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Getting Fingers Dirty
Just my thoughts on best paper and profile on the Canon Pro 9000 mkii.
I have yet to fully understand colour management, so I have relied upon the paper maunfacturers instructions, along with info from experienced users on this and other forums.
Lidl Unicorm Premium Photo Glossy 240gsm - a bit flat using std Adobe RGB settings, but at a price thats acceptable for snap shots.
Lyson pro photo 265 gsm paper, gloss and satin - dissappointing - with ICC profiles produced images which were muddy with a green cast. I was supplied with a test print done on an Epson 2400 which was very good, so based this as a standard. Unfortunately when I asked the supplier for their thoughts on the quality I got, the answer was confusing and left me with more questions. Lyson products may be very good given the right printer and more experienced hands, they seem to be aiming very much at Epson users, so for this Canon user its a no no.
Innova - IFA49 Ultra Smooth Gloss 285gsm - using ICC profile prints were overstaurated with red. One image was a row of Beach huts and the hut in red in the foreground lost most of its contrast. The door for example when printed on cheap paper shows the joints and laps as I would expect, On Innova its all but washed out by the red. IFA36 280gsm Polycotton Gloss Photo Canvas although the image was warmer than photo paper, I like this canvas and it did not feather on the print as Pharmacist advised it can using dye inks.
Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss 290gsm - read a few good reviews on this paper, and have used Ilford products before in the darkroom so expectations were high, and so far I am pleased with the results. A B&W print, for which the Canon Pro 9000 is not recommended for, are excellent - solid blacks, good midtones and lovely clean whites. it makes me want to dig out some old 35mm negatives and see what I can produce. Colour prints are rich if a little too dark for my eyes, a little tweak here may be all thats needed, but the best I have produced yet. I used the ICC profile and followed Ilfords own printing guide. I have ordered a box of Satin so will try this when it arrives in the next few days.
Its only a mini test, however it was driven partially by other reviews on the above and the desire to produce A3+ prints within a mid range budget that I could be proud of, and hopefully to be of help to others.
And now to throw a cat amongst the pigeons as we say in Yorkshire. The carts in the printer are a mix of Canon originals whilst the Photo Magenta, Photo Cyan and Yellow have been refilled with ink from Octoinkjet so things may change, but given reviews and info on the replacement ink, I don't think it will be too far off from producing results seen to date. If anyone is interested I will publish test results when I am using refilled on most if not all the carts ( I think the green and red original carts may be in the printer for a while).
I have yet to fully understand colour management, so I have relied upon the paper maunfacturers instructions, along with info from experienced users on this and other forums.
Lidl Unicorm Premium Photo Glossy 240gsm - a bit flat using std Adobe RGB settings, but at a price thats acceptable for snap shots.
Lyson pro photo 265 gsm paper, gloss and satin - dissappointing - with ICC profiles produced images which were muddy with a green cast. I was supplied with a test print done on an Epson 2400 which was very good, so based this as a standard. Unfortunately when I asked the supplier for their thoughts on the quality I got, the answer was confusing and left me with more questions. Lyson products may be very good given the right printer and more experienced hands, they seem to be aiming very much at Epson users, so for this Canon user its a no no.
Innova - IFA49 Ultra Smooth Gloss 285gsm - using ICC profile prints were overstaurated with red. One image was a row of Beach huts and the hut in red in the foreground lost most of its contrast. The door for example when printed on cheap paper shows the joints and laps as I would expect, On Innova its all but washed out by the red. IFA36 280gsm Polycotton Gloss Photo Canvas although the image was warmer than photo paper, I like this canvas and it did not feather on the print as Pharmacist advised it can using dye inks.
Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss 290gsm - read a few good reviews on this paper, and have used Ilford products before in the darkroom so expectations were high, and so far I am pleased with the results. A B&W print, for which the Canon Pro 9000 is not recommended for, are excellent - solid blacks, good midtones and lovely clean whites. it makes me want to dig out some old 35mm negatives and see what I can produce. Colour prints are rich if a little too dark for my eyes, a little tweak here may be all thats needed, but the best I have produced yet. I used the ICC profile and followed Ilfords own printing guide. I have ordered a box of Satin so will try this when it arrives in the next few days.
Its only a mini test, however it was driven partially by other reviews on the above and the desire to produce A3+ prints within a mid range budget that I could be proud of, and hopefully to be of help to others.
And now to throw a cat amongst the pigeons as we say in Yorkshire. The carts in the printer are a mix of Canon originals whilst the Photo Magenta, Photo Cyan and Yellow have been refilled with ink from Octoinkjet so things may change, but given reviews and info on the replacement ink, I don't think it will be too far off from producing results seen to date. If anyone is interested I will publish test results when I am using refilled on most if not all the carts ( I think the green and red original carts may be in the printer for a while).