photoshop if I get around to building a good template or find one.
I'm thankfull for all the people who put time and effort, sharing expertise, making my printing experience so much better.
Through this forum, after reading countless posts, I finally decided to get a Pixma MP780, 2 sets of Hobbicolor cartridges plus ink and a CD-tray off Ebay. I did the modification, and guess what, it works.
I also played around with the profiles in photoshop, and was pleasantly surprised by the results. I didn't think much of profiling before, because I thought my pictures printed out fine. But, after comparing, I must admit there's a real difference in the faithfullness of colors, the reds had a purplish tint and the light blue is deeper (and this is using Canon OEM ink).
I'm going to wait for my original's to empty before switching to Hobbicolors. I plan on keeping the original carts for flushing out the print heads if need be. I'll be using my two sets of Hobbicolors as refills. From what I understand, when my Hobbicolors ink runs out, it might be worthwhile getting MIS ink for better ink quality regarding archival properties.
The only thing I miss with my new Canon is not being able to use the "Epson Print CD" software which I prefered to Canon's CD Labelprint. I don't like how the image quality of my scans are degraded in CD Labelprint compared to Photoshop (300 dpi looks very grainy in Labelprint compared to Photoshop). I might print directly from Photoshop if I get around to building a good template or find one.
I'm thankfull for all the people who put time and effort, sharing expertise, making my printing experience so much better.
