Keith, I just want to thank you for what you do. As a newly minted 'serious photographer' I have bought a Pro 200, and boy, it's a whole new learning curve! A few tweaks in post, can really change the results, and without your guidance, I'd be toast!! Very much appreciated, Matt, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
The Video comparing the Pixma 200 with the Prograf 300 was truly excellent and persuaded me finally which one I should buy. And it saved me quite a bit of money because for my intended use the cheaper one, the 200 was clearly the right option. Thank you!....... I have no doubt I will be back for further advice when things go pear shaped, as inevitably they will, at some stage!
Thanks Keith! I stumbled upon your channel while trying to determine if the PRO-200 was the right printer for my needs, and after doing many comparisons to other printers that I was considering, your videos helped me choose this one, and I couldn't be happier. It is exactly what I needed for my art prints, and the quality is superb; it handles the sizes I need, etc. I have been watching several of your videos for tips on operation, paper choices, profiles, and your delivery is excellent. Thank you again.
Glad I could help! If you've not seen it, the main [written] review pulls together all my PRO-200 related stuff www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Glad you like them! and thanks for the donation. BTW for the PRO-200, everything I've done is listed at www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Hi Keith, I have watched quite a few of your videos in an attempt to educate myself about the "Black Art" of home printing. The end result is that I have decided to purchase a Canon Pro 200. Thanks for all the hard work that you have put into producing your videos, they are extremely helpful and informative even for someone who knows very little about printing.
Thanks - if you've not seen them, do check the main written review as well since not only are they more detailed, they are updated and extended over time... www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Just purchased one of these 4 weeks ago now , and your videos have massively helped me with my printing , just been using Canon paper at the moment , but interested in using other types
@@KeithCooper thanks , could I ask one more question , so I’ve just used the Canon Platinum Pro paper , I do a lot of landscape photography the glossy gave me great prints , but would like to try something different what would you recommend trying , I love the sound of the metallic finish paper , you mentioned rag paper , what kind of finish does this give , hope you don’t mind the long question , I’m guessing all the answers could be on your site , so I will check that out as well
Personally I don't usually like gloss for landscape. The bigger the print, the less so. I prefer a baryta semi-gloss. I'd go so far to say that I've not a landscape picture I've ever shown that would look better in high gloss (yes I really don't like it for big prints ;-) ) Note though that I don't use a printer like this - it's pigment inks and a bigger printer, by choice for me ;-) The metallic is (for me) ideal for strongly lit subjects like the building (see all my different reviews - I use assorted papers, results are pretty similar for different printers). The rag is a matte - I like it for B&W and some pale colour work Just have a look at my reviews and articles (remember that the videos are a new thing and usually secondary to my written stuff)
@cj Start with some basic Canon papers, to get the hang of the printing process - a gloss like the PT-101 is fine. For more specialist paper, see some of the 'metallic' papers I try. Do check the main [written] review as well, since it contains links to all my testing www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Keith its great to be back on your UA-cam page i am a great fan of yours i have a bucket load of questions for you because i am a complete beginner, But if i may can you please explain what a profile is i hear you mentioned them loads of times but i have no idea what or how to use them, P/S. Because I’ve been in hospital my wife bought me this printer as a coming home present.
Thanks! Will help a lot. Gonna print several a3+ photos of the family for Christmas gifts, and your tips will be used. 👌 Didn't even know about the profiles!
I’ve now watched a couple of hours of your videos overall and you’ve helped me pick a printer and avoid wasting a bunch of ink getting started by pointing me to the test prints. One thing I’m curious about now that I have the printer producing results on canon paper with appropriate profiles, is how you go about optimizing printing for paper with no profiles. I bought the printer to make small, homemade photo books and I’d like to use less expensive, double-sided paper. The brand I’m using doesn’t have profiles for canon. In your case, you create your own, but are there other tricks like applying a brightness compensation or something that I could experiment with (that you’ve seen show good results)? Thanks for all of your help on this journey!
I looked in the manual. They only mention a system cleaning function using sheets of paper, and a little manual cleaning with swabs on some plastic ridges. Are you talking about more than that? Mopping around inside somewhere with a damp cloth perhaps? Only through the top access hatch where we change ink, or opening up more than that? Thanks for all the information so far. It's been helpful in many ways. I do like borderless prints, but I suppose I could be talked out of that if it becomes a nuisance.
Tissue paper and swabs are fine - nothing damp. Borderless just makes a mess over time if you use it a lot ;-) That's regular use not just occasional. Remember, that ink which shoots past the edge of the paper has to go somewhere...
I'm a huge fan :) The way you presents your finding, makes is relatively accesseble for novices like me :) And the swift reply I got, whem I wrote you was very impressive :D I don't know if You remenber me, but I came to my senses and bought an almost new Pro 200. And started up testing OEM paper and your testpicture from this video. That helped me to trubleshot faulty print using Lightroom, and made my progressions much faster :) The only paper I can't not get to print properly i Ilford Raster Silk, as the colours are a bit week and B/W looks more like "Serpia" - But given that I don't like the "copy safe" surface, it is not something that ruins my day :) Thanks for inspirering my to print myself :) You're a super star :D
Hello Keith only to tell you that I wanted to experiment on textured matte papers that they should be an hard test for this type of printer. But using Hahnemuhle German Etching I got very good results. This is not a paper for all kind of photo but used for classic portrait of pepole in costume worked very well. Deep black vibrant color very smooth tone transitions. Better results than I expected. Definitely this printer can use also matte art papers. Hahnemuhle is selling test pack for paper cathegory very convenient to test (and also funny to test) and ICC profiles are available for all. Unfortunately these papers are quite expensive but very nice.
Yes it works well with art papers. Its weakest are would be some baryta style papers, where you can see they were designed to get the best from pigment inks. In the UK I suggest several 'own brand' papers as a cheaper option - there are only so many paper mills and coaters and I often know/suspect where they originally came from. Paper Spectrum, PermaJet and Fotospeed are all relatively local to me. Also Innova papers are good (and actual paper maker)
Thank you for such amazing videos, my Wife and I are looking for a printer for 2024, at the moment the Pro 200 is winning and on budget :) Is there any others you feel we should look at, Thank you :)
Oh, and do read the proper [written] reviews if you've not seen them - the videos are usually 'supplements' www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Thanks - The 200 is quite a nice improvement in usability over the older models If you need more info, do check the written review - it has links to all the related articles and videos www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Really appreciate your reviews and insights on the pros/cons of various printers. I am not a pro photographer by any means, however, I do like to print some of my work (currently use a local print shop), and I was wondering how this printer handles skin tones for colour prints.
