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01/02/2005 10:29:28 AM · #1 |
I was wondering if any is using this printer and has any success printing in B&W.
I am thinking about this printer or the Epson 2200. I know the Epson 2200 prints a great B&W but I am impressed with the speed of the Canon i9900.
Any input would be appreciated.
Eric
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01/02/2005 11:05:54 AM · #2 |
I have printed B & W with the i9900, amazing quality! Not to mention very fast, spits out a 13"x19" in lesss than a minute.
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01/02/2005 11:10:22 AM · #3 |
Hey doctor nick, I am gonna get one of those preiters soon. Do you know what medias that they print on? Is it just paper, or can I use watercolor paper, and canvas? Also, what is the rating on canons inks? I have heard nothing but good things about this printer, but couldn't find the info on the inks or media? I appreciate the time.
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01/02/2005 11:16:58 AM · #4 |
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01/02/2005 11:19:10 AM · #5 |
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01/02/2005 12:25:16 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
I have printed B & W with the i9900, amazing quality! Not to mention very fast, spits out a 13"x19" in lesss than a minute. |
A friend of mine has this printer and gets a blue/green cast when he has the "Grayscale" option checked in the print driver.
Do you know why this might be?
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01/02/2005 02:02:56 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by qmdi:
..A friend of mine has this printer and gets a blue/green cast when he has the "Grayscale" option checked in the print driver.
Do you know why this might be? |
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Hmmm, has to be a calibration problem
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01/03/2005 03:34:10 PM · #8 |
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01/03/2005 03:39:14 PM · #9 |
| I have the i9100, which is a slightly earlier version and find both b/w and colour absolutely fantastic. I've not had a single problem with the printer. |
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01/03/2005 07:17:53 PM · #10 |
gmdi, I have this printer but have not printed in b&w yet but the color is amazing.
Maybe you should try to desaturate the picture you're trying to print and forget about the b&w settings on the printer driver..
Just a thought... |
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01/03/2005 11:22:39 PM · #11 |
If you are planning on doing a lot of b&w photography, you might want to explore additional ink options. There are after market options for b&w printing which are designed to give you better shading and tonality in b&w printing by replacing the color cartridges with various greys. They are available on at least one common popular web site for inkjet supplies of a high end/high quality nature, but the site escapes me at the moment.
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01/03/2005 11:50:28 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by colema19:
If you are planning on doing a lot of b&w photography, you might want to explore additional ink options. There are after market options for b&w printing which are designed to give you better shading and tonality in b&w printing by replacing the color cartridges with various greys. They are available on at least one common popular web site for inkjet supplies of a high end/high quality nature, but the site escapes me at the moment. |
QuadBlack Inks- they are mainly Epson but are starting to come out with Canon. i9100 supported for a few inks.
//www.lyson.com/includes/frames.html
With this you either need to BUY a new head for the inks or will have to "wash" the head before and after using the inks, unless you keep it mainly for printing B&W. Or buy a new printer.
Message edited by author 2005-01-03 23:53:19.
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