Printer for G3

[Les Armstrong]

Hi all,
I am a proud owner of a G3,420EX flash,wide converter,close-up lens and
an Epson Stylus 895 printer.
I am very happy with the results from the printer but it costs me a
fortune on ink and paper,so I am considering buying a Canon i850,
which because of its separate ink system should be cheaper to run.

What I'm not sure of is how the print quality will compare with the
Epson 895.

I posted a similar message in the printer forum,but got no response,
hope somebody here can help.

--
Les

 

[merry123]

Hi all,
I am a proud owner of a G3,420EX flash,wide converter,close-up lens
and
an Epson Stylus 895 printer.
I am very happy with the results from the printer but it costs me a
fortune on ink and paper,so I am considering buying a Canon i850,
which because of its separate ink system should be cheaper to run.

What I'm not sure of is how the print quality will compare with the
Epson 895.

Les

I was very happy with my 785 (although it was sloooow and very noisy) until I got a i850 (at the shop) and a i950 (at home). I don't believe there is any savings in ink, although for my catalogs with lots of blue water, I do change out the cyan cartridge more frequently.

Both Canon printers are spot on for color, verrry fast, verrry quiet, whereas the Epson compared heavy on magenta. I can color proof my CYMK postcard submissions to Modern postcard with the Canon - it is spot on (not the Epson).

The i850 is about the same quality, the i950 is noticeably better. I have a Mac with OS10 and the Canon printers are quite elegant, whereas the Epson a bit clumsy.

RonM--
RonM

 

[Tanglefoot1947]

Hi all,
I am a proud owner of a G3,420EX flash,wide converter,close-up lens
and
an Epson Stylus 895 printer.
I am very happy with the results from the printer but it costs me a
fortune on ink and paper,so I am considering buying a Canon i850,
which because of its separate ink system should be cheaper to run.

What I'm not sure of is how the print quality will compare with the
Epson 895.

I posted a similar message in the printer forum,but got no response,
hope somebody here can help.

--
Les

--I can recommend the Canon i950 very cheap at this time i think Costco have them for $224 I also have the HP 7550 that is very nice and I can recommend that printer to. The i950 is very fast and what I have read it is a better choice over the i850. I use the HP all the time and I put the i950 in my daughters room.

Tanglefoot1947 717, B-300, TCON 14B, WCON 08B, Canon i950, Canon G-3, Canon 420EX

 

[Les Armstrong]

Thanks for the comments,
I think I'll save up a bit longer for the i950.
Here in England the i950 costs about £270, but the i850
costs about £150.

Les

Hi all,
I am a proud owner of a G3,420EX flash,wide converter,close-up lens
and
an Epson Stylus 895 printer.
I am very happy with the results from the printer but it costs me a
fortune on ink and paper,so I am considering buying a Canon i850,
which because of its separate ink system should be cheaper to run.

What I'm not sure of is how the print quality will compare with the
Epson 895.

I posted a similar message in the printer forum,but got no response,
hope somebody here can help.

--
Les

--I can recommend the Canon i950 very cheap at this time i think
Costco have them for $224 I also have the HP 7550 that is very nice
and I can recommend that printer to. The i950 is very fast and what
I have read it is a better choice over the i850. I use the HP all
the time and I put the i950 in my daughters room.

Tanglefoot1947 717, B-300, TCON 14B, WCON 08B, Canon i950, Canon
G-3, Canon 420EX

 

[Fred R. Suza]

Hi all,
I am a proud owner of a G3,420EX flash,wide converter,close-up lens
and
an Epson Stylus 895 printer.
I am very happy with the results from the printer but it costs me a
fortune on ink and paper,so I am considering buying a Canon i850,
which because of its separate ink system should be cheaper to run.

What I'm not sure of is how the print quality will compare with the
Epson 895.

I posted a similar message in the printer forum,but got no response,
hope somebody here can help.

--
Les

Don't assume a separate ink tank system is cheaper to run. It all depends on your color useage and the amout of ink in each cartridge. A single multicolored cartridge with lots of ink at a lower price could be a better deal than individual miniscule sized cartridges where the sum of the per cartridge prices are greater than the single multicolored cartridge.