Thanks - Very well, with good papers and the right profiles... However, you are talking to someone who rarely photographs people not at work or in hi-vis clothing, and makes prints of those pictures even more rarely ;-)
Two quite different printers - However I should note that I don't normally do comparisons between makes though. See the main written reviews for more detail and if you've any specific question feel free to email me at Northlight.
The general procedure for any inkjet printer - especially important if you ever print borderless. Wipe down interior parts with kitchen roll paper - take care not to remove grease on the main shaft the head slides on. Check for overspray in the platen area - remove excess on foam. Clean head parking area/wiper blade and potentially under the head [ both need access to head, by pulling the power lead after startup, when it is off to the left. All at your own risk - especially the last two ;-) See this example ua-cam.com/video/ekIpeMKRYQ4/v-deo.html See also www.northlight-images.co.uk/inkjet-printer-cleaning/
Thank you for all all your videos. I decided to buy the Pro-200 after watching your videos. Unfortunately I am running into some very annoying problems with it, that there must be a simple solution to, but I just can't find! if anyone is able to help, I would be very grateful- When I try to print something, everything seems fine until I get to print preview, then the problems starts. One issue is, when I try to print A5, a slither of the bottom of the image is missing or the image is positioned about 0.5 cm higher up the page than it should be in print preview. I did a test print, and it does print it wrong, too. The other is is, when using the custom size function, I input the size I want (in this case it was H:280mm, W: 140mm) in preferences, it accepts this size, everything seems fine until print preview. There, not only is the image positioned incorrectly, as with A5, the measurements in the custom size box have changed to something completely different!
@@KeithCooper Thanks for your reply. I have just been trying to print via the app that came with the printer. I used Gimp for manipulating my images but also tried saving the files as PNG or JPEG and the problem persists, so I don't think Gimp is the problem. I will look into the PPL software and see if that helps. Thanks again.
Keith, Thank you for all of your helpful content! I recently purchased a Pro 200 and am learning the steep learning curve to get it function well. I have been having an issue of it printing a magenta case on my photos. I.e. the images that I see on screen do not match the printed photo. I have a color calibrator coming in the mail and am hoping this resolves the issue but wanted to know if you have heard of this issue. ? If so, any suggestions for eliminating the magenta cast? As a reference, I am using a 2019 MacBook Pro hooked up to a LG thunderbolt 4K display. The printer is then hooked up to the MacBook via thunderbolt hub. Thanks!
I've never come across it with good printer profiles - print a known test image, that can rule out the monitor. Test with the Canon print software See the main [written] review for lots more detail www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Hello Keith Probably the best info I've seen ( your videos) Was looking at some , as I'm unsure whether to go for the pro 200 or 300 ( can't stretch to the 1000 , and space is a bit of an issue) I am an amateur wildlife photographer mainly , and I have been using a PIXMA ip8750 , it's ok , but I want to go up a level in quality so to speak My question is , is the pro 200 a noticeable difference in print quality? Many thanks 👍🏻
Depends almost entirely on the paper choice, profiles... and on your definition of noticeable ;-) When I tried @PermajetUK Titanium Gloss 300 on the 200, some of the prints looked like backlit transparencies. In general, the 300 does better with dark colours See these two www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/ www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/ Far more detail than my videos
Hey Keith, thanks for your content, it's really been a huge help! I just bought this printer and trying to figure out the best way to print on my printable CDs. I noticed if I print it completely black, I notice a a slight difference in the blacks (always the same place...any idea if theres ICC profiles for CD-R printing? Would that help? Thanks!
Glad it helped There are no CD profiles that I've ever come across. The datacolor Spyderprint used to have profiling targets which fitted on a CD. The printable CD also vary widely in their characteristics - however variation across a media is nothing to do with profiles, perhaps more likely due to the actual CDs
Hi Keith, thanks for the video(s) about the PRO-200, they have helped me no end in improving my prints. One question - have you looked at the Marrutt range of printer paper? I've started using them and would be very interested in your expert opinion. Thanks, Steve
Thanks - not used them for many years, but they do perfectly good papers. I just happen to get mine from Fotospeed/PermaJet and Paper Spectrum [local to me in Leicester] Of course, there are only so many specialist paper makers/coaters... I've also worked with Innova for many years
Hi Good Evening Kieth tell me can you recommend a place (Website) where i can buy a quality paper that will also provide profiles for me by the way i make a habit of watching at least one of you video’s per day especially on the Canon Pro 200 it’s my Printer of choice, Thanks Mate.
How long is a piece of string I know but I still want to ask the question. On average how often do YOU have to replace any particular ink tank? Every week/month/twice per year etc.
Not something I can answer really - I don't use the 200 other than for the testing and articles I've written. I've kept no records of cart swaps I'm afraid
cheers Keith, Pro200 being delivered tomorrow, would you advise using the PPL software instead to the PrintPro plug in that I've been using with the Pro 100?
I purchased an Epson ET-18100 following your review so thank you for that. I have one question regarding black point compensation. No matter what software i use, Lightroom , DXO, Affinity etc; I cannot see the blackpoint compensation checkbox in any of the print dialogues. Is this normal? Cheers
Yes - you've picked three software packages deficient in this respect. It's one reason I'd prefer not to use any of them for printing [well, LR and DxO especially] Try printing from EPL if you need BPC? Note though that BPC is automatically included if you print with a Perceptual rendering intent and only really shows with matte papers and RelCol
@@KeithCooper thank you Keith you're a star. I've tried installing EPL but keep getting an error telling me a later version is already installed however, this is not the case. All very odd.
Dear Keith,thanks for your allways great contents!Helps me alot!Do you have any experience with Japanese Washi Papers like Ilford Tesuki Washi Echizen using the Canon Pro 300?
Did you see the main [written] review? www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/ Note the bit about max page widths not quite what you expect.
