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Summary: Canon hits the mark again !!!
Review: After years of using Epson and HP printers, I bought a Canon i900D about a year ago. I was simply amazed at the results and swore there couldn't be a printer that topped the quality and color of the prints. Well, I was wrong. The i900D is a great printer, but the i9900 is actually a step above with richer colors and faster printing.
The setup is very easy. When you get everything out of the box, simply snap the printhead into the holder and load the 8 ink cartridges. After the software and drivers are loaded, you'll need to do a print head alignment. Basically, that's it! I printed my first photo in less than 15 minutes from first setting it up. The pictures come out truly amazing! The addition of the green and red ink tanks really do help making the colors look richer.
One thing I have always liked about Canon printers is the ease of use both in setup, the ink systems, and the printed colors likeness to what is on the screen. The Epson and HP printer drivers needed a lot of work to get the colors just right. With the Canon i9900, there's no tweaking of the printer drivers necessary. The colors come out almost identical to what you're looking at on the screen. Very easy "user friendly" printer driver for this machine.
I can't emphasize this enough ... there's simply NO WAY a photo lab can produce better pictures than what this printer prints. You will absolutely not be dissapointed with this printer!
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Summary: Some Canon printer tips
Review: Anyone with a Canon printer can easily refill the tanks if you go to cfriends.com and get the right refill kit. These inks work very well and printing costs will drop dramatically. I have used them for years with no problems.
To get a good match between monitor and print, make sure all your profiles are in the right places and Color Settings, if you have them available in your Photo App, are set correctly.
I use a MAC G5, Photoshop CS and a Canon S900 with great success thanks to Canon's superior support of OSX.
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Summary: Installation
Review: As I am writing this I am listening to how much Canon cares (recorded of course).....After spending 1 1/2 hours trying to install the software I called, and actually got a human - helpful but not knowledgeable. After his spending 2 hours his conclusion was that it must be the way my Vaio PCG-GRT100P setup must prevent installation. Canon's is the only installation software that refuses to run on my Sony machine. I am now waitiing on the Scanner folks....yep got sucked into a 9950F. The 2 stars are for a pretty paperweight.....Still listening to how much they care...uh huh
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Summary: Well done!
Review: First i9900 delivered to me had serious problems with paper feeding: jam on each second large format print, noticeable distortions and other defects of output on others at the beginning of printing while paper gets into properly. Canon replaced the printer within a week, thanks to them. Replacement works fine. I printed about 15 images in 13x19 size and a few smaller ones. Images were taken by Sony F717 camera and were of 5 and 3 MP size. No enhancements or editing were used, only best images, perfectly looking on screen were selected. 1. I had problems with printer driver installation (eMachines PC, Windows XP Home edition). Gauge of driver installation program shows 60% when it fails to continue. Fortunately, printing is possible - the necessary parts of driver were installed.
2. Color rendering may be better. It tends to add a little bit of extra violet tone. Colors are less bright than expected. Difference of how prints look on monitor and on paper are noticeable and it is impossible to predict them. However, no doubts, printed images are very good.
3. I compared prints on Canon "Glossy Photo Paper" and on "Photo Paper Pro". "Pro" - paper is much thicker, multilayered promising better prints. I am not sure about that because "Pro" paper is not so white as simple thin and twice cheaper "Glossy" so output on "Pro" is not so juicy. To ensure this, simply compare these two kinds of paper.
4. I estimate ink expense for 10 13x19 images as 3 ink tanks, so each print comes to $5-$7, rather well. However, expenses in future in not often occasional usage should be bigger because ink dries in all ink jet printers, requiring cleaning of nozzles.
5. Five MP images look very detailed, I would say that they are significantly better than may be expected from traditional 24*36 mm films. Even prints 3 MP images are very good showing no visible granularity.
6. Printer is noiseless, relatively small, very fast and easy to use - though these features are not very important, this should be mentioned. Overall conclusion: this is a remarkable printer and it appears that it has no competitors, except, maybe, more expensive but less good by specifications Epson 2200. It is interesting to compare them. My suggestion to all serious photo amateurs with high demands looking for large format printer is "buy". It is very interesting to revise a review after, say, half a year. First tests on fresh printer and ink can say nothing about ink discoloration, print head life, etc.
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Summary: Incredible printer
Review: I bought it the day I could get a hold of one, and it paid off in spades. It's fast as blazes, prints gorgeous photos and high-speed text... absolutely amazing and worth every penny.
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Summary: SKIP, an OLD PRO.PHOTOGAPHER from fremont,ca.
