At 11:55 PM 5/18/2002 +0800, you wrote: >just thought I'd share a few things with the list. > >Some time back I bought a Canon S800 photo printer sight unseen based on a >few rave reviews by former Epson fans. I paid the $$ online and received >the printer a number of days later, held my breath, and fed in the first >sheet - I was delighted with the output and have remained so to this day*. >Although only A4 output the quality is superb.. and then I discovered >anther benefit. I had one head alignment issue so rather than discarding >the print (and given that I am a compulsive fiddler) I dropped it in a >bucket of water for ten minutes to find after retrieving it that there was >NO ink run. Another test later down the track after 1 hour showed visible >bleeding, but hey, that was after an HOUR! > > >Both these results were with the Epson matte and gloss papers, the canon I >never tried as I never bought any paper beyond the free samples which looked >much warmer in the original prints than the Epson and with a noticibly >softer surface which scratched easily.. which leads me to the next >observation - a shop nearby was offering TDK paper cheap and I bought a pack >only to find that the ink flocculated heavily on the surface forming >mottling - I also dunked a sheet of this only to find that the surface >lifted and the ink bled freely. > >I don't recommend the TDK paper > > >that's all folks > > >karl >(*thanks Colette for the 'mercy Ink supply' :-) Karl, Flocculated?????? Oh boy, a new f word! How is the Canon with b/w images? Guys on the digital b/w list are itching to find a Canon b/w quad-black system and a reliable rgb monochrome system that doesn't have bad metamerism. AZ > > > > Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera. http://www.panoramacamera.us or keyword.com lookaround