Thank You for doing these videos Keith, As usual, the manuals are not complete enough for everything we might want to know. I bought a Pro 200 in the summer and just yesterday wanted to print on 11 x 17 (tabloid). cardstock for my greeting cards. No matter what I did the error message kept coming up that my paper did not match the settings, although I had selected 11 x 17 and cardstock from the menus on the printer. I know it must be user error, but I cannot figure out what setting I am missing and where to find it. Are you able to help me with this problem. Thanks! 🙏
I am using the back top back paper feed. I have selected 11 x17 from the paper sizes menu and cardstock from the paper choices menu. The error code is 2114. Does that help?
support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART174916#:~:text=Canon%20Knowledge%20Base%20%2D%20Support%20Code,Registered%20In%20The%20Printer)%20%2D%20TS3320 Set the page size in the printer as well?
Another one excellent video! Always a pleasure to us and precious for all of that we learning. Please, I have one question. Most of my prints is landscape. I don't like the glossy for landscape especially in A3+ size but I like the glossy in small prints. My question is if you can suggest me some another paper (except the glossy) that is suitable for landscape which can reproduce strong colors and blacks or how can I say to you right, big dynamic range? Until now the platinum has wonderful range but I don't like the glossiness. What do you think about Canon Premium Matte? I have heard good comments. Or of course some other that you know with your experience that can have enough dynamic range for landscape. I suspect that no other paper can have that much dynamic range except the glossy but I really don't like the glossiness and I want to change so every suggestion from you will be more than helpful. Thank you again an
For large (A3+ and above) colour prints (albeit using pigment inks) I go for a heavier (300gsm) lustre type of paper. The surface finish tones down the gloss effect. This is where some baryta style papers come into their own. The 200 however is a bit more picky about just which baryta papers work well. The plain matte papers don't have the impact I want - BUT - it all depends on the image. A misty pale coloured dawn can look really powerful on a plain matte paper where the limited tonal range of the matte suits the scene. I'll see if I can put together some examples for a future video
I have one of these printers. I want to print cards with my own art on them. I can’t figure out how to do it. I can’t get the image in the right position or the correct size for the card. Any tips?
Yes - see the main PRO-200 written review [it has links to everything I've done on the printer] www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/ See also the PRO-300 card info on the site www.northlight-images.co.uk/greeting-card-paper-and-printing/
@@KeithCooper thank you so much! I will look for it. Hope I get it to work. I’m 65 and technology is not my thing. My son bought me the printer so I could make prints to sell. I feel like flinging it out the window. Lol
Hi Keith, I bought this printer and have been using your test print on different types of paper. I did read your article but it looks like the metallic paper you used in this video is in the UK, is there a metallic paper brand here in the US you’d recommend? When I’ve Googled “Canon Metallic paper” it shows the platinum paper but the information on it says glossy, hence my question. Thanks for all you do with these videos, they are very helpful.
Thanks - but I've no idea what is available in the US. If a company sends me some I can include it in testing, but otherwise not I'd suggest giving a company like red river paper a call?
Just got Canon premium fine art smooth paper but it doesn’t show up on my pro 200 media type. Also ppl only has fine art rough. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Yes, there is only the one setting - there are more paper types than media settings usually - use what's closest. See www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/ for more
@@KeithCooper Managed to add the media types using the media config tool. The problem is when I choose the paper (Premium Matte or Fine Art Smooth) it forces me to use the manual feed tray only. Is there any way to use the top tray? I've used thicker paper from other brands in the top feed with no issues.
Hi Keith, thanks for these great videos. I previously had a Pixma Pro 1 at home for personal use, it produced fantastic prints but literally drunk ink, and at £250+ a set, I could no longer warrant using it. I previously only printed in batches several times a year, switching the power off between print periods, but I've now read that this caused deep cleaning cycles using a lot of ink. The inks for this Pro 200 are about £100 less than the Pro 1 for a set, and from what I've read, the printer doesn't dump as much during cleaning cycles. If I were to aim to print a minimum of 1 print per week, do you have any idea how much ink would be wasted by cleaning cycles? Would it be a substantial loss, or barely noticeable with that frequency? Would you recommend printing more times were week to reduce cleaning cycles, or do those happen automatically regardless or how frequently I print? Many Thanks
The bigger printer [pro-1/1000] have a distinctly different approach to cleaning and can use up a lot more ink The 200/300 do not have the sort of ink use for this. Leaving them unused for a couple of week does not cause the hit you find with the bigger printers Frequent printing helps with big printers. One thing to note though is that a bit of ink is used on changing carts, so if a cart runs out and several others are _very_ low, change them as well - the small amount of ink lost will be balanced by the single replacement cycle
Hi Keith I've been watching your videos with interest, having just bought a Pro 200as I wanted to get back into black and white printing. My old system was with an Epson 1400 and QTR, so a whole new learning curve with this one (yes I know you may say I should have bought the 300) I'm trying to keep to as much of the “old” system as possible, using Photo Zoom 8 for print size and resolution (600 ppi) and Photoshop CS2 and Picture Window Pro 8 for tones, sharpening etc. As my “new” system is with Pro 200, I'm trying to use PPL. The problem I have is that the converted image (to black and white) won't open in PPL. Is this normal and do I have to do the conversion in PPL or is there another solution ? If I set print size and ppi in Photo Zoom, I can then open the image in PPL, and do the rest of the adjustments, set to black and white, except final sharpening, which I can do in Photoshop CS or PWP , which latter has a Halo setting. Is the consensus that this maybe the way to go ? I've downloaded your test ramp and test image and printed them on some Epson Enhanced Matte paper, just to get an idea of any colour cast and to my surprise they turned out pretty well using the PPL Matte paper setting. The only way you can see that they are not true black is if you look at them alongside prints made with black and grey inks only Other questions Does the High setting in PPL correlate to 4800 or 2400 dpi printing resolution, as Epson and others just quote a single figure when setting print (dpi) and what does the Standard resolution in PPL mean in dpi? Incidentally even when an A3 paper is loaded, the information on the printer still says A4 - is this normal ? Thanks Keith, Mel in South Oxfordshire
I can't address some aspects, having not used a Win PC for 20+ years - this means driver settings/names etc may well be different. The one bit I can say is that PPL has issues with greyscale images. Open in Photoshop, convert to A98 (a gamma 2.2 space) and save as a full quality colour JPEG However, see all my PRO-200related stuff at: www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Hi Keith, thanks for these great videos. Unfortunately I stumbled across you after buying an Epson ET8500 and from your video realised you have to print card, individually, through the back (and the sliders would not adjust far enough in and remained too wide for my card to feed through) so I would greatly appreciate some advice before I make yet another costly mistake! I make greetings cards, 350gsm. Currently using Canon ink tanks but the colour quality just isn't good enough. I'd like to buy the Pro-200 but I'm really concerned about how much the ink would work out at (I print 100-200 cards per day) would you have any ideas around that? Or is there a thermal printer that can handle 350gsm (I can't find any!). Sorry I'm asking a lot but feeling really stuck and would greatly appreciate any advice. Many thanks.
