PGI-9 Chip Resetters - FINALLY!

[jtoolman]

Sorry of course I meant 31-33 grams. We could only dream and wish they were 41-43 grams.
Sorry

Joe

 

[rodbam]

Martin your new resetter & ink refilling might lead me to get a Pro9500. I hate The Hat having better printers than me

 

[jtoolman]

Now we need a resetter and complete 3rd party ink set for the PRO 1!

 

[websnail]

Sorry of course I meant 31-33 grams. We could only dream and wish they were 41-43 grams.

Thanks for confirming on that... I was sat there for a few seconds looking at the screen thinking "WTF?!! where's that extra capacity???" :/

*heart attack averted*

As for the Pro1... I'm already on that, although I have a saying..

The impossible we can do today, miracles require a little longer

Worth noting though that any other "niche" printer development is going to require folks actually buying the kits, resetters, etc... for the 9500 or I'll never be able to persuade any of the manufacturers to go out on a limb with me again. So, spread the word... Your Pro1 needs you


@Rodbam: With you there... With a little luck a few other folks might feel the same way... Certainly I can't believe how simple these cartridges are to refill and with the chip resetter, it just doesn't get much simpler.



Oh and before I forget, anyone who has spare PGI-9 orange clips (OEM/Originals only) and/or cartridges lying around I'm doing a trade in discount so start retrieving those things from the bin/garbage!

 

[websnail]

I hate The Hat having better printers than me

In fairness, I hate that he obviously has more disposable income than me!...

*puts out begging bowl*
"Spare some change guvn'or..."

 

[rodbam]

I was surprised to see how much dearer the pigment inks are than the dye inks, say $6 for the dye & $14 for the pigments. Is this because the Pro 9500 isn't as mass market as the Pro 9000?
Mind you it might still be worth upgrading seeing how my prints will last forever a

 

[websnail]

It's the costs of pigment component vs' dye... 9500 vs' 9000 inks for example end up at more than 4:1

Makes for painful invoices.

 

[The Hat]

I was surprised to see how much dearer the pigment inks are than the dye inks, say $6 for the dye & $14 for the pigments.
Is this because the Pro 9500 isn't as mass market as the Pro 9000?
Mind you it might still be worth upgrading seeing how my prints will last forever a

When someone has a five or six colour printer then the cost of the ink seems low
because they only have one pigment cartridge in their arsenal.

Then there is the eight dye inks in the (9000) as you have for instance the same scenario applies in prices, (unnoticeable)
but this changes considerably when you use pigment inks by 8, 10 or 12 cartridges then the price is noticeable.

I think you hit the nail on the head with you included the cost of the Photo paper, (Very Large)
with dye inks you may end up doing mutable copies of the same print over ten years (Depending)
but when using pigment ink youll only need the one..

Go on Rob dig deep and get yourself one...

 

[mikling]

The choice is not just one for cost alone. Indeed we must remember that dye ink produces more vibrant prints. Thus if you want pop and if your prints tend to show the wonderful colors and striations that nature can produce, then you will be better served by dye ink on glossy paper. The Pro9000 is ideally equipped to do just this. There are times and situations where one can use both to maximum effect. When one has to settle on one printer, then the real needs must surface to the top. For professionals selling portraits and prints, archival pigment has a very heavy weight for permanence and durability. For the hobbyist shooting for photo contests and especially nature photographers, the Pro9000 is one of the best dye printers to produce vibrant prints as well as acceptable shadow subtlety getting the closest amongst dye printers to what pigments can produce in the shadow areas. Archival aspects are secondary to the amateur hobbyist, even for the professional wanting to show maximum color vibrancy, dye is better. In the future I am hoping that with the multi grey inks, the new Pro-100 will approach and perhaps close the gap with what pigment ink printers can do in the shadows. Last week there apparently still was no Pro-100s in Canada as yet and Canon told me they were not sure if they would receive them by year end 2012.

 

[pharmacist]

I am still dreaming of using the following setup:

-Epson 1400/1500W
-cheap RIP-like printer driver
-CcMmYK dye ink set replaced with: Vivid Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Photo Black (glossy), Matte Black (matte), Grey pigment inks.

The variable droplet technology of the Epson DX5 print head can produce 5 different droplet sizes: 1.5/3/7/14/21 pl making the usage of the photo/light colours totally obsolete. Have a look at the R800/R1800/R1900/R2000 printers: no light magenta and light cyan, but still producing very fine shadows, without any visible grain in the lighter area's. So 6 channels is enough to make a ABW-mode capable pigment printer with both types of black loaded simultaneously.