The Bronzingeffekte were pronounced me much too strong. Whatever the paper, color photos showed quickly that they are "self-printed".
I have long wondered whether I me now to buy a second photo-specialty printers. It has become the Canon Pro 10. I have never regretted this step.
The photo print quality with color photos is significantly better than the Epson Stylus Photo R3000 at the Canon Pro 10. The bronzing effects are barely recognizable. The photo quality can compete through out with good laboratory exposures in fine paper. Without a magnifying glass, they are almost indistinguishable.
With my favorite paper "Ilford Lustre Duo" of printer is unfortunately not so good deal. Light Bronzing are visible. On the similar Portrait Paper "Ilford Pearl" see the printouts contrast from top notch.
Color Management:
Some reviews complain about the Canon typical reddish. Anyone who buys a pigment ink photo printer that will probably also run color management. Thus, any color cast in the uncalibrated state are irrelevant. Those who want to buy an expensive spectrophotometer (eg X-Rite i1 Pro - from 1000) may have recourse to inexpensive external profiling service (eg Caliprint). For about 30 you get created a high-quality profile. When inexpensive colorimeter SpyderPRINT Datacolor measurement accuracy is not enough for usable profiles. I've tried all three variants. The i1 Pro and 1733 Swatches I have the slightest color variation in proof prints. Interestingly, the maximum color deviation at the Pro10 and the R3000 is almost identical.
The advertised Canon special color management features are rather irrelevant in practice. The driver can only process the old version 2 color profiles. With the closer Version4 profiles he can not cope. Who owns Photoshop or Photo Line, color management will be more likely to take care of these programs. The results are significantly better. Although the driver internally mine works 16-bit and therefore actually be an advantage.
SW Pressure:
Also SW or gray prints done by the Pro 10 in very good quality. The Epson R3000 can graduate even finer by his two gray inks but. In practice, the differences only in direct comparison with magnifier in special test patterns are visible.
Also on Fineart papers there to complain about little.
Print media:
In dealing with the media Canon upset once its buyers. You can not own securities in the drivers are added. Since ink coverage etc. are not set, it is very complicated to find the ideal settings for foreign securities.
In Fineartpapiere the Pro10 refuses once to print borderless. 3cm edge I find impractical.
However, the setting matte photo paper with custom ICC profiles to the rescue.
Some papers printed it excellent. In other pigment inks optimized for papers he has his problems. But where that is bleating at the highest level.
Gloss Optimizer:
With photo printer with pigment inks occur due to the system to always gloss differences between heavily printed and unprinted areas. When R3000 I always had to compensate with additional sprays the Glossdiferential. This step can now be omitted. However, the spray is a little less expensive. So if you want to save money, should switch off the gloss optimizer and use an external spray.
Who missed the switch, turn off the Gloss Optimizer here a trick: use a high resolution black image with only a white pixel as a mask.
Very interesting effects arise when you can not be applied over the entire surface of the gloss optimizer, but pattern or copyright information imprints it.
The direct comparison with the Epson R3000:
+ Color photos are much better by significantly lower bronzing
+ Slightly larger color space in red and orange tones
+ Gloss Optimizer possible
+ Switching between Matt and glossy papers without Tintenspühlung
+ Looks modern.
- Takes up more space. (Bigger)
- Under the microscope slightly larger grain size in SW Prints
- No roll paper
Conclusion:
+ Excellent photo quality for color photos
+ Very good quality at SW Prints
+ Factory calibration can be recalibrated with X-Rite spectrophotometer
- Device is quite large (Greater than R3000)
- In dealing with foreign papers little tricks are necessary
- No roll paper possible