@@KeithCooper Thanks for replying, I feared that. I've messed around with every combination of settings. I use the photo setting, printing best quality and it's not making any difference which media I select - card, photo paper etc. I'm adjusting the brightness and saturation on files to try to counter it but I need a much more professional finish. I'm happy to spend on it but I've been unable to find a printer to take 350gsm and I really want that quality.
Ah - that's not a good route to any consistency See the approach I had to take with a Canon G550: www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/ The only bulk feed printer I've ever tried was www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-wf-c8690-printer-review/ If course, that doesn't support borderless, so an issue for some...
@@KeithCooper Thanks for this, yes it is a Mac I'm using. I am happy to buy a decent printer, the time saving alone would be worth it. Do you possibly have any suggestions for a £1-2k budget, I was starting to look at laser and the best I could see was Xerox VersaLink C8000DT A3 Colour Laser Printer...
Can't help with laser printers - I've not used one for a very long time. I asked Epson for something which could do this and the 8690 was all they could suggest.
Just a quick question Keith. I have a BenQ monitor which I calibrate regularly and a Canon Pro 1 printer. I always use Hahnemuhle paper and have got the correct paper profiles done by printing out the targets and sending them away to be analysed. The printer is always superb, but when I do a print it is always too dark by say 20/30%, the colours are spot on though. This has always puzzled me, because I feel I’ve done everything right. What I do to counteract this anomaly is to add a layer in the PS file that lightens the image so I get a correct print this way. Any idea why this happens ?
Hello Keith! I'm planning to buy this printer as soon it's available again in my country. For a newbie, what matte paper would you recommend for black and white printings? Looking for something easy to treat for not getting color casting.... Thanks!
See here for B&W info www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-200/ The articles generally contain far more info than the videos www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
I use the pro-200 with some canon premium paper ( is not important the type of paper, i think ) I use a personal margen of left -698,51-297,00 mm in Professional print and layout. But i can't get the same margen on the right. I get -698,52-297,00mm. If i increase one of them the other change too. I can't get the same margen on right and left sides. why and how can change this? tks
@@f3m467 The numbers are calculated from info from the printer's .PPD file - this does not use dimensions in millimetres Also, any time I see such a tiny dimension I suspect maths precision errors. 0.01mm is less than half the thickness of a hair - way too small to see in a print...
Hi Keith, I want to buy a printer for photos, but occasionally need to print documents for work etc. Can this printer also be used for that or is it better to buy the Pixma IP8750 for multiple use?
Ah - never seen an 8750 I'm afraid. This printer will do plain paper just fine, but it is aimed at photo and light document use - there is no duplexer or the like
@@KeithCooper thanks for the reply. Decoupage is a decorative technique that involves cutting out paper designs and adhering them to a surface to create a unique designs that can be used to decorate a wide range of objects, including furniture, picture frames, boxes, and even household items like vases or lampshades. I need to know if this printer can print in rice paper, because they are very thin, do you know if that is possible?
@@mwm331 Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I've never seen any of this sort of paper for inkjet printing, so I've no idea if it would be OK going through the printer
@@KeithCooper Not sure about et8550 not available in my country. L1800 is a printer only model with 6 colors - black, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta and yellow.
Ah - I thought it was the same as the 8550 - obviously not, given the inks. In which case I've never seen one... The G550 I tested is very much a consumer level printer - not what I'd choose for my own use (with the broken Mac colour management) Perfectly good at a basic consumer level if that meets your needs.
No - the printer itself has nothing to do with profiles. The profile is applied when printing. Exactly where depends on the software in use and the driver settings. Profiles for some Canon papers are installed along with the printer driver.
![Checking out a printer not used for six months [Canon PRO-300]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/J3NrYxnlDXg/mqdefault.jpg)
Keith, I just want to thank you for what you do. As a newly minted 'serious photographer' I have bought a Pro 200, and boy, it's a whole new learning curve! A few tweaks in post, can really change the results, and without your guidance, I'd be toast!! Very much appreciated, Matt, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
Thanks Matt - glad it's of help
The Video comparing the Pixma 200 with the Prograf 300 was truly excellent and persuaded me finally which one I should buy. And it saved me quite a bit of money because for my intended use the cheaper one, the 200 was clearly the right option. Thank you!....... I have no doubt I will be back for further advice when things go pear shaped, as inevitably they will, at some stage!
Thanks - glad it helped.
The main [written] review has links to all my PRO-200 related articles/videos
Thanks Keith! I stumbled upon your channel while trying to determine if the PRO-200 was the right printer for my needs, and after doing many comparisons to other printers that I was considering, your videos helped me choose this one, and I couldn't be happier. It is exactly what I needed for my art prints, and the quality is superb; it handles the sizes I need, etc. I have been watching several of your videos for tips on operation, paper choices, profiles, and your delivery is excellent. Thank you again.
Glad I could help!
If you've not seen it, the main [written] review pulls together all my PRO-200 related stuff
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Thanks to your videos I have purchased a 200. I am anxious to review all your videos about the 200, printing, and Canon lenses.
Glad you like them! and thanks for the donation.
BTW for the PRO-200, everything I've done is listed at
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Hi Keith, I have watched quite a few of your videos in an attempt to educate myself about the "Black Art" of home printing. The end result is that I have decided to purchase a Canon Pro 200. Thanks for all the hard work that you have put into producing your videos, they are extremely helpful and informative even for someone who knows very little about printing.
Thanks - if you've not seen them, do check the main written review as well since not only are they more detailed, they are updated and extended over time...
