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Quote: Taking account of you budget have a look at something like this canon A3. Someone in our club has one and gets suprisingly good results from it
I've just looked at this and thought it was quite good value, and like that it hasn't got a load of bells and whistles on it I would never use. However, there are a fair few reviews which mention that the colours are very over saturated and it seems as though you almost have to adjust it every print which will use up a lot of ink whilst printing test images. Has the person in your club had a similar problem do you know?
Not that I'm aware of. If you have you screen properly calibrated and let the printer manage colours I don't see why there should be a problem with even the cheapest printers these days.
Sure, the colour reproduction won't be as good as an 8 or 12 ink printer but it should be consistent and you should be able to adjust your setting once, then leave it to get on with the job
In my experience a lot of the colour problems with cheap printers arise when people try to use the "correct" colour profile, letting Photoshop (or other software) manage the colour - it just don't work in a lot of cases, whereas, getting the image right on a colour calibrated screen then letting the printer manage the colour most often gives the best result
Quote: Funnily enough, I've just been looking at the MG range and so many reviews mentioned self clean, and how much ink it wastes.
Ah, wise girl. Wish I'd checked it out properly before buying. 
Quote: I wonder if it's a deliberate ploy on the part of Canon so you buy more inks?
I wonder........
I have a Canon, and the prints are good, especially the B&W, but it gets used too much for printing documents, and costs a fortune in ink. It has 8 cartridges, which I wanted for B&W prints.
However, I think I'll be looking for a good, reputable online print service for photos, and a laser for docs.
Maybe be the Epson R2000 which is WiFi A3 sells at PC World for apporox £229 not as good as the R3000, but a lot cheaper .
I've also being look at a new printer for sometime , I'd prefer Epson R3000 which I may buy at Focus on Imaging in early March if the price is right.
Might get a show offer, keep my fingers crossed.
Bill
Quote: Canon iX6550 fitted with City Inks Continuous ink system
Thanks, dcash29. Brian1208 also suggested this, but I've read about problems with over saturation. Brian1208 suggested hat providing the screen was properly calibrated and you let the printer manage the colours, it should be ok.
I rather like this printer and an A3 would be handy at times. Have you had any problems?
Quote: Thanks, dcash29. Brian1208 also suggested this, but I've read about problems with over saturation. Brian1208 suggested hat providing the screen was properly calibrated and you let the printer manage the colours, it should be ok.
I rather like this printer and an A3 would be handy at times. Have you had any problems?
I havent actually got this printer a friend has and he loves it. Ive seen his prints and they are excellent without any calibrations with the setup i mentioned
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