Review: I did a lot of research before buying the CANON i9900.But it was
worth all the time i spent.This is the best PHOTO PRINTER i have
ever seen.For the money,it's simply the best.I ran a test for color quality as soon as i had it hooked up,(witch by the way was a snap) it is fantastic, the color is as good as or better then most photolab's.I also tested different brands of paper.the
best print was the one useing CANON PHOTO PAPER PLUS GLOSSY.But the prints with other paper were not bad ,but with CANONS paper
the color jump's off the print at you.If you are into photography you will love this printer,boy i sure do.
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Summary: One major problem
Review: I didn't really have a problem with this printer until I started printing pictures with a lot of black in them. There seems to be a lot of faded stripes across each picture that can't be eliminated with a nozzle clean. Since I've started to print more dark pictures with black in them, this printer is basically worthless to me. I'm currently looking for a different printer.
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Summary: The only printer you'll need for several years to come.
Review: I had the i9900 for several months and I was looking for a large format printer capable of 11X17 sheets so I can print my portfolio. I have been using an Epson Stylus 600 for several years and have come to appreciate the printer's quality even though it was in need of frequent head cleaning and no viable way to unclog a few nozzles. I was looking at this printer and the Epson 2200 but chose the Canon because of it's replaceable print head and bubble jet technology. Bubble jet differs form other inkjet printers because the ink is heated so that it forms bubbles of ink on top of the page, therefore the speed and accuracy of the printer can be achieved. I have tested other photo ink jet printers and the photos from these printers are very similar, but due to Canon using bubble jet technology prints from the printer come out dry, while some of the others needed time to dry. There were a few times when printing on vellum where the ink was not dry. Another plus is normal quality and best quality on this printer has no noticeable difference and the only gripe is that there are no archival inks. So far I have nearly gone through an entire set of inks, since I mainly print black, that cartridge was the first to go, then photo magenta and photo cyan. I figure I would have to replace the black, photo cyan, and photo magenta three times before all the other cartridges are replaced twice or even once for green and red. People whom have compared a photo from the i9900 and the exact same photo from a photo lab cannot perceive the difference only when they say the back of the photo did they see the difference.
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Summary: Amazing print quality!
Review: I just printed some 13 x 19 prints on Canon Pro paper -- they look like they came from a lab. I'm amazed with the quality, ease of use (their stand alone printing utility is great - my wife loves it!), quietness and speed of the unit. I had no idea it was so fast --- I was after best quality I could get, and this is a step ahead of the Epson 2200 or R800, the Canon i960 etc. I was replacing an Epson Photo 1200 and until I came across this printer I had trouble finding a printer that met all of my requirements: high quality, bordless, large format, no CF slot or LCD display (printing from my file server). Really, I cannot find any fault with this printer, setup was simple, but the proof of the pudding is in the output, and the prints are stunning, even on the mid-level "Plus" paper. Glenn
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Summary: Incredible printer!
Review: I just purchased the Canon i9900 inkjet, and I just can't restrain my enthusiasm- it's absolutely amazing! Literally within 15 minutes of getting it all set up I had several beautiful prints, including a gorgeous 13x19 incher. I had owned a very competent, but older, Epson photo printer (870), but I really wanted something that would show off the abilities of my digital SLR (Nikon D70-love it, by the way), and this printer certainly seems to do that. Unbelievable detail, perfect color, the ability to go big, and no flaws in image quality that I can see. I am certainly not a professional photographer (amateur hobbyist), but the only excuse I have now for poor pictures will be my own lack of ability. The only concern I had about the Canon over the Epsons was its ability to print black and whites, but it seems to be doing a beautiful job with those as well. Admittedly, I have not tried it with all the papers, but I can vouch wholeheartedly for the Photo Paper Pro and the Plus Glossy papers. I haven't had it long enough to comment on lightfastness or longevity. And yes, it is amazingly fast- a thing you may not even appreciate until you live with it a while. It makes the printing process so much easier and enjoyable that I anticipate printing a lot more (I'm sure to Canon's delight!). If you own a higher-megapixel camera you just haven't lived until you've seen your pictures really sharp and really huge. Pros:
-Image quality
-Speed
-Price (esp. compared to the Epson 2200)
-Image size
-It's a handsome devil Cons:
-Clunky paper feeding (but actual printing is very quiet)
-Price (compared to regular-size printers)
-Not really sure where I'll find a 13x19 frame (?) Can't comment yet:
-Ink costs
-Satisfaction with other papers
-Longevity and lightfastness (but the way I figure it, if it fades in a couple of years, I'll print out another one!)
-Software (so far, so good)
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