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Just purchased one of these 4 weeks ago now , and your videos have massively helped me with my printing , just been using Canon paper at the moment , but interested in using other types
Excellent - there are many papers that work well on the 200
@@KeithCooper thanks , could I ask one more question , so I’ve just used the Canon Platinum Pro paper , I do a lot of landscape photography the glossy gave me great prints , but would like to try something different what would you recommend trying , I love the sound of the metallic finish paper , you mentioned rag paper , what kind of finish does this give , hope you don’t mind the long question , I’m guessing all the answers could be on your site , so I will check that out as well
Personally I don't usually like gloss for landscape. The bigger the print, the less so. I prefer a baryta semi-gloss. I'd go so far to say that I've not a landscape picture I've ever shown that would look better in high gloss (yes I really don't like it for big prints ;-) )
Note though that I don't use a printer like this - it's pigment inks and a bigger printer, by choice for me ;-)
The metallic is (for me) ideal for strongly lit subjects like the building (see all my different reviews - I use assorted papers, results are pretty similar for different printers).
The rag is a matte - I like it for B&W and some pale colour work
Just have a look at my reviews and articles (remember that the videos are a new thing and usually secondary to my written stuff)
@cj Start with some basic Canon papers, to get the hang of the printing process - a gloss like the PT-101 is fine.
For more specialist paper, see some of the 'metallic' papers I try.
Do check the main [written] review as well, since it contains links to all my testing
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Keith its great to be back on your UA-cam page i am a great fan of yours i have a bucket load of questions for you because i am a complete beginner, But if i may can you please explain what a profile is i hear you mentioned them loads of times but i have no idea what or how to use them,
P/S. Because I’ve been in hospital my wife bought me this printer as a coming home present.
Hi - look at a video I did a couple of days ago about what printer profiles are
It has links to many related articles/videos
Thanks! Will help a lot. Gonna print several a3+ photos of the family for Christmas gifts, and your tips will be used. 👌 Didn't even know about the profiles!
Glad it was of help
I’ve now watched a couple of hours of your videos overall and you’ve helped me pick a printer and avoid wasting a bunch of ink getting started by pointing me to the test prints. One thing I’m curious about now that I have the printer producing results on canon paper with appropriate profiles, is how you go about optimizing printing for paper with no profiles. I bought the printer to make small, homemade photo books and I’d like to use less expensive, double-sided paper. The brand I’m using doesn’t have profiles for canon. In your case, you create your own, but are there other tricks like applying a brightness compensation or something that I could experiment with (that you’ve seen show good results)? Thanks for all of your help on this journey!
Look for a 'similar' paper finish and try profiles for that - you might strike lucky
It all gets a little hit and miss without profiles...
I looked in the manual. They only mention a system cleaning function using sheets of paper, and a little manual cleaning with swabs on some plastic ridges. Are you talking about more than that? Mopping around inside somewhere with a damp cloth perhaps? Only through the top access hatch where we change ink, or opening up more than that? Thanks for all the information so far. It's been helpful in many ways. I do like borderless prints, but I suppose I could be talked out of that if it becomes a nuisance.
Tissue paper and swabs are fine - nothing damp.
Borderless just makes a mess over time if you use it a lot ;-)
That's regular use not just occasional. Remember, that ink which shoots past the edge of the paper has to go somewhere...
Cheers Keith.
Thanks
I'm a huge fan :)
The way you presents your finding, makes is relatively accesseble for novices like me :) And the swift reply I got, whem I wrote you was very impressive :D
I don't know if You remenber me, but I came to my senses and bought an almost new Pro 200. And started up testing OEM paper and your testpicture from this video. That helped me to trubleshot faulty print using Lightroom, and made my progressions much faster :)
The only paper I can't not get to print properly i Ilford Raster Silk, as the colours are a bit week and B/W looks more like "Serpia" - But given that I don't like the "copy safe" surface, it is not something that ruins my day :)
Thanks for inspirering my to print myself :) You're a super star :D
Thanks - glad to have helped!
Thanks for all your work, and videos!
Thanks
Thanks for the research you do, and the practical observations you make. -BAK --
Thanks
Thanks Keith. Find your videos very helpful.
Thanks - appreciated!
Hello Keith only to tell you that I wanted to experiment on textured matte papers that they should be an hard test for this type of printer. But using Hahnemuhle German Etching I got very good results. This is not a paper for all kind of photo but used for classic portrait of pepole in costume worked very well. Deep black vibrant color very smooth tone transitions. Better results than I expected. Definitely this printer can use also matte art papers. Hahnemuhle is selling test pack for paper cathegory very convenient to test (and also funny to test) and ICC profiles are available for all. Unfortunately these papers are quite expensive but very nice.
Yes it works well with art papers. Its weakest are would be some baryta style papers, where you can see they were designed to get the best from pigment inks.
In the UK I suggest several 'own brand' papers as a cheaper option - there are only so many paper mills and coaters and I often know/suspect where they originally came from.
Paper Spectrum, PermaJet and Fotospeed are all relatively local to me. Also Innova papers are good (and actual paper maker)
@@KeithCooper i got very good results with Hahnemule Baryta Fb that is also not expensive
Thank you for such amazing videos, my Wife and I are looking for a printer for 2024, at the moment the Pro 200 is winning and on budget :)
Is there any others you feel we should look at, Thank you :)
Not specifically - I've covered most in that area.
Very solid, but the inks can work out expensive if you start printing a lot.
Oh, and do read the proper [written] reviews if you've not seen them - the videos are usually 'supplements'
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Thank you so much :)
Brilliant stuff Keith!
Thanks!
Excellent video thanks, my pro 9500 is just about had it, needs a new print head so think i will get the pro 200.
Thanks - The 200 is quite a nice improvement in usability over the older models
If you need more info, do check the written review - it has links to all the related articles and videos
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
thanks again for all the helpful videos. Got the pro200 from bhphoto on the way now!
Excellent!
Really appreciate your reviews and insights on the pros/cons of various printers. I am not a pro photographer by any means, however, I do like to print some of my work (currently use a local print shop), and I was wondering how this printer handles skin tones for colour prints.
Thanks - Very well, with good papers and the right profiles...
However, you are talking to someone who rarely photographs people not at work or in hi-vis clothing, and makes prints of those pictures even more rarely ;-)
Great job Keith! I'm looking forward to see side by side PRO-200 vs ET-8550. This is decision i really need to make i near future.
Two quite different printers - However I should note that I don't normally do comparisons between makes though.
See the main written reviews for more detail and if you've any specific question feel free to email me at Northlight.
