Pixma 9000 MkII or 9500 MkII?

yes dye has a greater colour gamute but the colours have to be there in the first place my photos don't have colours that extend beyond the gamute of the ink/paper combo I use so having the ablity to use more colours is not required.
 
Just for the record, I ordered the 9500. There are no papers with it, so it is a bit like being the kid on Christmas day with loads of toys and no batteries.:annoyed:

Dave.
 
Dave Spencer said:
Just for the record, I ordered the 9500. There are no papers with it, so it is a bit like being the kid on Christmas day with loads of toys and no batteries.:annoyed:

Dave.
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That is exactly what I wanted to avoid.
What swung it for you BTW?
 
Do jessops do profiles?

Get some Ilford Smoth Pearl and d/l the profiles online. A cracking paper

Also I like Fotospeed papers and they do free custom profiles which are very good.
 
jessops paper is the same as olmec AFAIK.

EOS_JD said:
Do jessops do profiles?

Get some Ilford Smoth Pearl and d/l the profiles online. A cracking paper

Also I like Fotospeed papers and they do free custom profiles which are very good.
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coldpenguin said:
That is exactly what I wanted to avoid.
What swung it for you BTW?
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I have just done a lot of over time lately, so money was sort of no object, in the end. The ironic thing is that all this over time means I have little time at the mo to try out the printer.

I have some Canon paper on order, but I will definitely give the Ilford paper a go, too.

The printer is a big old lump, but seems very well built, with some nice little touches such as wheels for easy moving, and dampers on the drop down panels. I can`t wait to waste a load of money buggering up my prints.:lol:

Dave.
 
Is your montor calibrated? that should be the first step towards consistent output, then get the profiles for the paper/ink you useand you should get fairly accurate results.
 
Yes, it is calibrated regularly, although an upgrade may be on the cards. Stand by for the next stream of questions, all about monitors.;)

Dave.
 
Interesting thread. I'm just about decided on a 9000, at £250 seems a bit of bargain.
 
VSS said:
That's what I thought. Now had mine for 10 days. No regrets.
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My 9000 arrived today from WEX, managed to get a further £6 with Quidco, plus saved £5 with the free next day shipping. I did forget to get A3 paper at the same time though, doh :bonk:
 
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I asked Hahnemule whether it was possible to purchase a sample pack of their papers. They very kindly sent me some samples (A4).
However, I now have to wait until my system is properly calibrated and set-up before I can use them. I printed out an image to prove at least that the printer worked, came out majorly dark. Kinda expected as my system is no-where near calibrated.
 
Just a quickie. Should I turn my 9500 off when it is not in use, or let it just go to idle?

Regards, Dave.
 
Mixed views if you search the forums.

My 9000 has been left on since it arrived a month ago. Doesn't seem to do any harm. I had a Pixma 5300 before it for over 3 years and don't recall turning it off in all that time. Never had a problem.

Others will tell you they turn off. Seems there is no right or wrong?
 
I noticed that the auto-off feature was disabled for some reason.
I set it back to an hour on my 9500
 
First post here... please be gentle :)

I am considering buying a 9000 too - especially with the cashback offer.

I'd be grateful if anyone could advise on low usage and ink cartridges drying out and/or becoming blocked (I've not looked at inkjets since mid 90's). It is likely that the printer won't be used for 2 or 3 monhs at a time.

Until I saw the cashback offer I had been looking at a cheaper model - the ix4000. Does anyone know how that compares to the 9000?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hi, macklij.

Can't really comment in comparison to the ix4000, but I've had my 9000 for just over a month now. I've printed a good number of times in that period, mainly small (6x4) photos and various other larger documents and so far all of the cartridges still show on the printer status, visually at least, as full.

Time will tell, but I'm not disappointed.

Somehow I think it would be difficult to have a printer like this and leave it unused for 2 or 3 months at a time!
 
Thanks VSS.

Unfortunately a busy life leaves little time for hobbies :(

It's difficult to justify the money for occasional use, but I want to be able to do A3, and do it myself. However, I don't fancy wasting time and ink on clogs though, which is why I am thinking dye rather than pigment.
 
dye clogs just as much as pigment these days

macklij said:
Thanks VSS.

Unfortunately a busy life leaves little time for hobbies :(

It's difficult to justify the money for occasional use, but I want to be able to do A3, and do it myself. However, I don't fancy wasting time and ink on clogs though, which is why I am thinking dye rather than pigment.
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macklij said:
First post here... please be gentle :)

I am considering buying a 9000 too - especially with the cashback offer.

I'd be grateful if anyone could advise on low usage and ink cartridges drying out and/or becoming blocked (I've not looked at inkjets since mid 90's). It is likely that the printer won't be used for 2 or 3 monhs at a time.

Until I saw the cashback offer I had been looking at a cheaper model - the ix4000. Does anyone know how that compares to the 9000?

Thanks in advance!
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I haven't had any problems with my 9000 mk1 drying out or clogging on the occasions it has been left for a couple of months.

Can't comment on the ix4000, but I'd say it is very unlikely that you will be disappointed if you went for the 9000 - especially while the cashback offer is still on.
 
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