You mentioned cleaning the inside - how do you propose to do that? Thanks Keith
The general procedure for any inkjet printer - especially important if you ever print borderless.
Wipe down interior parts with kitchen roll paper - take care not to remove grease on the main shaft the head slides on.
Check for overspray in the platen area - remove excess on foam.
Clean head parking area/wiper blade and potentially under the head [ both need access to head, by pulling the power lead after startup, when it is off to the left.
All at your own risk - especially the last two ;-)
See this example
ua-cam.com/video/ekIpeMKRYQ4/v-deo.html
See also
www.northlight-images.co.uk/inkjet-printer-cleaning/
Thank you for all all your videos. I decided to buy the Pro-200 after watching your videos. Unfortunately I am running into some very annoying problems with it, that there must be a simple solution to, but I just can't find! if anyone is able to help, I would be very grateful- When I try to print something, everything seems fine until I get to print preview, then the problems starts. One issue is, when I try to print A5, a slither of the bottom of the image is missing or the image is positioned about 0.5 cm higher up the page than it should be in print preview. I did a test print, and it does print it wrong, too. The other is is, when using the custom size function, I input the size I want (in this case it was H:280mm, W: 140mm) in preferences, it accepts this size, everything seems fine until print preview. There, not only is the image positioned incorrectly, as with A5, the measurements in the custom size box have changed to something completely different!
Thanks
But what software and system?
Have you tried the Canon PPL software?
@@KeithCooper Thanks for your reply. I have just been trying to print via the app that came with the printer. I used Gimp for manipulating my images but also tried saving the files as PNG or JPEG and the problem persists, so I don't think Gimp is the problem. I will look into the PPL software and see if that helps. Thanks again.
Keith, Thank you for all of your helpful content! I recently purchased a Pro 200 and am learning the steep learning curve to get it function well. I have been having an issue of it printing a magenta case on my photos. I.e. the images that I see on screen do not match the printed photo. I have a color calibrator coming in the mail and am hoping this resolves the issue but wanted to know if you have heard of this issue. ? If so, any suggestions for eliminating the magenta cast? As a reference, I am using a 2019 MacBook Pro hooked up to a LG thunderbolt 4K display. The printer is then hooked up to the MacBook via thunderbolt hub. Thanks!
I've never come across it with good printer profiles - print a known test image, that can rule out the monitor. Test with the Canon print software
See the main [written] review for lots more detail
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Will look into your suggestions. Thanks!
Hello Keith
Probably the best info I've seen ( your videos)
Was looking at some , as I'm unsure whether to go for the pro 200 or 300 ( can't stretch to the 1000 , and space is a bit of an issue)
I am an amateur wildlife photographer mainly , and I have been using a PIXMA ip8750 , it's ok , but I want to go up a level in quality so to speak
My question is , is the pro 200 a noticeable difference in print quality?
Many thanks 👍🏻
Depends almost entirely on the paper choice, profiles... and on your definition of noticeable ;-)
When I tried @PermajetUK Titanium Gloss 300 on the 200, some of the prints looked like backlit transparencies.
In general, the 300 does better with dark colours
See these two
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Far more detail than my videos
@@KeithCooper
Thank you for the very quick reply Keith
Much appreciated
I shall have read through of both 👍🏻
Hey Keith, thanks for your content, it's really been a huge help! I just bought this printer and trying to figure out the best way to print on my printable CDs. I noticed if I print it completely black, I notice a a slight difference in the blacks (always the same place...any idea if theres ICC profiles for CD-R printing? Would that help? Thanks!
Glad it helped
There are no CD profiles that I've ever come across. The datacolor Spyderprint used to have profiling targets which fitted on a CD.
The printable CD also vary widely in their characteristics - however variation across a media is nothing to do with profiles, perhaps more likely due to the actual CDs
Hi Keith, thanks for the video(s) about the PRO-200, they have helped me no end in improving my prints. One question - have you looked at the Marrutt range of printer paper? I've started using them and would be very interested in your expert opinion. Thanks, Steve
Thanks - not used them for many years, but they do perfectly good papers.
I just happen to get mine from Fotospeed/PermaJet and Paper Spectrum [local to me in Leicester]
Of course, there are only so many specialist paper makers/coaters... I've also worked with Innova for many years
Hi Good Evening Kieth tell me can you recommend a place (Website) where i can buy a quality paper that will also provide profiles for me by the way i make a habit of watching at least one of you video’s per day especially on the Canon Pro 200 it’s my Printer of choice,
Thanks Mate.
Thanks - where are you based?
In Wales a small little city called Swansea.
My three to suggest would be PermaJet, Fotospeed and Paper Spectrum
@@KeithCooper
Thanks Keith for getting back to me I’ll sure give all three a try and have a great day.
How long is a piece of string I know but I still want to ask the question. On average how often do YOU have to replace any particular ink tank? Every week/month/twice per year etc.
Not something I can answer really - I don't use the 200 other than for the testing and articles I've written. I've kept no records of cart swaps I'm afraid
cheers Keith, Pro200 being delivered tomorrow, would you advise using the PPL software instead to the PrintPro plug in that I've been using with the Pro 100?
The PPL software also works directly from Photoshop - it's much newer
I purchased an Epson ET-18100 following your review so thank you for that. I have one question regarding black point compensation. No matter what software i use, Lightroom , DXO, Affinity etc; I cannot see the blackpoint compensation checkbox in any of the print dialogues. Is this normal? Cheers
Yes - you've picked three software packages deficient in this respect. It's one reason I'd prefer not to use any of them for printing [well, LR and DxO especially]
Try printing from EPL if you need BPC?
Note though that BPC is automatically included if you print with a Perceptual rendering intent and only really shows with matte papers and RelCol
@@KeithCooper thank you Keith you're a star.
I've tried installing EPL but keep getting an error telling me a later version is already installed however, this is not the case.
All very odd.
Dear Keith,thanks for your allways great contents!Helps me alot!Do you have any experience with Japanese Washi Papers like Ilford Tesuki Washi Echizen using the Canon Pro 300?
Thanks
Not a type of paper I know at all - persuade someone to send me some and I'll add it to the test repertoire ;-)
How do you clean the foam pads after printing lots borderless prints? My 200 needs cleaning
I don't know - I've never done much borderless, however, this is the place where I'd ask about it
www.printerknowledge.com
Hi Keith, I just got the canon pro 200, it won't let me input a custom paper size (panorama) even though I follow the steps, any ideas?
Did you see the main [written] review?
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Note the bit about max page widths not quite what you expect.
Thank You for doing these videos Keith, As usual, the manuals are not complete enough for everything we might want to know. I bought a Pro 200 in the summer and just yesterday wanted to print on 11 x 17 (tabloid). cardstock for my greeting cards. No matter what I did the error message kept coming up that my paper did not match the settings, although I had selected 11 x 17 and cardstock from the menus on the printer. I know it must be user error, but I cannot figure out what setting I am missing and where to find it. Are you able to help me with this problem. Thanks! 🙏
Loads of things it could be - what error? There are hundreds of possible ones
Media choice can sometimes limit what slot you can use
I am using the back top back paper feed. I have selected 11 x17 from the paper sizes menu and cardstock from the paper choices menu. The error code is 2114. Does that help?
support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART174916#:~:text=Canon%20Knowledge%20Base%20%2D%20Support%20Code,Registered%20In%20The%20Printer)%20%2D%20TS3320
Set the page size in the printer as well?
Are paper size and page size different?
I set paper size to 11 x 17.
Another one excellent video!
Always a pleasure to us and precious for all of that we learning.
Please, I have one question.
Most of my prints is landscape.
I don't like the glossy for landscape especially in A3+ size but I like the glossy in small prints.
My question is if you can suggest me some another paper (except the glossy) that is suitable for landscape which can reproduce strong colors and blacks or how can I say to you right, big dynamic range? Until now the platinum has wonderful range but I don't like the glossiness. What do you think about Canon Premium Matte? I have heard good comments. Or of course some other that you know with your experience that can have enough dynamic range for landscape.
I suspect that no other paper can have that much dynamic range except the glossy but I really don't like the glossiness and I want to change so every suggestion from you will be more than helpful.
Thank you again an
For large (A3+ and above) colour prints (albeit using pigment inks) I go for a heavier (300gsm) lustre type of paper. The surface finish tones down the gloss effect. This is where some baryta style papers come into their own. The 200 however is a bit more picky about just which baryta papers work well.
The plain matte papers don't have the impact I want - BUT - it all depends on the image.
A misty pale coloured dawn can look really powerful on a plain matte paper where the limited tonal range of the matte suits the scene.
I'll see if I can put together some examples for a future video
@@KeithCooper Thank you for your quick response.
Yes it would be nice and very helpful for all of us.
I have one of these printers. I want to print cards with my own art on them. I can’t figure out how to do it. I can’t get the image in the right position or the correct size for the card. Any tips?
Yes - see the main PRO-200 written review [it has links to everything I've done on the printer]
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
See also the PRO-300 card info on the site
www.northlight-images.co.uk/greeting-card-paper-and-printing/
@@KeithCooper thank you so much! I will look for it. Hope I get it to work. I’m 65 and technology is not my thing. My son bought me the printer so I could make prints to sell. I feel like flinging it out the window. Lol
Hi Keith, I bought this printer and have been using your test print on different types of paper. I did read your article but it looks like the metallic paper you used in this video is in the UK, is there a metallic paper brand here in the US you’d recommend? When I’ve Googled “Canon Metallic paper” it shows the platinum paper but the information on it says glossy, hence my question. Thanks for all you do with these videos, they are very helpful.
Thanks - but I've no idea what is available in the US.
If a company sends me some I can include it in testing, but otherwise not
I'd suggest giving a company like red river paper a call?
Just got Canon premium fine art smooth paper but it doesn’t show up on my pro 200 media type. Also ppl only has fine art rough. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Yes, there is only the one setting - there are more paper types than media settings usually - use what's closest.
See www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/ for more
@@KeithCooper Managed to add the media types using the media config tool. The problem is when I choose the paper (Premium Matte or Fine Art Smooth) it forces me to use the manual feed tray only. Is there any way to use the top tray? I've used thicker paper from other brands in the top feed with no issues.
Hi Keith, thanks for these great videos. I previously had a Pixma Pro 1 at home for personal use, it produced fantastic prints but literally drunk ink, and at £250+ a set, I could no longer warrant using it. I previously only printed in batches several times a year, switching the power off between print periods, but I've now read that this caused deep cleaning cycles using a lot of ink. The inks for this Pro 200 are about £100 less than the Pro 1 for a set, and from what I've read, the printer doesn't dump as much during cleaning cycles. If I were to aim to print a minimum of 1 print per week, do you have any idea how much ink would be wasted by cleaning cycles? Would it be a substantial loss, or barely noticeable with that frequency? Would you recommend printing more times were week to reduce cleaning cycles, or do those happen automatically regardless or how frequently I print? Many Thanks
The bigger printer [pro-1/1000] have a distinctly different approach to cleaning and can use up a lot more ink
The 200/300 do not have the sort of ink use for this. Leaving them unused for a couple of week does not cause the hit you find with the bigger printers
Frequent printing helps with big printers.
One thing to note though is that a bit of ink is used on changing carts, so if a cart runs out and several others are _very_ low, change them as well - the small amount of ink lost will be balanced by the single replacement cycle
Hi Keith
I've been watching your videos with interest, having just bought a Pro 200as I wanted to get back into black and white printing. My old system was with an Epson 1400 and QTR, so a whole new learning curve with this one (yes I know you may say I should have bought the 300)
I'm trying to keep to as much of the “old” system as possible, using Photo Zoom 8 for print size and resolution (600 ppi) and Photoshop CS2 and Picture Window Pro 8 for tones, sharpening etc. As my “new” system is with Pro 200, I'm trying to use PPL. The problem I have is that the converted image (to black and white) won't open in PPL. Is this normal and do I have to do the conversion in PPL or is there another solution ?
If I set print size and ppi in Photo Zoom, I can then open the image in PPL, and do the rest of the adjustments, set to black and white, except final sharpening, which I can do in Photoshop CS or PWP , which latter has a Halo setting. Is the consensus that this maybe the way to go ?
I've downloaded your test ramp and test image and printed them on some Epson Enhanced Matte paper, just to get an idea of any colour cast and to my surprise they turned out pretty well using the PPL Matte paper setting. The only way you can see that they are not true black is if you look at them alongside prints made with black and grey inks only
Other questions
Does the High setting in PPL correlate to 4800 or 2400 dpi printing resolution, as Epson and others just quote a single figure when setting print (dpi) and what does the Standard resolution in PPL mean in dpi?
Incidentally even when an A3 paper is loaded, the information on the printer still says A4 - is this normal ?
Thanks Keith,
Mel in South Oxfordshire
I can't address some aspects, having not used a Win PC for 20+ years - this means driver settings/names etc may well be different.
The one bit I can say is that PPL has issues with greyscale images. Open in Photoshop, convert to A98 (a gamma 2.2 space) and save as a full quality colour JPEG
However, see all my PRO-200related stuff at:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
Hi Keith, thanks for these great videos. Unfortunately I stumbled across you after buying an Epson ET8500 and from your video realised you have to print card, individually, through the back (and the sliders would not adjust far enough in and remained too wide for my card to feed through) so I would greatly appreciate some advice before I make yet another costly mistake! I make greetings cards, 350gsm. Currently using Canon ink tanks but the colour quality just isn't good enough. I'd like to buy the Pro-200 but I'm really concerned about how much the ink would work out at (I print 100-200 cards per day) would you have any ideas around that? Or is there a thermal printer that can handle 350gsm (I can't find any!). Sorry I'm asking a lot but feeling really stuck and would greatly appreciate any advice. Many thanks.
1-200 cards a day? Not a chance with the PRO-200 from an economic POV
What profiles are you using with the ink-tank printers?
@@KeithCooper Thanks for replying, I feared that. I've messed around with every combination of settings. I use the photo setting, printing best quality and it's not making any difference which media I select - card, photo paper etc. I'm adjusting the brightness and saturation on files to try to counter it but I need a much more professional finish. I'm happy to spend on it but I've been unable to find a printer to take 350gsm and I really want that quality.
Ah - that's not a good route to any consistency
See the approach I had to take with a Canon G550:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/
The only bulk feed printer I've ever tried was
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-wf-c8690-printer-review/
If course, that doesn't support borderless, so an issue for some...
@@KeithCooper Thanks for this, yes it is a Mac I'm using. I am happy to buy a decent printer, the time saving alone would be worth it. Do you possibly have any suggestions for a £1-2k budget, I was starting to look at laser and the best I could see was Xerox VersaLink C8000DT A3 Colour Laser Printer...
Can't help with laser printers - I've not used one for a very long time.
I asked Epson for something which could do this and the 8690 was all they could suggest.
Just a quick question Keith. I have a BenQ monitor which I calibrate regularly and a Canon Pro 1 printer. I always use Hahnemuhle paper and have got the correct paper profiles done by printing out the targets and sending them away to be analysed. The printer is always superb, but when I do a print it is always too dark by say 20/30%, the colours are spot on though. This has always puzzled me, because I feel I’ve done everything right. What I do to counteract this anomaly is to add a layer in the PS file that lightens the image so I get a correct print this way. Any idea why this happens ?
What brightness is the monitor set to?
Most common cause for this is editing at too bright level - I use 100 cd/m
@@KeithCooper I’ll check. Maybe I have the monitor set too high as per the Spyder calibrator. Many thanks.
Hello Keith! I'm planning to buy this printer as soon it's available again in my country. For a newbie, what matte paper would you recommend for black and white printings? Looking for something easy to treat for not getting color casting....
Thanks!
See here for B&W info
www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-200/
The articles generally contain far more info than the videos
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper once more, thanks a lot!
I use the pro-200 with some canon premium paper ( is not important the type of paper, i think ) I use a personal margen of left -698,51-297,00 mm in Professional print and layout. But i can't get the same margen on the right. I get -698,52-297,00mm. If i increase one of them the other change too. I can't get the same margen on right and left sides. why and how can change this? tks
Sorry - I don't know for sure, but 100th of a millimetre looks like a rounding error
@@KeithCooper why? tks for your feedback
@@f3m467 The numbers are calculated from info from the printer's .PPD file - this does not use dimensions in millimetres
Also, any time I see such a tiny dimension I suspect maths precision errors. 0.01mm is less than half the thickness of a hair - way too small to see in a print...
@@KeithCooper tks :)
Hi Keith, I want to buy a printer for photos, but occasionally need to print documents for work etc. Can this printer also be used for that or is it better to buy the Pixma IP8750 for multiple use?
Ah - never seen an 8750 I'm afraid.
This printer will do plain paper just fine, but it is aimed at photo and light document use - there is no duplexer or the like
@@KeithCooper It's going to be mainly for photos, so I think I'll go with this one.
Thank you for your quick reply!
Hello, can this printer print decoupage in rice or silk paper?
Sorry - no idea what that actually is...
@@KeithCooper thanks for the reply. Decoupage is a decorative technique that involves cutting out paper designs and adhering them to a surface to create a unique designs that can be used to decorate a wide range of objects, including furniture, picture frames, boxes, and even household items like vases or lampshades.
I need to know if this printer can print in rice paper, because they are very thin, do you know if that is possible?
@@mwm331 Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I've never seen any of this sort of paper for inkjet printing, so I've no idea if it would be OK going through the printer
Would this be a close match to Epson L1800? Both dye based ink. I like the ink tank.
not really - very different feature set, including the pigment black on the et-8550
@@KeithCooper Not sure about et8550 not available in my country. L1800 is a printer only model with 6 colors - black, cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta and yellow.
Ah - I thought it was the same as the 8550 - obviously not, given the inks.
In which case I've never seen one...
The G550 I tested is very much a consumer level printer - not what I'd choose for my own use (with the broken Mac colour management) Perfectly good at a basic consumer level if that meets your needs.
When my Pro-100 dies..the pro-200 is next up :)
Yes, not necessarily a big enough change to upgrade immediately, but definitely a good printer
I'm just hoping my 100 never dies but that instead I come into a wodge of cash and I can buy something bigger and better.
Bonjour, if I use canon paper, does the profil is already un the printer? Sorry for my english. Paul from Québec, Canada.
No - the printer itself has nothing to do with profiles.
The profile is applied when printing. Exactly where depends on the software in use and the driver settings.
Profiles for some Canon papers are installed along with the printer driver.
@@KeithCooper thanks
How much cost
I've no idea - varies around the world.
Find somewhere which sells them? [we don't]
Pro 900 ?
Not one I know of...